Mark Hamill Shares Little Known Moment He Shared With Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia is a staple of Star Wars, and that is due in no small part to Carrie Fisher. In the original film, she was introduced as a heroin whom people could look up to, subverting the damsel in distress trope once she is broken out of her prison cell on the Death Star. This was a character who would have a strong staying power in the vast tapestry that is the Star Wars franchise.
Admittedly, Leia's role does get smaller as the original trilogy progresses, but one of the silver linings of the sequel trilogy is that it gave purpose to some of the things introduced in the original trilogy regarding the character. At the end of The Empire Strikes Back, Luke is able to reach out to Leia through the Force. In Return of the Jedi, we learn that she is Luke's sister and that the Force is strong with her, but nothing is really done with this revelation until the sequel trilogy, where the payoff is seeing Leia use the Force to survive being blown out into space, and then sacrificing herself to redeem her own son. (The sequel trilogy is flawed, but remaking them would be an insult to Carrie Fisher's memory and the work she put into the performance.)
Last week, Mark Hamill shared a fond memory of Carrie Fisher on his Twitter page, specifically as it pertained to the filming of The Empire Strikes Back. Here is what he says in the tweet:
"1st day of Empire in Finse, Norway. She had no scenes there, but came along just to hang out & not miss any of the fun. She always regretted not going to Tunisia for SW. It was also a way to make sure she got her own crew snow-jacket. (and yes, I still have mine)"
The fact that Carrie Fisher wanted to tag along and just hang out with the cast to not miss out, despite not having anything to film at the location, just goes to show how much chemistry the cast members had. Seeing the strong bond between Carrie and Mark via instances like this makes it all the sweeter that they are revealed to be brother and sister in the films. The Rise of Skywalker has a lot of problems, but I feel very satisfied seeing the ghosts of brother and sister side by side in the great beyond, after the next generation has triumphed.
It seems that we are always learning new stories of what happened way back when, during the filming of the classic films that inspired future generations. Even though the old movies are pretty much said and done, there is still room for stories of what went on during the making of them, and people are bound to continue learning something new that adds another layer to what the experience must have been like. Making a Star Wars movie can be just as fun as watching one.
Source(s): Cinema Blend