Summary
- Carrie Fisher initially thought
Star Wars
Once was a”
Very stupid script
” and thought the film was going to be a disaster. - Although Fisher’s expectations were low,
Star Wars
was a huge success, earning millions of dollars and spawning a beloved franchise. - Fisher’s best friend, Griffin Dunne, shared Fisher’s disappointment with the film, and stressed her disgust at being cast alongside certain characters.
Carrie Fisher didn’t expect Star Wars Fisher became a Star Wars She played Princess Leia in the film universe and was only 19 years old when she started playing Leia. She starred in the original Star Wars Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew and Alec Guinness, although she hardly expected the film to be a success, it grossed $410 million in its first run on an $11 million budget and has since gone on to gross $775 million after multiple re-releases.
Fisher’s best friend Griffin Dunne was interviewed The Sunday Times About Fisher’s early Star Wars and her initial disappointment with the series. She found the script “So stupid“And has been angry about starring with Chewbacca and R2-D2. Fisher believes the film will be”A fucking disaster“And I didn’t foresee any success with it. Here’s how Dunne explains it:
It was 1976, and one day Carrie casually mentioned that she had found a job in England making a science fiction movie. “Is there a part for me in it?” I asked, not noticing that the average person would say something like “Congratulations” or “That’s great!” [Fisher said,] “The only role that would suit you is someone like Mark. This script is really stupid and I guarantee you’ll turn it down… I play an eight-foot-tall snowman and a four-foot-tall Englishman in a rolling garbage can! We’re shooting ray guns with no trigger at things we can’t see on the green screen. This movie is going to be a disaster.
Carrie Fisher really didn’t expect Star Wars to be a huge success
No one could have predicted the success of Star Wars
Fisher never thought first Star Wars She wasn’t the only one who had such doubts. No one had high expectations for the series, and even the optimistic Steven Spielberg underestimated it. Star Wars. George Lucas expected the film to gross $15 million to $20 million, which would have been a challenge for profitability for an $11 million film. Instead, it launched a franchise that spanned decades and has grossed $10 billion if you include standalone films.
Mainline Star Wars Movies | Global box office totals |
|---|---|
A New Hope (1977) | $775 million |
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | $538 million |
Return of the Jedi (1983) | $475 million |
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999) | $1 billion |
Attack of the Clones (2002) | $654 million |
Revenge of the Sith (2005) | $868 million |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | $2 billion |
The Last Jedi (2017) | $1.3 billion |
The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | $1 billion |
reason Star Wars‘Success is about originality Star Wars The trilogy had a strong cast, compelling characters, a fresh narrative, and a vast universe, yet at the time of production, the film seemed doomed to fail. Fisher noted that it was ridiculous to act alongside robots, hairy giants who didn’t speak English, and laser blasts that the actors couldn’t even see. The green screen also made acting challenging.
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Despite Fisher’s misgivings, the films have gained mass popularity around the world. It’s been so successful that the original trilogy, prequel, and sequel trilogies have all spawned multiple versions, as well as multiple spin-off movies and shows. The universe now has books, comics, and a dedicated theme park, all of which stemmed from a movie that Fisher thought would be a disaster. All stemmed from a movie that even the actors thought would fail. Star Wars It was indeed beyond Fisher’s wildest imagination.
Source: The Sunday Times
Star Wars
Star Wars is a multimedia film series created by founder George Lucas in 1977. After the release of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (originally titled Star Wars), the series quickly became popular, spawning multiple sequels, prequels, TV shows, video games, comics, etc. After Disney acquired the rights to the film series, it quickly expanded the series on Disney+, starting with The Mandalorian.
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