ST Carrie Fisher (Leia) in Episode VII (Sad News posted on Page 269)

She has lost alot of weight like Mark

 

I don't understand all the comments abou Carrie... I think she's aged pretty well. Better than Mark IMO, but it's nice to see both of them getting in shape. Mark is going to make a great Jedi master with his mature appearance(just needs the beard), and Carrie will be instantly recognizable as Leia. Harrison on the other hand has been physically ready for the role since RotJ

 

Although she sounds like a man these days...

 

Fisher is going to look great as Leia. She's lost an incredible amount of weight; just look how small she is even under bulky sweaters and layers. Once she's in well constructed costumes, hair, movie make up, good lighting, etc, I think many people are going to be surprised at how great Leia is going to look in the new film. I'm especially eager to see updated Leia next to Han.

Although she sounds pretty much how she's sounded since the early 80s...

 

I know it's almost a given, but I do hope they keep Leia's super long hair and ornate dos.

Just still super excited that we even get to have this conversation about Carrie Fisher (and Mark and Harrison) being extremely likely to star in a new Star Wars film come NEXT year. What a gift!

 

Agreed. I just wish there was official confirmation one way or another so all the wondering can be put to rest for good.

 

Here's some commission art made by an online friend: older Han and Leia, based on a photograph of Harrison and Carrie at at 2002 event honoring George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.

 

Beautiful!

 

I really don't get the obsession with Carrie's looks. This is 30 years later. Was she hot in the OT? Yes beyond belief but just like I'm no longer a 3 year old watching ROTJ, I'm 34 and look way different now than then. We change as we age. Yes that doesn't mean we can't be healthy but I think Carrie, Mark and Harrison all look great for their ages and people need to stop with the ageism obsession as one day if we are lucky we will all grow older. Plus Star Wars is rich with older characters throughout the saga.

 

All this did is make me realise that 2002 was 12 freaking years ago.

 

My biggest problem with Fisher is not her looks... it her voice. Her voice has drastically changed over the years to this shrill, nasally, whiny accent that's pretty grating:



Can she recapture this sound:



I don't know.


Yancy

 

Carrie Fisher is an actor.
Actors modify their voices for roles all the time.
Fisher has always pitched her voice higher for Leia.
This is a non-issue.
Next.

 

No, not quite. Watch the two examples above. Interviews from 83 and 13. In 83, her voice is deep, but soft (kind of Lauren Bacall, Kathleen Turnerish)... that's not her voice today; it's a much higher register and harsh. Years of smoking and alcohol abuse will do that to you. Also she has this weird thing going on with enunciation and sounds where she uses her palate to form words, almost like she wears dentures.

She'll need to work with a vocal coach to find that Leia voice again.


Yancy

 

If Carrie Fisher's voice has changed over the years why wouldn't Leia Organa's as well? She ages just like any other organic lifeform.

 

Didn't this thread just get chewed out for delving on the complaints of her looks and voice? So many pessimists.

 

It's funny, because watching that first clip I'm not even thinking of her voice (which is fine, as far as I can tell), but rather "huh. I really wanna hang out with her!"

 

Who in the world would expect a 50 something woman to sound like she did in her 20s?

And no, Leia never sounded like Carrie. Carrie has modified her voice for various roles throughout the years, and I imagine she'll do so for Leia once again. To suggest that she needs a vocal coach to "find" Leia's voice again, as if it were some huge challenge, is absurd. She ain't playing Margret Thatcher or Gollum. Leia isn't a tough voice.

Will Leia sound like she did in the OT? No, hell Leia in Jedi doesn't sound like Leia in Empire. But Carrie Fisher, once again, is a professional actor. She knows how to adapt her voice for a 50 something Leia, and I think it'll require far less work than you imagine.

 

Because Carrie, being the only major girl in the original all boy fantasy trilogy, is always punished for changing.

Harrison Ford's voice has changed since the 70s, but I don't think I've ever once seen anybody question whether he could get his Han voice back.