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Alec Guinness, who first played Obi-Wan Kenobi, thought that the dialogue for the first 'Star Wars' movie, 'A New Hope,' was "fairytale rubbish," according to The Telegraph.
According to the official website of the ‘Star Wars’ films, actor Liam Neeson, who played Qui-Gon Jinn in ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace,’ got lost while filming in Tunisia during a nighttime storm.
Before filming began on 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back,' Mark Hamill was involved in a car accident that left him with facial scars. The scene in 'Empire' where Luke is attacked by a Wampa was included to explain his scars.
As reported by MTV in 2002, NSYNC were almost going to appear in 'Attack of the Clones.' However, their scene didn't make it in the final cut.
According to Access Online, actor John Boyega didn't want to tell his parents that he'd auditioned for 'Star Wars' because he feared he wouldn't get the role. They didn't even know about the saga!
The iconic line "I am your father" was added in post production, so all the actors were surprised, according to Reader’s Digest. David Prowse (Darth Vader) yelled "Obi-Wan killed your father" and that was the version known to the crew. However, George Lucas and some of the production crew knew the real secret that would be revealed in 'Empire Strikes Back.'
According to The Telegraph, David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy, was banned by George Lucas from any 'Star Wars'-related event because Lucas found him irritating.
Chewbacca's voice was created by mixing together various animal sounds, including bears, lions, walruses, and badgers.
Sets from 'Phantom Menace' had to be altered because of Liam Neeson's height, which ended up costing an extra US$150,000, according to IMDb.
Gary Kurtz, one of the producers on the original trilogy, revealed that Han Solo was originally meant to die at the end of 'Return of the Jedi.'
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According to Rolling Stone, Tupac Shakur auditioned for 'The Phantom Menace' for the part of Mace Windu.
Yoda was almost played by a monkey and not a puppet. As shown by The Wrap, the original plans showed the animal using a mask and a walking stick.
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas made a bet on 'Star Wars'' success. Spielberg believed the story would be a hit, so if he won the bet he would get a percentage of the film's profits. It ended up being a blockbuster hit and Spielberg made a pretty penny.
In the original trilogy, Darth Vader was played by four different people. The man in the suit onscreen is David Prowse. Bob Anderson doubled for action scenes. The iconic voice was provided by James Earl Jones and Sebastian Shaw played Vader without his mask.
On 'The Graham Norton Show,' Ewan McGregor, who played a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi, revealed that he found it really hard not to make lightsaber sounds with his mouth when filming his lightsaber battles. The sounds were removed in post-production.
Jabba the Hutt was a huge puppet operated by up to seven different members of production staff, as shown in NME.
According to IMDb, 'The Phantom Menace' was shipped to theaters under the name ‘The Doll House' so as to avoid pirates stealing and distributing the film.
Harrison Ford's salary for playing our favorite lovable rogue Han Solo in the first film was just US$10,000.
There's a site called Star Wars Uncut, which has a version of 'A New Hope' cut together from short clips made by fans.
When 'A New Hope' was released in 1977, few people believed in the film, even director George Lucas. He even went on vacation to Hawaii when the movie debuted.
According to Lynch himself, the famous director was contacted by George Lucas to direct ‘Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.’ However, Lynch refused.
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