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Film not altered due to death

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Disney CEO Bob Iger says the upcoming “Star Wars” sequel has not been changed due to the death of Carrie Fisher.

Fisher completed filming her role as Princess Leia in “The Last Jedi” before her death following a heart attack in December.

Iger said in an interview at a University of Southern California tech conference Thursday that Fisher “appears throughout” the film and her performance “remains as it was.”

Iger says Disney is discussing “what could be another decade and a half of Star Wars stories.”

Iger’s remark came on the same day Disney ended speculation that he would retire this year by extending his contract one year to 2019. He says he and Disney’s board thought they needed more time to work on a succession plan.

9-inch statue may sell for $3M

NEW YORK — She’s small but mighty — and she could be worth more than $3 million.

Christie’s announced Friday that a 9-inch-tall marble sculpture, called the Guennol Stargazer, will be auctioned on April 28 in New York.

The statue of a female idol from ancient Turkey dates to around 3000 to 2200 B.C.

It’s thought that the idol was related to fertility.

About 15 nearly complete idols survive. The auctioneer says this one — like most — has a neck injury, suggesting it was ritually “killed” at the time of burial.

It has button-like eyes; a vertical, carrot-shaped nose; a pear-type torso; and no discernible chest.

The work, from a private collection, has been on loan at The Metropolitan Museum of Art at various times.

The Associated Press

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