Top 5 Interesting Facts About Star Wars
Name: McKenzie Harnit
Lesson: Star Wars
5. Monkey?
Yoda was almost portrayed by a monkey. In an interview director Irvin Kershner recalled, “We thought, ‘Maybe if we trained a monkey, put him in an outfit, and then animate the lips.’”
4. Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker was originally supposed to turn evil in the original Return of the Jedi ending. Luke was supposed to take off Darth Vader’s mask and put it on himself and say “Now I am Vader” He was then supposed to kill the Rebel fleet.
3. The Lightsaber
Ben Burtt, the sound designer on the first film, revealed the he didn’t know the sound of the blade, and only came across the sound on accident. He used a microphone across the room and when the microphone passed the television it produced the hum which is now used for the famous lightsaber.
2. Started differently
You may know this but Star wars started with the 4th movie instead of the 1st. The reason is that they thought that people weren't’ gonna love it like they do now. So they started with the one they wanted to do more/the one that they thought was better. So the first movie in the timeline is the ‘A New Hope’ which is the Fourth movie it was in 1977. The trilogy of 4,5, and 6 was from 1977-1983. The first one was in 1999.
1. Real People
Kenny Baker (August 24, 1934 - August 13, 2016) was a british actor best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the Star Wars film series. He was 3 feet and 8 inches tall. He was in the 1st-7th Star Wars movies before he died.
Anthony Daniels is an English actor who portrayed and voiced the Droid C3PO in the Star Wars films. He was the only actor credited in all 7 movies. He is also 5 feet tall and 9 inches.
Resources
You can watch Star Wars on Disney+ but you need a membership/subscription
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