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Star Wars Episode 7 Movie Cast News Update: Carrie Fisher Speaks Reuniting With Former Co-Stars
In a new interview, actress Carrie Fisher talked about reuniting with her former co-stars when she reprises her role as Princess Leia in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode 7" film.
"We all look a little melted. It's good to see other melted people," said Fisher to the audience at the Hay Festival, according to The Guardian. "And it is good to have us all in a room because it's unique. I mean, I don't suppose they have reunions for the Gone With The Wind gang."
The film will feature the return of Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa), and Harrison Ford as Han Solo. Ford is reportedly expected to have a significant role in the upcoming film.
"I would rather have played Han Solo. When I first read the script I thought that's the part to be, always wry and sardonic. He's always that. I feel like a lot of the time Leia's either worried or p***** or, thank God, sort of snarky. But I'm much more worried and p***** than Han Solo ever was, and those aren't fun things to play," said Fisher talking about her co-star's character in the original trilogy.
Fisher also talked about her favorite scene in the "Return of Jedi" movie when she fought against the alien gangster Jabba the Hutt (who enslaved her character) 31 years ago.
"I had a lot of fun killing Jabba the Hutt. They asked me on the day if I wanted to have a stunt double kill Jabba. No! That's the best time I ever had as an actor. And the only reason to go into acting is if you can kill a giant monster," said Fisher.
She gave fans a hint that her Princess Leia character will not have her usual fictional British accent in the upcoming film.
"We are doing it over again so I can get Princess Leia right this time. I think less British. I looked a little pretentious faking the accent. It was sort of a viral accent - it came and went," said Fisher.
However, she explained why she could not reveal any spoilers regarding the future film, but she did talk about her iconic Princess Leia hairdo in the original "Star Wars: A New Hope" film in 1977.
"I would get in trouble no matter how I answer that question," said Fisher.
She also said, "That hairdo can never really be repeated without gales of laughter. I've begged them to put the hair back on in grey and just catch me cooking with the hair, like Granny Leia."
"Star Wars Episode 7" is set to arrive in theaters on December 18, 2015.