the head of fan relations at lucasfilm and new carrie fisher for many years.pondent, peter bowes, is in la for us. peter, she made such a mark. she was such a big star in hollywood? she made a huge mark. you only have to look at social media right now to see the thoughts yes of her fellow actors, famous people paying tribute, but ordinary fans as well around the world. this really has hit people hard. we had an inkling that something like this might happen because we knew from friday that he had apparently suffered a massive heart attack and was seemingly fighting for her life in hospital. but nevertheless, she was only 60 years old. she really touched the hearts of some need people through of course being princess leia in those original movies, those original star wars films back in the 1970s, the trilogy. but then the most recent films as well. that is why we are seeing this outpouring from summoning people, young and old, across many generations, that she had found a new fan base and a new respect for her work. some need talents, acting and writing, and rid

the president of lucasfilms saying "her ground breaking role as princess leia served as an inspiration of power and confidence for young girls everywhere." fisher hailed hollywood royalty. she was the daughter of the pop singer eddie fisher and the actress debbie reynolds. fisher's own daughter released a statement saying "she was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly." i want to bring in paul vercammen who has been following the news of her death. paul, tell us about what happened on that flight last week. >> martin, i'm on hollywood boulevard where they're remembering carrie fisher fondly. when she was returning to los angeles for shooting in london about 20 minutes before that plane landed she suffered a massive heart attack. she was then hospitalized. this is on friday leading into christmas weekend. she stayed in ucla hospital and never recovered from the heart attack and a short time ago martin, behind me, one character dressed as darth vader, another as a storm trooper observed a moment of silence. billy dee williams, of course, was with carrie fisher in the "star

a live look now at that icon in a yoda statue and fountain in front of the lucasfilm headquarters in front of the letterman digital arts center building in the presidio. a lot of people in the bay area worked on "star wars" over the year. so the "star wars" family losing a close member today. >>> bullets fly at a bay area shopping center and as kpix 5's jackie ward records from pleasant hill, violence has erupted at malls across the country. >> it's bizarre how many violent events happen in shopping centers all over the country including crossroads here in pleasant hill. >> reporter: this crime scene isn't something you typically see in pleasant hill. >> an incident like this does shake up the community, for sure. >> reporter: police say they believe a fight escalated into a shooting around 9:15 last night. several bullets were fired shattering storefront windows and hitting the exterior stone work of a starbucks that people were inside of. >> this is the first shooting that we have had in several months anyway. but it can happen anywhere at any time obviously. >> reporter: witnesses

he knew carrie fisher when he was head of fan relations at lucasfilm.ays a delight. she was confusing at times and sometimes you we re confusing at times and sometimes you were not quite sure what she was talking about or what she wanted. but she was always there for you. she was always there to say yes. i can remember one of my first experiences with carrie. she kept telling the story to her daughter, billie, she would say about how star wa rs billie, she would say about how star wars was so billie, she would say about how star wars was so money billie, she would say about how star wars was so money hungry that they even made a bubble bath figure of her and you had to screw off her head to pour the bubble bath out. but she didn't have one. so i sent one. she was delighted. it showed up in interviews for the next few yea rs, in interviews for the next few years, as well as, i heard, everyone who came to visit, said, look what they did to me. she always had a great sense of humour. she was a good friend of george lucas. she was the epitome of why we like

so it's not expected to rake in as much as last year's "the force awakens," a key test of lucasfilm outsideore narrative with a totally new cast of characters. >> i think this is crucial for disney. it's not just, you know, does this movie do well, but the argument that "star wars" can be an annuity business rather than a flash in the pan couple successful movies. >> reporter: all part of a push to turn "star wars" into an annual event. it will demand for consumer products. the two "star wars" lands in orlando and anaheim. with pressure on concerns about the health of espn, analysts looking more closely at the success of the studio, which dominated one quarter of the u.s. box office this year with five of the top ten films, putting "finding doer" and "captain america" and "rogue one" could top them all. >> it also encourages them when they come, they want to have concessions and that drives sales here at the theatre. and also drives sales for other movies, as well. when people come see the movies, it tends to breed more movie-going. >> and more movie "going is a good thing as disney heads i

collection of star wars memorobilia, and knew carrie fisher when he was head of fan relations at lucasfilmrtant she was to the star wars brand. well, she was certainly vital to the star wars movie. she was the princess who was not in distress. star wars was a first in so many ways, and one of those ways was having carrie as the strong woman, the woman who sort of lead the rebellion in a way. but it was more than that. it was her approach to fans over the years. many thousands of fans had met her, had seen her in her live shows. and she was always generous and warm. and it almost...she was part of the family. you know how people see actors on tv and they approach them in public and it's like, i know you? it was more than that with carrie, because she really was there in person. at hundreds of fan conventions all over the world, plus her show. she was one of a kind. she was so young when she started. 19 years old. she always had funny stories. she continued with those stories. even her latest book, the big scandal about her affair with harrison ford, which really was no big shock. that story

. >> reporter: lucasfilms noting, "her groundbreaking role as princess leia served as an inspiration of power and confidence for young girls everywhere." and her lover in the series, and she said, on the set, harrison ford, remembering her as, "funny and emotionally fearless. she lived her life, bravely." the two exchanging this poignant scene. >> i've always hated watching you leave. >> that's why i did it, so you'd miss me. >> reporter: bob iger, chairman of disney, abc news' parent company, remembering fisher like so many as one of a kind. >> and matt gutman joins us live. matt, the outpouring of reaction tonight from hollywood has been endless and extraordinary. >> reporter: that's right, tom. it's been enormous. and maybe it's because carrie fisher was still young, maybe because her death was sudden, her work seemed to -- it was so broad, spanning generations and genres and so many people telling us they felt it personally today, like they lost a friend. and maybeven spielberg put it webest in, saying, she didn'd the force, she was the force. >> matt gutman, thank you. >>> while

made a great strategy by buying into inherent to strong franchises with pixar, then marvel, and lucasfilm have two star wars films out of the marketplace both performing extraordinarily well. there is no end in sight. what was interesting about this film was they introduced a whole new set of characters most of this was a set that the market was not familiar with. they still had a very strong opening weekend globally. that really bodes well for the franchise long-term. mark: are we facing star wars overkill? due tore four more films be released through 2020. you have four marvel superhero films in 2018, is it marvel-star wars overkill? saturation point? >> we haven't seen it yet. i know many investors have stepped back and said is there a superhero overkill? is there a sequel overkill? where are the fresh ideas? the reality is for these hollywood moguls sitting in their offices in hollywood all they see is these huge global box office from many of these franchises. there is absolutely no reason to stop putting them out into the marketplace because they play not only well here in the u.s.

a memorial is growing in san francisco in front of the yoda statue at lucasfilm in the presidio. fishers' performance as princess leia in the original "star wars" trilogy was her best known work but her career spanned four decades and she was open about her diagnosis of bipolar disease. the 60-year-old actress' death came four days after she reportedly had a cardiac arrest on a flight from london to los angeles. >> it's really devastating. she was such an amazing woman as an actress, as an advocate for people with disabilities, mental disabilities and for women in hollywood. >> on facebook her mother debbie reynolds wrote, thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter. "star wars" costar harrison ford said that carrie was one of a kind, brilliant original. mark hamill said no words, har paul tagliabue devastated -- hashtag #devastated. she shared her struggles in her autobiographical "postcards from the edge" which later became a movie. >>> time now 5:08. new video giving tesla's self- driving cars some great publicity. the car's

kpix 5's emily turner is at the lucasfilm facility at the presidio where people have been paying tribute. emily. >> reporter: veronica, this found tan with i don't da on it is -- this fountain with yoda on it is a makeshift memorial for carrie fisher. >> it's the main movie when you think of famous movies or any sci-fi movies. >> reporter: the leading lady was carrie fisher. she will be forever remembered as princess leia in a series of films that transcended generations. >> i saw all of them 12 times. took my baby brother to see the first one three times the first day it came out and been hooked ever since. >> reporter: but fisher's life in the spotlight began before that when she was born in hollywood couple debbie reynolds and eddie fisher. her relationship about her mother was troublesome and meryl streep plays her. she struggled with addiction and bipolar disorder and wrote with it in a book. they shen revealed an affair she had with harrison ford during the filming of "star wars." [ whispering to each other ] >> reporter: in a statement released today ford says: >> reporter: she wa

memorial of candles, flowers and messages is growing in san francisco in front of a yoda statue at lucasfilm where fans are mourning the death of carrie fisher. >> when i wanted to grow up i wanted to be princess leia. >> reporter: the silver screen royalty enjoyed a career lasting more than four decades but will always be princess leia to millions of "star wars" fans. >> every man my age 43 and above had a childhood crush on carrie fisher, princess leia was the love of our childhood. >> reporter: on hollywood boulevard, fans gathered to remember the star. >> she cleaned everything up and seemed like everything was going in a great direction for her mentally, physically, spiritually. >> reporter: well-wishers also arrived at fisher's gated residence in beverly hills tuesday outside a tour van driving past the home that housed a legend. >> the way she projected herself, it was just strength within her. and being a role model for every other girl. >> she just -- to us women, we can do better and anything is possible. >> reporter: on facebook her mother debbie reynolds wrote: thank you to every

. >> when disney bought lucasfilm everyone was worried about that.e they going to do with this thing they call the expanded universe. hundreds of books and comics and video games. scarlet: the movies were a small part. >> yes. they consider that part of canon. they got things ok and they wrote all of these books. in 2014 they shunted that over to something called legends. that is a totally noncanonical thing that they have. people were worried about that. they lost all of this content they had been working 30 years on. it was all of the granular things that you see in the movies that are not explain. it is something people miss. i think disney is trying to re-create some of that and build a universe back out with movies like "rogue one". scarlet: why do they decide to move away from it? is it important to appeal to international universes? >> i think it is about control. disney wants control about where they are going. they don't want to be held to whatever people did before, aside from george lucas. now, they are building it through books. it is not

it's a key test of the potential to expand lucasfilm outside "star wars" core narrative, to turn it intoannual event to film not just the studio but demand for consumer products and the two "star wars" in the works in orlando and anaheim. disney shares have been under pressure on concerns about the health of espn, but the studio dominated one quarter of the u.s. box office this year with five of the top ten films, including "finding dory" and "captain america." piper jaffray still projects disney will top $7 billion at the box office this year, putting it ahead of universal's industry record last year of $6.9 billion. kelly? >> that's not allowed. you know, universal has got to keep the crown. when is it opening in china, julia. >> it's not opening in china yet. and that's because there is another massive film that's opening in china this weekend called "the great wall" what's really interesting, "the great wall" is the first of its kind in that it's a true co production between u.s. companies and starring matt damon. u.s. companies and chinese companies. so it's a huge sort of experimen

think you will see other studios and companies try to replicate the success of disney has had with lucasfilmsry potter. these bulletproof brand that will bring people to the theaters regardless of who is in frankly, whether it is any good or as good as the previous one. for the theater owners, they will be continuing to upgrade their chains. bought another company, will be upgrading those theaters because they want to squeeze more out of every customer. see a big fight over when movies are made available at home. my colleague has broken a bunch of news about the possibility of shrinking windows, where you can buy a new movie at home within two weeks of its release in theaters. vonnie: does it depend on star quality anymore? it doesn't seem as important as it once was. >> it is certainly not the only factor and certainly not the most important. oliver: thank you so much, lucas shaw in los angeles. today, looking at the markets, concerns about china and the rise of population\/\ -- populism. taking a look at the markets now, looking at the biggest movers in the g 10 space. %.rway and sweden are

aboutought lucasfilms for $4 billion. the budget for rogue one is about $200 million. to say that was a good job, let's do it again? has not said specifically what they are hoping to do. whoave talked to analysts said the movie may do a hundred million dollars worldwide, and in that case it will be profitable. it can probably do more than that, likely the second-highest december opening in film history, after rogue one. it will have a big opening, it will do well. it is just that last years films it so spectacular. $2 billion. if it does half of that, it will be a huge hit. scarlet: i find it fascinating the company is trying to manage expectations here and talk down the kind of merchandising opportunity that rogue one presents. >> they expect this quarter merchandise sales profits to be down about 20%. year-over-year comparisons, you just cannot top force awakens last year, that was 10 years of pent-up demand, people waiting in line to buy the toys. there ist feels like some risk because there are new characters, new plot line. they have another nest egg they can tap