That staple of movie news, Palm Beach illustrated has got a confirmation from Carrie Fisher (even though no official announcement has been made from Disney / Lucasfilm) that she is to star in Star Wars Epsiode VII, which is being directed by J.J. Abrams. To her credit, Carrie Fisher hasn’t really aged at all, and while she might need a slightly bigger bikini these days (don’t we all) this news is certainly a positive for Star Wars fans. I’d imagine her role will be limited with a minimum amount of screen time? Or maybe she’ll be doing something far more substantial! Anyway, the confirmation is below for your perusal .
Disney is going to continue the Star Wars saga, producing movies set to hit theaters starting in 2015. Can you confirm whether you’ll reprise the role of Princess Leia?
Yes.
What do you think Princess Leia is like today?
Elderly. She’s in an intergalactic old folks’ home [laughs]. I just think she would be just like she was before, only slower and less inclined to be up for the big battle.
And still wearing the bagel buns?
The bagel buns and the bikini, because probably she has sundowners syndrome. At sundown, she thinks that she’s 20-something. And she puts it on and gets institutionalized.
