Carrie Fisher

In January 2019, Paul Simon awoke from a dream. Some voice in his head had informed him, deep within his REM cycle, that he was going to work on a project called “Seven Psalms.” The singer-songwriter behind “The Sound of Silence,” “A Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” “Love Me Like a Rock,” and several dozen other songs that have likely been part of the soundtrack of your life, willingly or unwillingly, had effectively been retired for several years. Music-wise, he had nothing on deck except for this lovely little riff he’d…

"I don't know how good I would have been," the actress admitted in an interview on The Tonight Show It’s no secret that Jodie Foster was once up for the part of Princess Leia in Star Wars — a role that became iconic for Carrie Fisher. But in a new interview on The Tonight Show Foster explained that the only reason she passed was because of a scheduling issue. “I had a conflict,” she told host Jimmy Fallon. “I was doing a Disney movie and I just didn’t want to pull out of the Disney movie…

Get a new look at the upcoming Pet Sematary prequel. The cast of Barbie gush over Greta Gerwig in a new featurette. Plus, what’s coming on Riverdale and Secret Invasion this week, and a turtle-tot-tastic new clip from TMNT: Mutant Mayhem. Spoilers, away!Turtle Power with Melissa Navia | First FandomsGargoylesIn response to a fan on Twitter, series creator Greg Weisman stated it’s “flat-out not true” that Kenneth Branagh had been reportedlyhired to direct a Gargoyles movie at Disney. Pet Sematary:…

When Samuel L. Jackson appeared in Captain Marvel, the actor was digitally recreated to look like an age-appropriate version of himself for the 1990s-set film. But underneath that was the modern actor’s performance, not mere computer graphics. So Jackson is no hypocrite when he swears he won’t allow himself to be digitally recreated in any projects, whether in the Marvel Cinematic Universe or Star Wars, after his death.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonThe portrayer of Nick Fury, finally leading his own Marvel project with…

Image: VerticalSeven years after beloved actress Carrie Fisher’s untimely passing, her final film Wonderwell will receive a limited release. Fisher had just completed shooting the film before getting ready to reprise her role as General Leia in what would ultimately become Star War: The Rise of Skywalker.Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesWonderwell is described as a “modern fairytale;” its cast also includes Rita Ora. Deadline reports the film has been picked up for…

LOS ANGELES — Carrie Fisher received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, a May the Fourth tribute to a beloved “Star Wars” actor that had a touch of stardust. The late star’s daughter, Billie Lourd, wearing her mother’s portrait printed on her metallic dress, accepted the star on behalf of Fisher. She threw glitter, her mother’s favorite, on the newly unveiled star. “My mom used to say you weren’t actually famous until you became a Pez dispenser. Well, people eat candy out of her neck every day. I say you…

Billie Lourd and Mark Hamill help give Carrie Fisher a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Photo: David Livingston (Getty Images)Star Wars Day, May 4, always brings with it lots of fun activities. This year, though, the Star Wars galaxy centered on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA—where Princess Leia herself, Carrie Fisher, was finally given a star on the iconic Walk of Fame.Fisher sadly passed away in 2016, so the posthumous honors were handled mostly by Fisher’s daughter Billie Lourd, who joined her mom in the Star…

The phrase “good movie” and “Star Wars Holiday Special” are not regularly in the same sentence, but there’s a first time for everything. Here goes: A Disturbance in the Force, a new documentary about The Star Wars Holiday Special, is in fact a good movie.Directed by Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak, the documentary uses new interviews, jaw-dropping archival footage, and, yes, the Holiday Special itself, to not just explain how and why the special happened, but how and why it’s so weird, the reputation it got, its eventual…

Screenshot: Paramount PicturesMindy—Martha’s daughter, Randy’s niece—carries on the family tradition of being a complete horror nerd, with a special emphasis on “requels” in general and the Stab series in particular. After barely surviving the carnage of Scream, Mindy (Yellowjackets’ Jasmin Savoy Brown) and her somewhat less interesting twin brother, Chad (Love, Victor’s Mason Gooding), will be back for Scream VI—and we can’t wait to see Mindy take on New York City as well as, presumably, go a few more rounds with…

Screenshot: LucasfilmDisney and Lucasfilm took to CCXP today to confirm that The Mandalorian will return to Disney+ for its third season on March 1, 2023.Also revealed by the studio was a new still of Din Djarin and his ward, Grogu, sitting in the cockpit of the modified Naboo N-1 Starfighter that Mando acquired during The Book of Boba Fett episode “The Mandalorian Returns.”Read more from io9:Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe…