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Carrie Fisher says the original 'Star Wars' cast looked "a little melted" when they met ahead of shooting on 'Episode VII'.
The 57-year-old actress reprises her role as Princess Leia in the blockbuster sequel alongside alongside Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker who are also returning to the franchise.
She admits it was reassuring to see that everyone's appearance had changed 37 years on from the original.
Talking to an audience at the Hay Festival in Wales, she said: "We all look a little melted. It's good to see other melted people.
"And it is good to have us all in a room because it's unique. I mean, I don't suppose they have reunions for the 'Gone With The Wind' gang."
Carrie played Princess Leia three times starting with the original 197 film, 'Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope' and she believes her latest interpretation will be her best.
She said: "We are doing it over again so I can get Princess Leia right this time. I think less British. I looked a little pretentious faking the accent. It was sort of a viral accent - it came and went."
Filming began in Abu Dhabi earlier this month and is then expected to continue at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.
The movie - which has a screenplay written by director J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasban - is due to open worldwide on December 18, 2015.

Madonna has failed to report for jury duty. The 55-year-old star had been summoned to the Manhattan Supreme Court at 111 Centre Street near City Hall in New York to perform her civic duty along with a jury of her peers but failed to attend, according ...

Johnny Depp has been warned about Amber Heard's temper.
The 28-year-old actress - who is engaged to the heartthrob movie star - has revealed her closest pals often alert her paramours about her fiery side, claiming she can become extremely rowdy when angered.
She said: "Whenever my old friends meet someone I'm involved with romantically, they immediately warn them, 'She may look refined, but when she's angry, she can go trailer park really fast.' "
'Pirates of the Caribbean' star Johnny, 50, is thought to have popped the question to Amber over Christmas last year and confirmed their engagement in April, but the blonde beauty admits her newfound celebrity hasn't had much effect on her standing in Hollywood.
Speaking in the new issue of W magazine, she said: "I haven't noticed any change in my career. And, for better or worse, I've always had a love life that seemed particularly salacious to some people. Before it was also seen as unconventional."
Meanwhile, the openly bisexual 'Paranoia' actress has defended her past romance with photographer Tasya van Ree, insisting she is not "ashamed" of their four-year relationship.
Amber explained: "I didn't want to look like I was hiding anything. I'm not, and wasn't ever, ashamed. I don't imagine myself, my work, or my life, fitting into any kind of standardised path. In fact, the idea of there even being a standard freaks me out a lot."

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin are planning to marry on September 12, it has been reported.
The couple, who have enjoyed a whirlwind romance and engagement, could tie the knot in just four months' time, but the British lawyer is reportedly reluctant to wed in Lake Como, Italy, where George owns a home.
A source close to Amal told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "September 12 is the date they are aiming for. Everyone thinks they will marry in Lake Como, where George owns a beautiful home, but Amal feels that is too public.
"They are looking to host a small wedding in an Italian village where they can control the photographers. But they haven't decided yet. They will then have big parties for her relatives in Lebanon and London."
Among the guests expected to be invited are George's close pal Matt Damon, who is tipped to be best man, Brad Pitt and his fiancée Angelina Jolie, and U2 frontman Bono.
George, 53, recently whisked his 36-year-old bride-to-be away for a romantic trip to Highclere Castle in Surrey, South West England, which is where the hit period drama 'Downton Abbey' is filmed.
The visit has sparked speculation the couple could wed at the famous castle.
A source previously said: "George loves the idea of marrying at the castle, because it's a glamorous place he could secure."

Cheryl Cole and Nicola Roberts went teetotal for a night in support of pregnant Kimberley Walsh.
The former Girls Aloud singer, who is expecting her first child with long-term boyfriend Justin Scott, recently caught up with her ex-bandmates for a cosy evening in and revealed her friends opted out of drinking alcohol while they were together.
In her column for OK! magazine, she said: "Last week I popped over to Cheryl's house to see her and Nicola for a really chilled get together. We ordered food in and the girls didn't drink any alcohol out of support for me. We had cups of tea instead."
Kimberley recently visited New York City for a final holiday before her baby is born so she could spend quality time with Justin, and Cheryl and Nicola were shocked by how much her bump had grown since they last saw her.
She revealed: "It's weird for Nicola and Cheryl to see me with belly and boobs - they looked at my bump, which has really popped out since I've been away in New York and were like, 'How the hell did that happen over a matter of weeks?' "

Kanye West gifted Kim Kardashian with a portrait of herself.
The rapper, who married the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' star on Saturday (24.05.14) in Florence, Italy, commissioned London artist Bambi to paint a portrait of her to celebrate their nuptials.
A source told The Daily Star newspaper: "It's the first non-narcissistic thing Kanye has done because he specifically didn't want to be in the painting himself.
"He says he wants Kim looking as much like a princess as possible."
Kanye is splashing out on the painting since money is no object to him.
The insider continues: "Kanye has said he doesn't care how much the painting costs. This is likely to be Bambi's biggest sale to date."
Meanwhile, the newlyweds are on their honeymoon without their daughter North West.
The 11-month-old tot was seen leaving on a flight out of Italy with Kim's mother, Kris Jenner, after the wedding, while the reality TV star and her new husband landed in Ireland, where they are staying at the five-star Castlemartyr Resort in East Cork.

Justin Bieber has been flirting with model Yovanna Ventura on Instagram.
The 20-year-old star is rumoured to be dating the 18-year-old beauty and despite her referring to him as her "amigo", which means friend in Spanish, he appears to have been flirting with her on the picture sharing site.
Yovanna posted an image of herself trying on a figure hugging black dress for her high school prom and Justin later copied the image onto his own account adding the caption: "I see you in that Dolce Dress. Glad u had fun. 🙂 (sic)."
When the 'Boyfriend' hitmakers' rumoured love interest spotted her picture on his account she decided to return the compliment by posting a shot of him in a smart tailored suit at the Cannes film festival in France last week stating that he was her crush of the day.
She wrote: "#mcm [man crush Monday] looking great in that suit (sic)."
Although Justin - who split from his on-again-off-again girlfriend Selena Gomez earlier this year - didn't accompany Yovanna to her senior high school prom in Miami, the pair were reportedly seen "acting like a couple" after attending the boxer Floyd Mayweather's fight in Las Vegas earlier this month.
The brunette model posted a picture of herself and her rumoured love interest on Instagram following the event with the caption: "#lp #mayweather w' mi amigo @justinbieber (sic)."

Candy Spelling broke up with her "bionic" lover because she couldn't keep up with him.
Tori Spelling's mother has dished the dirt on her sex life following the death of her TV mogul husband Aaron Spelling in her new book, 'Candy at Last', and revealed she suffered from exhaustion due to her toyboy Larry's penile implant.
The 68-year-old star wrote: "My bionic man could go on for five or six hours, and there is no woman, middle-aged or otherwise, who wants to have sex for that long. It was like running a marathon."
She had to call it quits with Mr. "Pump and Dump", as her friends had nicknamed him, because he was "getting too attached" and she couldn't bear "those six-hour romps anymore".
Candy also discussed the tension between her and Tori, which began when the 'Beverly Hills 90210' star cut off communication with her shortly after her first marriage to Charlie Shanian.
The showbiz matriarch admits the first time she met Tori's current spouse, Dean McDermott, was at Aaron's funeral and they didn't patch things up until the birth of their son Liam.
Candy said: "We never discussed that painful period in our lives when we didn't speak. We just tried carefully to move past it."
The widow also set the record straight about Tori's alleged disinheritance from her father's will.
She added: "What nobody knew was that both Tori and (brother) Randy had already received disbursements from a trust while Aaron was still alive."

Snoop Dogg insisted that only girls were allowed into his VIP area as he partied in Monaco over the weekend.
The rapper was in the principality for the Grand Prix - which took place on Sunday (25.05.14) - and after enjoying the Formula 1 race he partied at the Infiniti Podium Lounge at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo.
Snoop arrived at the party at around 2am pulling up with his entourage outside in a convoy of four blacked out cars.
As he entered the exclusive event and was led up the stairs to his private VIP section, Snoop announced his man ban which even included guys from his own entourage and male waiters.
An onlooker at the party said: "Snoop was very strict about his no-men policy, even male members of his own entourage had to stand outside his roped off area.
"Women were flocking to his table and were all over him to get his attention, he was totally mobbed. As soon as he arrived it was as if the whole club migrated towards his end of the party. There was a queue six deep of women trying to get in his VIP room and there were quite a few boyfriends who weren't happy that their girlfriends had gone into his section."
Snoop, 42, was enjoying partying with the bevy of beauties so much that he didn't want to leave when the bash - which was held on a penthouse terrace overlooking the race track - had to end.
The source added: "The women at the party were absolutely stunning and Snoop didn't want to leave at the end of the event."