Billie Lourd Will Return With A Larger Role In ‘Star Wars Episode 8’
By Fred Topel/March 13, 2016 10:00 am EST
So, first of all, Rian Johnson has definitely asked Lourd to appear in Episode VIII, she tells us.
Another reporter on the press line even asked Lourd what is next for her, and Star Wars is the only upcoming project she brought up.
“Yes,” Lourd said. “I can’t say much about it but yes.”
“I am working on Star Wars VIII but that’s all I can say,” she said.
Now don’t worry if you’re reading this thinking, “Who did Billie Lourd play in The Force Awakens and why is she in the next one?” She was an Easter egg to pay homage to the Fisher legacy, but her character was Lieutenant Connix. Since the former Princess Leia is now a general, Connix is in her unit. She asks her mom, “General, are you seeing this?” while Leia watches from her command center.
Wherever Johnson is taking the story, we can imagine General Leia has a need for her lieutenants. Lourd confirmed to us that her role will be bigger in Episode VIII, although not exactly how much more screen time she’d have.
Lourd knew enough to be cagey about her participation in the next Star Wars film, but also say enough with inflection that doesn’t translate into print. Our last question was would she have more scenes with her mother. Lourd’s suggestive answer implies that she very well could. She is Leia’s lieutenant, after all.
“Oh yeah, yeah,” Lourd told us. “The last one was a little Where’s Waldo-y.”
“Maaaaaybe,” Lourd said as she moved down the line.
