--- title: Star Wars: John Boyega Pays Tribute to Carrie Fisher description: Star Wars' John Boyega shares a sweet message about his Last Jedi costar canonical: https://time.com/4891759/star-wars-john-boyega-on-carrie-fisher/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-08-08T17:43:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:46:14.960Z og:title: Star Wars’ John Boyega Misses Carrie Fisher As Much As You og:description: Star Wars' John Boyega shares a sweet message about his Last Jedi costar og:url: https://time.com/4891759/star-wars-john-boyega-on-carrie-fisher/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb9b1742f036dc73/6988d24ecf40a843b2c48300/carrie-fisher1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Carrie Fisher death og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Star Wars’ John Boyega Misses Carrie Fisher As Much As You twitter:description: Star Wars' John Boyega shares a sweet message about his Last Jedi costar twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb9b1742f036dc73/6988d24ecf40a843b2c48300/carrie-fisher1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Carrie Fisher Means Freedom.' _Star Wars’_ John Boyega Misses Princess Leia As Much As You by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 8, 2017 5:43 PM UTC  Carrie Fisher in 2015. Carrie Fisher in 2015.Ian West—PA Wire/AP by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 8, 2017 5:43 PM UTC Carrie Fisher’s final film, [_Star Wars: The Last Jedi_](http://time.com/4774635/star-wars-the-last-jedi-rian-johnson-fan-trailer/), won’t be in theaters until December, but her co-stars are already talking about her performance. In a recent interview with [_Variety_](http://variety.com/2017/film/features/john-boyega-star-wars-carrie-fisher-diversity-1202517969/), John Boyega shared a very sweet message about Fisher’s hilarious frankness and enduring influence. Boyega, whose work as Finn, a stormtrooper-turned-rebel warrior in [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4784685/star-wars-machete-order-rogue-one-force-awakens/)_: The Force Awakens_ propelled him to stardom, had some incredible kind words for the [PhD-scholar-turned-princess](http://time.com/4889737/princess-leia-phd-reactions/?iid=sr-link1)\-turned-general. “Carrie Fisher means freedom,” he told the magazine. “She influenced people to be authentic and say what you want, however you want. I’ll miss her energy.” Boyega, who can now be seen in Kathryn Bigelow’s _Detroit,_ also seems to admire Fisher’s notoriously sharp sense of humor and honesty. “You were always going to hear Carrie Fisher somewhere saying something that she has no business saying, that makes everybody laugh,” he said. Not only is Fisher missed on the set, but her character General Leia Organa, will be missed by the Resistance in _The Last Jedi_. “The Resistance isn’t in the best condition,” Boyega [told _Variety_](http://variety.com/2017/film/features/john-boyega-star-wars-carrie-fisher-diversity-1202517969/). “Things are shaky.” While he couldn’t say much more about the plot, he did drop the vaguest of hints. “It’s a chance for each character to decide what side they’re on and decide what they’re fighting for,” he says. “It’s an epic dark story. At the same time it’s still fun. It’s still _Star Wars_.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4891759/star-wars-john-boyega-on-carrie-fisher/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4891759/star-wars-john-boyega-on-carrie-fisher/"},"headline":"'Carrie Fisher Means Freedom.' 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