Jodie Foster turned down 'Star Wars' role as Princess Leia
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Jodie Foster confirmed that she was asked to play Princess Leia in "Star Wars," but she had to turn the role down. She joked she might have made the character's famous hair different.
"They were going for a younger Princess Leia, but I had a conflict. I was doing a Disney movie," she explained. Caroline Thayer is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Follow Caroline Thayer on Twitter at @carolinejthayer. Story tips can be sent to caroline.thayer@fox.com.
Speaking in an interview on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," she continued, "I just didn't want to pull out of the Disney movie because I was already under contract. So I didn't do it. And they, you know, did an amazing job."
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