Back in September, reports surfaced that LucasFilm may be undergoingsecret reshootsonStar Wars: The Last Jedi, which came just a few months after production had wrapped. While those reports were never confirmed, it’s common practice for any big-budget movie to undergo reshoots, with additional photography often worked into the schedule. Today, we have word that reshoots may actually be happening next month. LucasFilm is reportedly casting for extras in Scotland and Ireland.
Project Castingreports that LucasFilm is searching for extras for shoots starting next month in Edinburgh, Scotland and unspecified parts of Ireland. Thecasting callis seeking “ordinary people” for these extra roles, with male or female actors between 16 and a half to 90 years of age. No specific details were given about the scenes that were being filmed, but this report states that filming will begin in March and “continue into the following months.”
This casting call doesn’t indicate which main cast members will be present during these reshoots, but there have already been rumors that the scenes featuring late actressCarrie Fishermay be cut fromStar Wars: The Last Jedi. That report from January revealed that Leia has two very important scenes in bothStar Wars: The Last JediandStar Wars Episode IX, whichColin Trevorrowis writing and directing, with Leia reuniting with Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Leia confronting her son Kylo Ren, who killed his father Han Solo (Harrison Ford) inThe Force Awakens. That report didn’t indicate if either of those scenes take place inStar Wars: The Last Jedi, but it’s possible that they both take place inStar Wars IX.
It’s possible that these reshoots could be replacing scenes that previously featuredCarrie Fisher’sLeia Organa, but that hasn’t been confirmed. LucasFilm did issue a rare statement last month, though, denying rumors that the studio was contemplating using a digital recreation of the actress inStar Wars: Episode IX. With that being said, it’s possible that her major scenes in bothStar Wars: The Last JediandStar Wars 9are being either cut or reworked. It was rumored that the Luke and Leia reunion was set to happen at the very end ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi, but that hasn’t been confirmed either. Though, Oscar Isaac did share a photo of Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill on set together, indicating that they had shot at least one scene with each other forStar Wars: The Last Jedi.
We reported earlier this month that the firstStar Wars 8 trailerwon’t premiere untilStar Wars Celebration, which takes place between April 13-16 in Orlando, Florida. Even that report hasn’t been confirmed yet, with other rumors claiming the trailer would drop sometime in the first quarter of this year, with some speculating it could be attached toBeauty and the Beast. While we’ll unlikely get much confirmation on the reshoots, hopefully we’ll find out Wars: The Last Jedisoon, as we continue the countdown towards the July 30, 2025 release date.
