The Rise of Skywalker was a divisive ending to George Lucas’ original Star Wars Skywalker saga, but the movie delivered some touching final moments for classic characters such as Harrison Ford’s Han Solo and Carrie Fisher’s Leia Organa. However, six years after the movie debuted, fans are finally getting to see a more developed and fulfilling version of Leia’s story play out in Marvel Comics’ adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker.
Due to the sad passing of Carrie Fisher, The Rise of Skywalker was required to create her final performance from archival footage and CGI, leading to many feeling that Leia’s role was not as developed as it could have been. In the fourth issue of Marvel’s adaptation, Leia’s story comes to an end as it covers General Organa’s attempts to pull back her son, Ben Solo, from the dark side. Not having to worry about the complications the movie had to overcome, the comic version of the story provides a much more intricate finale to Leia’s role in the Star Wars saga.
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While Leia’s attempts to reach out to Ben in the movie are limited to her just speaking his name to him through the Force as he battles with Rey on Kef Bir, the comic gives her expanded dialogue in which she attempts to persuade Ben to return to the light. This is a strong indication of what Fisher’s on-screen appearance would have been had she not passed in 2016.
‘Star Wars’ Seems Ready to Finally Move On From the Skywalker Saga – Kind of
When George Lucas set out to make Star Wars, he had a very ambitious vision for a nine-movie saga, and he strangely decided to start the story in the middle. Following the release of the original trilogy, it seemed that Lucas’ grand plans would never come to fruition. Over time, though, the Skywalker Saga became the only focus of the franchise, sometimes to its detriment.
Now, after a period of absence from cinemas, Star Wars is returning with several new movies that expand the universe into brand-new eras, ensuring that the franchise will not be fading away into the depths of space just yet. Next summer will bring The Mandalorian & Grogu to cinemas, delivering a theatrical addition to The Mandalorian Era, and Daisy Ridley’s return in a New Jedi Order feature will ensure that the Skywalker name is not entirely put to bed.
Outside of this, James Mangold is set to head thousands of years into the past with a Dawn of the Jedi movie, Shawn Levy and Ryan Gosling’s Starfighter will be a stand-alone movie, and others such as Taika Waititi are also working on their own unique additions to the franchise. Combined with Ahsoka Season 2, several animated shows, and Dave Filoni’s Mandalorian Era-ending movie, there are many new Star Wars projects coming down the line, and they will hopefully be less divisive than most offerings of the last several years.
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
