Jodie Foster Confirms Princess Leia Offer; She Turned Down ‘Star Wars’ Because of a Disney Contract She ‘Didn’t Want to Pull Out Of’

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True Detective fans are speculating whether season four will see the return of one of the series’ most well-known characters, following some clear links between the different seasons.The fourth instalment in the crime drama series, titled True Detective: Night Country, aired earlier this month on HBO. Starring Jodie Foster in a lead role as Detective Liz Danvers, who is investigating the disappearance of eight men from an Alaskan research station, critical reviews of the series have been largely positive.After the second episode of the latest series aired on Sunday (January 21) some fans are beginning to notice links to the first season of True Detective, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and premiered in 2014.In the latest episode of True Detective: Night Country, Fiona Shaw’s character, Rose, is led by a mysterious presence to some missing bodies in the snow.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars nominations might not have given everything the people wanted, but diversity in the acting categories had several high points to celebrate. Lily Gladstone made history as the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her towering role as Mollie Burkhart in the crime thriller “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Colman Domingo became the first Afro Latino nominated in best actor for his powerhouse performance in the civil rights drama “Rustin.” He’s joined by fellow Black nominee Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction.” This is only the second time in Oscar history where more than one Black actor, who wasn’t either Will Smith or Denzel Washington, was nominated for the leading prize.

Jodie Foster is explaining why she hid her acting career from her young children.

Kristen Stewart had an emotional moment at Sundance Film Festival. The seasoned actresses met up and took some photos together, providing viewer the opportunity to reminisce about their film “Panic Room,” which was released in 2002 and served as one of Stewart’s first film roles. Jodie Foster’s kids: Meet Charlie and KitJodie Foster was almost Princess Leia in ‘Star Wars’Stewart and Foster reunited at Sundance Film Festival’s opening night gala and took some photos to commemorate the occasion.

True Detective: Night Country.” She’s an actress with an illustrious career, one that’s seen her take on many roles. One of them could have been Princess Leia, one of the most iconic characters of all time. Sundance 2024: 10 Latin movies to keep an eye onEmmy Awards 2024: How to watch the awards ceremonyIn an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Foster discussed her missed opportunity.

Kristen Stewart is keeping busy at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

How’s this for alternative casting? Variety reports that Jodie Foster confirmed to Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” that, yes, she was offered the role of Princess Leia in the original “Star Wars.” But the actress turned down the part, citing a contract for a Disney movie she had already signed. Based on the timeframe, that likely was “Freaky Friday,” which hit theaters a year before “A New Hope” premiered.

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Star Wars, but had to pass on the opportunity.During an appearance on Wednesday’s (January 17) edition of The Tonight Show, the two-time Oscar winner recalled how she was approached to play the iconic sci-fi character, which would later become a breakthrough role for the late Carrie Fisher.Foster had to turn down the part, however, due scheduling conflicts with the original Freaky Friday film.“I was [offered the role], but 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 because I was already under contract, so I didn’t do it.

Carrie Fisher‘s Star Wars character Princess Leia is one of the most famous heroes of all time. However, the leader of the resistance could have been played by a very different actress: Jodie Foster.

Princess Leia from the “Star Wars” franchise. Foster, 61, made the revelation during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” while promoting her new HBO series, “True Detective: Night Country.” “I saw this on the internet, it resurfaced somehow,” Fallon, 49, said.

Michaela Zee “True Detective: Night Country” brought in over 2 million viewers Sunday night when it dropped its first episode on HBO and Max. The Season 4 premiere of HBO’s crime series “True Detective” showed strong performance, “despite airing alongside a close NFL Wild Card game,” according to Warner Bros. Discovery.

Jodie Foster has opened up about watching Greta Gerwig’s Barbie last year, while reflecting on the history of female directors in Hollywood.In a new interview with Time, Foster was asked about an interview she did with the publication in 1991 where she spoke about the lack of opportunities for women in the industry. In the same interview, she said she hoped there would be an “old-girl network” in Hollywood one day, at a time when there were few opportunities for women in the industry – especially in terms of directing and lead roles.Looking back at the interview, Foster said: “Sometimes I read things I said in my [twenties] and I’m like, really? But that’s a pretty good one.

William Earl administrator SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points in Episode 1 of “True Detective: Night Country,” titled “Part 1.” After a five-year absence, “True Detective” is back, and it’s as ominous as ever. Jodie Foster and Kali Reis are the dynamic duo leading Season 4, and there are faint echoes of the prior seasons in this wholly original chapter.

Law & Order and Chicago lineups are finally back with new episodes following the writers' and actors' strikes. its 25th (!) season, while the baby of the Chicago series—that would be Chicago Med—turns nine.Speaking of SVU—plus the OG, Law & Order, and Organized Crime—we have a preview of each show, below.

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Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese were “scared” of her on the set of Taxi Driver.During a recent appearance on the US chat show Jimmy Kimmel Live, to promote the new season of True Detective, the two-time Oscar-winning actor reflected on her experiences from being a child actor, including her landmark role in Scorsese’s 1976 film.In Taxi Driver, Foster played the role of a child sex worker named Iris alongside De Niro, who starred as a lonely Vietnam veteran with mental health issues.“I was 12. And they had to say things like, you know, Can you pull his fly down?’ And it was a little awkward,” Foster recalled.Foster noted how, because she had been on more film sets than Scorsese and De Niro at that point in time, her elder colleagues were somewhat intimidated when having to interact with her.“Yeah, they were a little scared, Scorsese especially, who kept giggling every time he talked to me.

Jodie Foster was just 12 when she starred in director Martin Scorsese’s 1976 classic “Taxi Driver.”The Oscar winner, now 61, played a teenage prostitute named Iris alongside Robert De Niro as the titular cab driver Travis Bickle.Foster revealed on a recent episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that both Scorsese, 81, and De Niro, 80, were afraid of her during filming.“I understand [that they were scared of me],” she joked on Tuesday.“I was 12. And they had to say things like, you know, ‘Can you pull his fly down?’ And it was a little awkward.”The “Silence of the Lambs” star added that at the time of shooting, she had already done a medley of movie projects — more than both men.“So I was like, ‘Whatever.

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