5. Fisher Changed the Story
Writers crafted the screenplay for the sequel trilogy before J.J. Abrams started filming the 7th episode. There was no plan to kill off Leia in the 8th movie, so the actress’ death hurts the production crew in more than one way. Not only did they lose a loved cast member, they have to figure out how to write her out of the story. The rewrite was so traumatic, the release date will be in 2019 instead of 2018.