Carrie and Princess Leia's Worlds Collide

While auditioning for the role of Sue Snell in Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror pic, “Carrie,” Amy Irving revealed that she was simultaneously auditioning for the role of Princess Leia. “It was like a cattle call to meet George Lucas for “Star Wars” and Brian De Palma for “Carrie,” Irving said during a Q&A following a screening of “Carrie” as part of The Academy’s Monday Nights with Oscar series. “They had every kid in town going to the office (they shared) where the two of them were sitting there deciding who gets which part.” De Palma said joint casting with Lucas was like killing two birds with one stone.  “George and I were looking for young people for (“Carrie” and “Star Wars”). We had kids auditioning from all around the world. With so many people we thought lets do this together.” (A. Morfoot)