show called catastrophe. she was her usual self in that. nischelle, i am sure fans wonder what effect will this have on the star wars franchise. they ve reported they already finished filming her role in the installment next year. is that right? can the show go on, in effect, after her passing? yes, i think the show can go on. i think it just scements her legacy as we ve been talking about as one of the most iconic characters in film history. she kind of took over star wars. and it was supposed to be luke skywalker, and han solo. but it came princess leia in many respects. i think what this does with her passing is just cements her legacy. the show can go on. she was in the force awakens, in rogue one we didn t see her. i think the show can go on,
few minutes the devastating news that she s passed away at 60. she ll be remembered for princess leia, a sad day for so many here in the country. we want to look back now at her life and legacy. our nbc news colleague steve patterson reports. i m a member of the imperial senate on a diplomatic mission. reporter: in this galaxy and perhaps others far away, carrie fischer is hollywood royalty best remembered as princess leia from star wars. into the garbage chute. reporter: landing the role at just 19 she captivated audiences for decades returning later in the force awakens . i have always hated watching you leave. reporter: even before battling the empire she was born into the spotlight. daughter to famous parents eddie fischer and debbie reynolds she debuted in shampoo in 1975. i remained ce eed celibate f
author. yeah. and just on that note, in terms of the books she has written, she was just on the today show, i believe last month, talking to savannah about the princess diaryist which was her making of the as far wars films. what do we know about how she s been of late? so much has been kron keld of of her struggles. she was out there and doing quite well, as far as we could see. yeah, she was very active in november. she was doing a lot of press for that book. which she confirmed those rumors that had been out there for a while that she had an on-set affair, brief affair, with co-star harrison ford. she was doing press for that. she just recently wrapped up flimg for the sequel for force awakens, which is released next year. she s also been filming and working on her projects. she was very active. she had a very active social media presence as well in the
rogue one aptly titled. number one last week, it will be number one again this weekend and i think it s done $450 million. of course, we have to mention carrie fisher, thoughts and prayers go out to her. such strange timing. but the film is actually i liked it better than the force awakens, i thought it was a better film. i ve been hearing that. and also about manchester by the sea kasie affleck and paul williams. let s take a look at that clip. okay. which part are you having trouble? i can t be his guardian. your brother provided for your nephew s upkeep. i think the idea is he would relocate. relocate to where? it was my impression you would spend a lot of time here. hi, sweetheart. i m just a backup. nobody can appreciate what you ve been through. and if you really feel you can t take this on, you know, that s your right. what do you think about this movie? okay. what when i saw this movie i
and the truth is that s how he responded. listen, in these last few movies there s been an incredible amount of diversity in both the first one that came out last year and in this one, two strong women who have had these leading roles. i don t know why donald trump and some folks don t like that. bring it on. the force awakens is the only star wars movie that s opened bigger than the current one which shows adding a more multi-cultural face and more multi-gender face didn t hurt star wars at all. basically comes down to the store to and the new movie is a great one will go up in the top three or four and let s be honest, the thing trump wants to boycott or vanity fair they shoot up. want to boycott something, boycott my show and a.m. joy and boycott movies with scott baio or billy baldwin in there. by then he won t have anyone at his inaugural, you understand that. star wars, they are