The late Carrie Fisher and her character Leia Organa will not be in Star Wars: Episode IX despite her brother Todd Fisher's recent claims to the contrary.

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EXCLUSIVE: Lucasfilm President Kathy Kennedy says Carrie Fisher will NOT be in @StarWars Episode 9 as General Leia. #SWCO #TheLastJedi pic.twitter.com/gxH80QteYb — Good Morning America (@GMA) April 14, 2017

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Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy informed Good Morning America in an interview Friday that Todd Fisher must have been "confused" when he stated earlier this month that footage of his late sister would be incorporated into the final installment of the new trilogy."Sadly, Carrie will not be in nine," Kennedy told GMA. "But we will see a lot of Carrie in eight."Kennedy explained that Fisher had already completed shooting her scenes for Star Wars: The Last Jedi at the time of her death last December. The creative team behind Episode IX had not yet finished the screenplay so they regrouped after Fisher's death, according to Kennedy, and "started over again" on the story so that Leia will not appear in it.Watch the video below for Kathleen Kennedy's full comments explaining why Carrie Fisher will not be in Episode IX:Fans and her colleagues have kept Carrie Fisher's memory alive at Star Wars Celebration, with her daughter Billie Lourd appearing at Thursday's 40 Years of Star Wars panel to pay tribute to her mom, including reciting Leia's big speech from A New Hope.Star Wars: The Last Jedi, featuring Carrie Fisher's final appearance as Leia, opens this December.