The 68-year-old Streep ... played a version of Fisher in Postcards from The Edge. [F]ans have petitioned for the Leia recasting, with almost 8000 signatures gathered. The petition states: “As the fans of STAR WARS and Carrie Fisher, we really want Leia to shine in Episode IX and we certainly do not want her to be written out of the film abruptly without a reasonable plot. Despite fan support, it’s not clear if a majority would be comfortable with such recasting following Fisher’s death. After all, to the fan base she is and always will be Princess Leia. However there...