New Details On Carrie Fisher's Princess 'General Leia' In STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
EW's Star Wars: The Force Awakens coverage continues with some new information on Carrie Fisher's Leia, who has (all but) dropped the "princess" completely, and now goes by general - a title that far better suits her more militaristic attitude, it seems. Click on for more details...
When it was confirmed that Carrie Fisher would be reprising the role of Princess Leia for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, many fans assumed she might have ascended to the role of Queen in the 30 years since Return of The Jedi - but it turns out she'll be going by a different title altogether.
During an interview with EW, director J.J. Abrams reveals that when we catch up with Leia she'll have become quite serious, having to deal with one of the "heavier" storylines in the film. Because she's now entirely focused on leading the Resistance to victory, she's dropped the "Princess" and is simply known as General Leia.
“She’s referred to as General, but … there’s a moment in the movie where a character sort of slips and calls her ‘Princess.’ The stakes are pretty high in the story for her, so there’s not much goofing around where Leia’s concerned. But it felt historic to have her, especially with Harrison, back in scenes together. I can only imagine the baggage that they bring to it, I’m just a fan who loves this stuff, but they’ve been living with it — and living in it — since ’77.”
Which character drops the Princess-bomb? You get ONE guess. Starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to be released on December 18th, 2015.
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