Photo credit:  THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 1904 — Pictured: (l-r) Actress Jodie Foster during an interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 — (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)

 

During a Wednesday night (January 17th) appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jodie Foster confirmed that she almost starred as Princess Leia in Star Wars instead of Carrie Fisher. “You’ve been in so many iconic roles, and we love what you do,” Fallon said. “But I saw this on the internet — you were offered the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars, is that true?” The Nyad actor replied,

“I was, yeah. They were going for a younger Princess Leia but I had a conflict. 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.”