thandie newton played princess leia in the new star wars movie.
thandie newton played princess leia in the new star wars movie.
who plays princess leia in the new star wars movie?
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princess leia organa of alderaan (also senator leia organa or general leia organa) is a fictional character in the "star wars" franchise, portrayed in films by carrie fisher. introduced in the original "star wars" film in 1977, leia is princess of the planet alderaan, a member of the imperial senate and an agent of the rebel alliance. she thwarts the sinister sith lord darth vader and helps bring about the destruction of the empire's cataclysmic superweapon, the death star. in "the empire strikes back" (1980), leia commands a rebel base and evades vader as she falls in love with the smuggler, han solo. in "return of the jedi" (1983), leia leads the operation to rescue han from the crime lord jabba the hutt, and is revealed to be vader's daughter and the twin sister of luke skywalker. the prequel film "" (2005) establishes that the twins' mother is senator (and former queen) padmé amidala of naboo, who dies after childbirth. leia is adopted by senator bail and queen breha organa of alderaan. in "" (2015) and "" (2017), leia is the founder and general of the resistance against the first order. she and han have a son named ben, who adopted the name kylo ren after turning to the dark side of the force.
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star wars: princess leia is a five-issue "star wars" comic book limited series, centered on princess leia immediately following the events of the 1977 film "star wars". in the story, leia and rebel pilot evaan verlainem attempt to rescue the survivors of the planet alderaan's destruction from the empire. announced alongside the ongoing comics "star wars" and "", the series was published by marvel comics from march to july 2015 with mark waid as writer, terry dodson as artist and jordie bellaire as colorist.
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