Could Natalie Portman's Padme Amidala character play a role in Star Wars: Episode IX? Here's what she has to say

Natalie Portman has weighed in on her returning to galaxy far, far away with "Star Wars: Episode IX", saying she is yet to get news if her character Pme Amidala will be back for upcoming installment.

Fans of cult sci-fi franchise are speculating that Portman's prequel character, which appeared in "Star Wars: Episode I   Phantom Menace" and "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of Sith", could feature in new film.

"Oh really? I don't kw anything about that. I'm guessing that's t true because I don't kw about it yet," Portman told Buzzfeed News.

 sequel series -- Episode VII and onward starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and am Driver and ors -- has thus far been clear in its treatment of original series -- Episode IV to VI -- as can over prequel series. While this may make sense because of timeline factor, it may also have a little to do with Phantom Menace, Attack of Clones and Revenge of Sith t being received very well by die-hard Star Wars fans. 

However, since release of Force Awakens, Harrison Ford's character Han Solo, as well as Mark Hamill's character Luke Skywalker, have been killed off, meaning that if filmmakers want to explore an aspect from past, y're best off looking at someone from earlier on such as Natalie Portman's character. 

Of course, re is also small matter of Pme Amidala having died in series, at end of Revenge of Sith, so it is unkwn how y will weave her in, if at all. or character who people thought may be a part of current line-up, though t in same form as before, is Jar Jar Binks -- Gungan 'klutz' who was comic relief in Phantom Menace but received a vehemently negative backlash. It was never revealed what happened to Jar Jar Binks, though re was speculation that he may be Supreme Leer Ske, character who appeared to be main villain in sequel series. However, wher or t Jar Jar is alive, Ske is w de. 

"Episode IX" will be released in cinemas on December 20, 2019.

(With PTI inputs)