Carrie Fisher Confirms That She'll Return as Princess Leia in 'Star Wars: Episode VII'

With some outlets reporting that Mark Hamill would reprise his role of Luke Skywalker and Harrison Ford his role of Han Solo for Star Wars: Episode VII, it was only a matter of time before we got a report that Carrie Fisher would bring Princess Leia back to the big screen. On Tuesday, we got an even more definitive confirmation that Fisher would be a part of Episode VII than just a report — the star herself revealed that she would be on board for the first installment of the Sequel Trilogy. From ComicBookMovie.com and Palm Beach Illustrated:

Well in an interview with Palm Beach Illustrated the actress finally just comes out with it:  

Q: Disney is going to continue the Star Wars saga, producing movies set to hit theaters starting in 2015. Can you confirm whether you’ll reprise the role of Princess Leia?
A: Yes.

"Yes." Well, there you have it. Personally, I hope Disney and JJ Abrams decimate the Expanded Universe with Episode VII. I get a laugh at everyone who thinks they should tailor the Sequel Trilogy to what the Expanded Universe has already created. That's not what you use a brand new Star Wars movie for.