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‘Catastrophe’ had big plans for Fisher
The creators of Amazon’s “Catastrophe,” which stars Carrie Fisher in one of her final roles, said they were shocked by her unexpected death last year and had bigger plans for her character.
On Dec. 23, Fisher was returning to Los Angeles from London after shooting her final scenes for Season 3 of “Catastrophe.” She suffered a medical emergency aboard the flight and died Dec. 27 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Fisher, 60, played series star and co-creator Rob Delaney’s mother, Mia, in the show about a couple navigating the highs and lows of marriage and parenthood. The new season begins streaming Friday. The show also stars Sharon Horgan, who spent time with Fisher the night before her fateful flight.
“We had dinner, and she skipped off to her room,” said Horgan, who is also a “Catastrophe” co-creator. “And she had been at the antique market earlier that day, and she was showing me all these lovely little bits and pieces that she bought for her mom to bring back.”
Fisher’s mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, died the day after her daughter. Reynolds was 84.
Horgan said Fisher spoke of a renewed excitement about her acting career and “had massive plans to do more of that.”
“She brought her incredible, crazy, hilarious, warm, kind personality, but she also brought us the character of Mia. You know, we wrote it down, but she made her the brilliant monster that she is,” Horgan said.
Delaney said: “We wanted to tell more about that character. We wanted to flesh her out more and give her a story and a reason for her behavior. And the only reason why we did that is because Carrie made us want to do that.”