Princess Leia in Star Wars: A New Hope
This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available. Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Carrie Fisher did not expect Star Wars to succeed when she first began production. Fisher, who became an integral part of the Star Wars movie universe as Princess Leia, was just 19 years old when she began playing Leia.
Griffin Dunne, Fisher's best friend, spoke to The Sunday Times about Fisher's earliest days in Star Wars and her initial frustration with the franchise. She found the script "really stupid" and was constantly infuriated about acting alongside Chewbacca and R2-D2. Fisher believed that the movie would be "a f***ing disaster" and did not foresee any of its success.
"It was 1976 and one day Carrie said offhandedly that she had landed a job in some science-fiction movie shooting in England. “Is there a part in it for me?” I asked, oblivious to what a normal person would say, like “Congrats” or “That’s great!” "The only one you would have been right for is being played by Mark somebody. It’s a really stupid script and you would have turned it down, I promise ...
Created by George Lucas First Film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Cast Mark Hamill , James Earl Jones , David Prowse , Carrie Fisher , Harrison Ford , Daisy Ridley , Adam Driver , Ian McDiarmid , Ewan McGregor , Rosario Dawson , Lars Mikkelsen , Rupert Friend , Moses Ingram , Frank Oz , Pedro Pascal TV Show The Mandalorian , Andor , Obi-Wan Kenobi , The Book of Boba Fett , Ahsoka , The Acolyte , Star Wars: Skeleton Crew , Lando , Star Wars: The Clone Wars , Star Wars Rebels , Star Wars: The...
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