John Boyega Opens Up About Carrie Fisher's 'Star Wars' Send Off

John Boyega is revealing a bit about how Star Wars will honor the late Carrie Fisher.

“This movie, it sends her off in an amazing, amazing way,” John told ABC News. “And she is still kept alive in this franchise. That’s the beauty of it: She lives forever in a sense.” 

“It was a strange, strange feeling. I felt like everyone in the cast went silent for a bit after that,” John added about learning that Carrie had passed away late last year.

Carrie‘s sendoff will take place in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the upcoming film set to be released on December 15. Carrie was expected to have a role in 2019′s Episode IX before her death.