Daisy Ridley on the 'Difficult' Experience of Filming' Star Wars' After Carrie Fisher's Death

While the world mourned the death ofCarrie Fisher, herStar WarscostarDaisy Ridleyhad to keep the legend’s spirit alive.

“It was definitely difficult,” Ridley toldBritish GQin themagazine’s January/February cover storyof filming scenes involving Fisher. “It was emotional doing it, because you’re also weirdly picturing her. You’re not picturing how the scene is going to be.”

“It’s really sad,” Ridley added. “And it’s going to be really sad. But also, it’s amazing that they have all this footage that is woven into the story in such a strange way.”

One of the scenes that’s been frequently teased in the trailers show Ridley and Fisher sharing an emotional hug.

Daisy Ridley (L) and Carrie Fisher inStar Wars:The Rise of Skywalker.Lucasfilm Ltd.

Abramspreviously explained toEWhow Fisher’s old footage ended up inRise of Skywalker.

“Saying Leia had passed away, or that she was off somewhere else, felt like a cheat,” Abrams said. “Then I remembered we had these scenes that we hadn’t used fromEpisode VII. It was like finding this impossible answer to this impossible question. Suddenly we had classic Carrie in these amazing moments. So when you see in the movie, it’s her, she’s there. It’s not like there’s some crazy digital trickery. She’s just in the movie.”

He alsoopened up about needing to keep Leia in the storyduring a panel at D23 earlier this year.

“The character of Leia is really, in a way, the heart of this story. We realized we could not possibly tell the end of these nine films without Leia,” he said about Carrie Fisher’s iconic character.

Starring Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac, the movie finishes up the Skywalker saga that George Lucas kicked off with 1977’sStar Wars: A New Hope.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeris in theaters Dec. 20.

source: people.com