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Bail Organa
• "Bail Organa's role will be significantly expanded in Episode III and he is an 'emerging character'." - GL
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• Bail Organa will wear it like a decorative wrist-guard with blinking LEDs. - OS
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• Bail Organa will have several costume changes. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé and Obi-Wan will join C-3PO hurrying down a starship ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• A scene will feature an indoor hangar for Bail Organa and his aides. - OS
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• One scene shot will include Yoda walking and talking with Obi-Wan and Bail Organa. - OS
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• A scene will feature Bail Organa going into the Senate Rotunda and will be "in a hurry". - OS
• Bail Organa will have at least 3 costume changes throughout the film. The outfits are less regal and more conducive for action scenes and also blend in with the OT costumes a bit more.
• Bail is in a scene with Yoda in a conference room that features blinking lights and buttons that hark back to the OT settings. The scene is all dialogue and the characters are discussing crucial events of the galaxy.
• Bail will be in a scene on a landing platform on Coruscant that is round in shape. Bail will exchange laser fire with unseen opponents before making a quick escape in his shiny red speeder.
• Bail Organa will be in his speeder with wind effects adding to the atmosphere of the scene. Bail will also use his wrist comlink in the scene.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ben)
• "Fans of Obi wan are going to ecstatic about EpIII." - RM
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• The classic saber of Ep4 Ben Kenobi will be among the sabers in use. - OS
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• Ewan McGregor had a lifecast done of his head and hands to allow makeup work for an effect needed early in Ep3. - OS
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• Ewan's hair will be styled more like a younger version of Alec Guinness. He will wear temple pieces, and they will be graying. Ewan's beard will be neatly trimmed and less bushy, with more sculpting and manicuring into a more goatee shape. - OS
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• A scene on a gunship scene will include Obi-Wan and Mace. Mace will be speaking to Yoda via hologram. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé and Obi-Wan will join C-3PO hurrying down a starship ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• The major focus is the breakdown in friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. - SW Insider
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• One scene shot will include Yoda walking and talking with Obi-Wan and Bail Organa. - OS
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• There are new Starfighters being built for Anakin and Obi-Wan. - OS
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• Obi-Wan Kenobi, a fugitive, will find safe haven on an alien planet and in the company of an alien leader played by Bruce Spence. - BS
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• In one scene, Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO will be "the scene that explains it all" on a vista with moderate winds. - OS
• Anakin and Obi-Wan will be in an environment with "extreme wind". - OS
• In one scene called a "Lobby" and "Hallway", Anakin and Obi-Wan will be walking down a corridor and will join R2-D-2 at one point. Anakin and Ob-Wan will also be in an "Elevator" scene together. - OS
• We will see Anakin and Obi-Wan together on a landing platform on Coruscant. - OS
• In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• Obi-Wan will have a new R2 unit character in his starship. - OS
• The bronze and copper astromech droid won the Hyperspace contest. The copper droid will be Obi-Wan's astro droid in his starfighter during the film. - OS
• Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé are in a scene described as "major" and "grim". - OS
• Obi-Wan will swim in a body of water in the film. - OS
• Obi-Wan Kenobi will fly a Jedi Starfighter. - OS
• R4-P17 will return for scenes with Obi-Wan and will have a body added to the head seen in the Ep2 Starfighter.
• Obi-Wan will fly in a Jedi Starfighter in Ep2 and the scenes will include him calling to other pilots, describing the battle around him and other reactions. - OS
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Padmé Amidala
• "I'm going to be with child." - NP
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• "The children are born." - NP
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• Padmé’s back to wearing disguises. As well as now hiding this marriage to a Jedi, which is not allowed, she has to hide the fact that she’s going to have babies. All of the costumes had to disguise these facts." - Iain McCaig
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• Padmé remains the Senator from Naboo. - OS
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• Padme and Threepio will be in a scene looking out a window of a palace at something spectacular. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé and Obi-Wan will join C-3PO hurrying down a starship ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• Padmé Amidala will be seen in the "Senate Office Building Main Hall". - OS
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In one scene, Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO will be "the scene that explains it all" on a vista with moderate winds. - OS
• Narrow pieces of jewelry will become the basis of a larger costume prop for a Padmé headdress. - OS
• One scene will be in "Padmé's Apartment" and we will see Padmé, Anakin and C-3PO. - OS
• In the Senate Rotunda scene the Naboo delegation includes Senator Amidala, Captain Typho, Jar-Jar Binks, and Kristy Wright as a handmaiden. The seat next to Amidala is empty, awaiting a guest. - OS
• Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé are in a scene described as "major" and "grim". - OS
• Padme perishes in the movie. She will not survive Episode 3.
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Anakin Skywalker
• "Anakin will fail his challenge but it will cost him his soul." - GL
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• "...if you start with Star Wars, then Vader’s just the villain, and that’s it. But you don’t realize that he’s a human being, that he’s got problems you don’t realize that he could have been saved, that he was tricked and can be resurrected." - GL
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• Pieces of Darth Vader's armor will be seen on several different characters. It will all come together to make the final Vader armor. - C2
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• "The scene where Anakin does actually become Vader is pretty good. I mean, I like it. It’s a little in the vocabulary of…I don’t know how much I want to give away…but it’s in the vocabulary of a time – of the 1930s and 1940s. It’s a pretty neat little thing, I think, and hopefully it’s going to work." - GL
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• "It’s mostly Anakin in Ep3 as opposed to Vader" - GL
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• "George Lucas says 'When Anakin goes bionic -- that will be in the last five minutes of episode three -- they will hear you."- JEJ
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• James Earl Jones talks about his role being about 5 minutes in length, "right after Anakin goes bionic and falls into a volcano." - JEJ
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• In this film, you realize, it’s more about Anakin making the wrong choices. He’s given a glorious moment by George -- I’m so happy with part of the script -- where he truly has to make a choice. In the end, I think that’s a smarter way to go than a slow transformation. It’s more tragic this way." - Iain McCaig
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• "We will see Anakin doing more evil things a la slaughtering the Tuskens." - RM
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• "We will see more interaction between Anakin and Palpatine." - RM
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• "We will see the emperor and/or Anakin make use of the dark side of the force with lightning, chokes and more." - RM
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• Hayden will look quite rugged and weathered after having fought in the Clone Wars for years. - OS
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• Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor show up in full wardrobe. Anakin's is in one of his Episode III looks -- according to the slate, they're shooting Hayden's "tidy" look. His "messy" look will come later. A scar added by makeup isn't reading well enough on the monitors, so Nikki Gooley and her crew thicken it up to make this particular trophy of the Clone Wars more visible. - OS
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• "The current plan is for Anakin to have the same metallic hand he had at the end of AOTC." - JK
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• "Vader may have more screentime that originally anticipated." - RM
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• The major focus is the breakdown in friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. - SW Insider
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• "There are new Starfighters being built for Anakin and Obi-Wan." - GB
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• Anakin and Obi-Wan will be in an environment with "extreme wind". - OS
• In one scene called a "Lobby" and "Hallway", Anakin and Obi-Wan will be walking down a corridor and will join R2-D-2 at one point. Anakin and Ob-Wan will also be in an "Elevator" scene together. - OS
• One scene will be in "Padmé's Apartment" and we will see Padmé, Anakin and C-3PO. Anakin will be shirtless in the scene and we will see his exposed mechanical arm. - OS
• We will see Anakin and Obi-Wan together on a landing platform on Coruscant. - OS
• In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• "Hayden's acting and portrayal of Anakin turning to the dark side amazes me. And to see Hayden wielding a lightsaber ("or three") is a treat. The audience will get goosebumps when they see the portrayal and betrayal by Anakin." - AD
• Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé are in a scene described as "major" and "grim".- OS
• Anakin will fly a Jedi Starfighter. - OS
• The reason for Anakin's facial scars will be explained in the novels that take place "between movies". - OS
• Anakin will be wearing a headband while in his starfighter that is similar to the one used by Obi-Wan in the Jedi Starfighter in Ep2. During the scenes, Anakin's lines will be calling to other pilots, describing the battle around him and other reactions. - OS
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Palpatine
• "We will see more interaction between Anakin and Palpatine." - RM
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• "We will see the emperor and/or Anakin make use of the dark side of the force with lightning, chokes and more." - RM
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• Much of Palpatine's plan will be revealed in Ep3. - OS
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• Palpatine discusses a new assignment to Anakin in a scene in the Chancellor's office. - OS
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• Today's shooting was on sparse set which will become a Coruscant theater in post-production. The theater will feature tiers of viewing boxes and an elaborate stage show for entertainment yet to be determined. Palpatine will be in this scene and a clue is that the show may be "refined and sophisticated". - OS
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• Palpatine will be seated, awaiting a guest. He will by joined by his aides Sly Moore and Mas Amedda and a pair of red robed guards. - OS
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• A scene will feature Palpatine, Mas Amedda, and four red-robed guards in which they depart in a large shuttle. - OS
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• Palpatine discusses a new assignment to Anakin in the Chancellor's Office. - OS
• The Senate Rotunda scene will include Chancellor Palpatine, Sly Moore and Mas Amedda in their familiar positions on the Chancellor's podium. - OS
• C-3PO has scene(s) with Palpatine in Ep3. - AD
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C-3PO • "Well, one, his brains have, his memory system has been erased and so has R2's. So, they don't remember anything from the first trilogy. I'm telling you something from Episode III, but I shouldn't be telling you that, but I think most of the fans already know that." - GL
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• "Their memories will be erased at the end of EpIII." - GL
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• Anthony Daniels is polished and golden as C-3PO. - OS
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• In one scene, C-3PO will serve drinks to a gathering of Senators, which include Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma, Chris Kirby, Warren Owens, Bai Ling, as well as a new blue faced female Senator who has appeared in both Episodes I and II ("Pampy"). A Senator refuses a beverage offered to him by C-3PO as he is serving drinks. We will hear 3PO's lines to be formal and humorous, similar to his OT lines. - OS
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• R2 and 3PO will be in a scene going down a starship ramp. Padmé and Obi-Wan join C-3PO, hurrying down the ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• Padme and Threepio will be in a scene looking out a window of a palace at something spectacular. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO will be "the scene that explains it all" on a vista with moderate winds. - OS
• One scene will be in "Padmé's Apartment" and we will see Padmé, Anakin and C-3PO. - OS
• R2 and 3PO's relationship "deepens and blossoms". - DB
• There are currently no plans to include another protocol droid in Ep3 other than C-3PO. - DB
• For C-3PO's costume they are re-using one from ESB/ROJ and modifying the TC-14 costume due to the more jumbled wires which is more of an Ep4 tie-in. - DB
• C-3PO's shin is not silver. - DB
• Currently there are no plans for C-3PO to be injured other than from emotional damage. - DB
• C-3PO will not have any action sequences. - AD
• They have not filmed (or decided) whether or not C-3PO will have the last line in Ep3. - AD
• C-3PO may or may not have space travel. -AD
• C-3PO will have scenes in Padme Amidala's home. (Apartment set?) - AD
• C-3PO will have a scene(s) with Jar-Jar. - AD
• C-3PO may (or may not) have scenes with Chewbacca. - AD
• C-3PO is "indeed perfect" in Ep3 and "3PO feels good about it". - AD
• C-3PO will carry something very heavy. - OS
• Anthony made a script change suggestion to George in order to change the word "hurt" to "damage" and it was approved. - AD
• C-3PO has scene(s) with Palpatine in Ep3. - AD
• As dark as Ep3 will be, we will still see classic humorous scenes between C-3PO and R2-D2. - AD
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Boba Fett
• "Boba will be in Episode III, but his role definitely won’t be larger. He’s in a transition period of becoming a bounty hunter. The next film takes place two or three years later, so Boba would only be 13 and still wouldn’t fit in the suit." - GL
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Mace Windu • "...And he's looking forward to the fact that he knows that at the end of the Clone War he gets killed so he gets hopefully a great death scene." - GL
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• Mace Windu will be wearing the same Jedi robes as in Episode II. Jackson will soon begin lightsaber rehearsals with Nick Gillard. - OS
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• "Mace Windu will go out in a blaze of glory." - RM
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• "Mace still has his purple lightsaber." - JK
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• "Mace Windu's role will be bigger and unforgettable." - RM
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• A scene on a gunship scene will include Obi-Wan and Mace. Mace will be speaking to Yoda via hologram. - OS
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• "I Finally got my sword fight..."; Samuel L. Jackson said that he finally got to “do that†(use his lightsaber). He said he has already filmed his death scene and was visibly happy that he “doesn't go out like a punkâ€. - SLJ
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Owen Lars • "I've got one day. It's probably going to be a smaller role than last time [in Attack of the Clones]." - JE
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Chewbacca
• "Chewbacca will join the fray with a small part in one of the action sequences of Episode III." - GL
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• "I was told by George Lucas that I would be playing a large part in the story including the delivering of two twin babies and playing a role in a major battle scene that involves many war machines. In fact, the opening action scene involving many Wookiees takes place on one of the many new planets seen in this movie." - PM
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Count Dooku • No rematch between Yoda and Dooku though both will have their own fights. - SW Insider
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• Christopher Lee shot a pivotal confrontation scene as Count Dooku which will have action and powerful dialogue.
• Count Dooku's Ep3 role is brief. It is rumored that Count Dooku perishes within 10 minutes of the beginning of Episode 3.
• In-between takes, Christopher Lee jokingly "decapitates" Nick Gillard and mentions all the previously movies he filmed when he decapitated a character on-screen.
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Yoda • No rematch between Yoda and Dooku though both will have their own fights. - SW Insider
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• "Yoda will be seen in action sequences again." - RC
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• Mace (on a gunship) will be speaking to Yoda via hologram. - OS
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• Scenes of Yoda will include his private quarters, as seen in Ep2. - OS
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• One scene will include Yoda walking and talking with Obi-Wan and Bail Organa. - OS
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In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• Yoda will be in a scene with Bail Organa in a conference room that features blinking lights and buttons that hark back to the OT settings. The scene is all dialogue and the characters are discussing crucial events of the galaxy.
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Mon Mothma • Genevieve O'Reilly is "perfect" as Mon Mothma. - OS
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Jar-Jar Binks
• Jar Jar Binks wears a new dark maroon outfit. - OS
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• "Jar Jar's role is smaller than Ep II." - RM
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• Jar-Jar's senatorial robes are a dark red and violet scheme and cover much of his body.
• In the Senate Rotunda scene the Naboo delegation includes Senator Amidala, Captain Typho, Jar-Jar Binks, and Kristy Wright as a handmaiden. The seat next to Amidala is empty, awaiting a guest.
• C-3PO will have a scene(s) with Jar-Jar. - AD
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Nute Gunray
• Nute and Rune Haako will have new hats. - OS
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• Silas Carson has recorded a number of Nute's lines. - OS
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Bruce Spence Alien • Bruce plays the leader of an alien planet who harbors a fugitive Obi-Wan Kenobi. - OS
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• "I'm a very benevolent person, a helpful alien the heroes need to hide with for a while." - BS
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• "It involves an enormous amount of latex. There are no tentacles, but he is very tall and he is definitely an alien." - BS
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• The design of Bruce Spence's alien character was very influenced by the look of Boris Karloff in one of his famous makeup roles. - OS
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• Bruce Spence's alien character's species is decribed as "gaunt". - OS
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R2-D2
• "Artoo will still have his jet rockets." - JK
• "Well, one, his brains have, his memory system has been erased and so has R2's. So, they don't remember anything from the first trilogy. I'm telling you something from Episode III, but I shouldn't be telling you that, but I think most of the fans already know that." - GL
• "Their memories will be erased at the end of EpIII." - GL
• R2 and 3PO will be in a scene going down a starship ramp where Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
• In one scene called a "Lobby" and "Hallway", Anakin and Obi-Wan will be walking down a corridor and will join R2-D2 at one point. - OS
• It looks like there will be more digital R2-D2 in Ep3 than Kenny Baker acting/working R2. - DB
• There is not likely a need for the "sand-R2" which is modified to operate in a sandy environment (Tatooine). - DB
• We will see new types of rescues by R2-D2 and new "environmental situations". - DB
• R2 will likely have a larger role in Ep3 than he did in Ep2. - DB
• R2 will be flying in the back of a small fighter ship similar to how he did with Luke and young Anakin. This scene(s) will include ships fighting a la X-Wings and TIE's. - DB
• R2 will see and be present for at least one lightsaber duel. - DB
• R2 and 3PO's relationship "deepens and blossoms". - DB
• R2 will see his fair share of peril. - DB
• R2-D2 will have a scene where he pulls something heavy. - OS
• R2 will have a scene when he will debark from a newly-designed Jedi starfighter. - OS
• As dark as Ep3 will be, we will still see classic humorous scenes between C-3PO and R2-D2. - AD
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Story & Plot Points Overall
• "...the third film is very, very, very dark. It's not a happy movie by any stretch of the imagination. It's a tragedy. Ultimately the final story is between Yoda, Obi-Wan, Anakin and the Padmé. It's really their story. Those four characters." - GL
• "Episode III will 'surprise, amaze and shock.' It will be the darkest of the six saga films it will tie the series together in 'unexpected and surprising' ways." - Sansweet
• "Episode III is the last one, so no-holds barred now." - RM
• "Armageddon will take place." - C2
• The major focus is the breakdown in friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. - SW Insider
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Timeline
• "Ep3 takes place 3 years or so after Ep II." - GL
• "Will we get to see an epic space battle right at the beginning of the movie." - RM
• "When Episode III opens in May 2005, the Clone Wars will be just finishing as the film opens. The Clone Wars last for three years." - LFL Rep
• "The Clone Wars would end at the beginning of the film, and it would then become very small and personal." -GL
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Color & Theme
• "The look of the third prequel will definitely be closer to that of the original films." - RM
• Color and darkness will be emphasized in the film. - SW Insider
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Plot Points
• The disappearing Jedi issue will be resolved in EP3. - GL
• The Jedi who has been hiding Kamino from the Jedi will be revealed in Ep3. - GL
• The Jedi who ordered the clone army will be revealed in Ep3. - GL
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Ships
•" Lots of new ship designs." - RM
• "We will get to see OT Starships in Episode III." - GB
• "We will see the next step in evolution of the Republic ship to the Imperial ships." - JK
• "We will see many new worlds." - RM
• "There's more planets in Ep3 than any previous SW film." - JK
• "There will be new Starfighters for the rest of the Jedi. The new starfighters will have new weapons and fight in big battles." - GB
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Scenes
• "There are a few scenes you will go nuts over." - GB
• The last 3 pages of the script gave Rob Coleman goosebumps.
• There is a sequence in Ep3 that makes Rob Coleman think "this is what I always wanted to see in the prequels".
• Page 7, word twelve of the script is "trench". - JK
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Sets/Location
• "We will see a number of sets and environments returning from the OT." - GB
• "We will be seeing more of Coruscant." - JK
• "Tatooine will tie everything together in Ep3." - RM
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Other Character Info
• "Expect someone serious as the new villain." - RM
• "We will some new, even bigger monsters/creatures." - RC
• "A character from the Clone Wars cartoon will appear in Episode III." - RM
• "The Clone Troopers will again be CG, yet different than seen before." - JK
• "We will see lots of great changes like the transformation of clones into stormtroopers, uniforms, etc." - RM
• "We will see Battle Droids (including Supers) and Destroyer Droids in Episode 3 - as well as some cool new ones." - RC
• The battle droids in Ep3 will be a mix of what we've seen before, but the clone troopers will have some new markings to match their new designs. - OS
• "The clonetroopers will be all CGI and there will be new variations of them that look really cool." - RC
• "All the characters are moving to the way we first saw them in the Original Trilogy as far as look." - RM
• "The scenes for the EU character will not be shot until 2004 and no one has been cast for the part." - RM
• "Wat Tambor is back, and "badder" than ever." - JK
• Rune Haako only has one line. - OS
• "Artoo will still have his jet rockets." - JK
• Plo Koon will have a brief appearance in Episode III, but the script requires very specific actions for him. - OS
• Plo does have scripted dialogue in Episode III, but there is no guarantee that it'll remain in the finished film. - OS
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Fights / Deaths
• "Ep III definitively has the most lightsaber action of any Star Wars film." - RM
• "The battles will be on an even larger scale." - RM
• "We will see some glorious death scenes." - RM
• "No rematch between Yoda and Dooku though both will have their own fights." - SW Insider
• "The new fights are going to be amazing." - RC
• "Some of the fights are incredibly huge." - RC
• "There will be many intense fights." - NG
• "Yoda will be seen in action sequences again." - RC
• "There are going to be new styles of lightsaber fighting. Deconstructing the current Jedi style." - NG
• "There's no question that we'll see Saber duels in Episode III that will definitely top the Obi-Wan / Maul duel." - NG
• "We will see at least one character we've never seen fight before with a lightsaber, do so in Episode III. Also expect a new style from this or these characters too." - NG
• "Anakin will cover just about every fighting style in Episode III." - NG
• "Many limbs will be lost in Episode III." - NG
• "The Epic duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan will be the longest lightsaber duel ever." - NG
• "Female Jedi will fight in Episode III." - NG
• "Anakin is vulnerable on a slope." - NG
• "There will be some spectacular battles." - JK
Palpatine has a substantial role.
Episode 3 will have the same emotional depth as the Empire Strikes Back.
Also, the film will be extremely epic because many new planets will be visited during the movie.
Episode 3 ends on a sad note.
Tarkin MIGHT be appearing in Episode 3.
The film will contain at least four major light-saber duels.
Obi-Wan has a fight scene with droids under water.
In Episode 3, Vader utters the words: "I don't fear . . . "
Episode 3 will explain all of Vader's injuries except for one.
Episode 3 will answer all of the fans' questions and will raise a few new questions.
The opening battle of Episode 3 takes place in space.
There will also be a ground battle in Episode 3. Kamino will not appear in Episode 3.
A villain in Episode 3 will use two light sabers.
We will see many Jedi die and we will see a scene where Vader receives his Sith name.
Mace Windu will be involved in an action sequence set in space.
Sidious will showcase his dark side powers in at least one action sequence.
Owen and Beru Lars will appear in Episode 3.
The last ten minutes of Episode 3 will be a dream come true for the fans.
Episode 3 will be the most fast-paced Star Wars film ever.
The fans are nowhere near to guessing the actual title to Episode 3.
Jar Jar Binks will survive Episode 3.
The movie will answer conclusively whether Palpatine is Darth Sidious.
Padme will still be a senator in Episode 3.
Boss Nass does not appear in Episode 3.
Fans will see Padme pregnant during the film.
Female Jedi will be seen fighting during the movie.
Fans will see the Skywalker twins born on screen in Episode 3.
Padme does not survive Episode 3.
• "Bail Organa's role will be significantly expanded in Episode III and he is an 'emerging character'." - GL
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• Bail Organa will wear it like a decorative wrist-guard with blinking LEDs. - OS
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• Bail Organa will have several costume changes. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé and Obi-Wan will join C-3PO hurrying down a starship ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• A scene will feature an indoor hangar for Bail Organa and his aides. - OS
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• One scene shot will include Yoda walking and talking with Obi-Wan and Bail Organa. - OS
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• A scene will feature Bail Organa going into the Senate Rotunda and will be "in a hurry". - OS
• Bail Organa will have at least 3 costume changes throughout the film. The outfits are less regal and more conducive for action scenes and also blend in with the OT costumes a bit more.
• Bail is in a scene with Yoda in a conference room that features blinking lights and buttons that hark back to the OT settings. The scene is all dialogue and the characters are discussing crucial events of the galaxy.
• Bail will be in a scene on a landing platform on Coruscant that is round in shape. Bail will exchange laser fire with unseen opponents before making a quick escape in his shiny red speeder.
• Bail Organa will be in his speeder with wind effects adding to the atmosphere of the scene. Bail will also use his wrist comlink in the scene.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ben)
• "Fans of Obi wan are going to ecstatic about EpIII." - RM
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• The classic saber of Ep4 Ben Kenobi will be among the sabers in use. - OS
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• Ewan McGregor had a lifecast done of his head and hands to allow makeup work for an effect needed early in Ep3. - OS
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• Ewan's hair will be styled more like a younger version of Alec Guinness. He will wear temple pieces, and they will be graying. Ewan's beard will be neatly trimmed and less bushy, with more sculpting and manicuring into a more goatee shape. - OS
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• A scene on a gunship scene will include Obi-Wan and Mace. Mace will be speaking to Yoda via hologram. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé and Obi-Wan will join C-3PO hurrying down a starship ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• The major focus is the breakdown in friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. - SW Insider
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• One scene shot will include Yoda walking and talking with Obi-Wan and Bail Organa. - OS
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• There are new Starfighters being built for Anakin and Obi-Wan. - OS
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• Obi-Wan Kenobi, a fugitive, will find safe haven on an alien planet and in the company of an alien leader played by Bruce Spence. - BS
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• In one scene, Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO will be "the scene that explains it all" on a vista with moderate winds. - OS
• Anakin and Obi-Wan will be in an environment with "extreme wind". - OS
• In one scene called a "Lobby" and "Hallway", Anakin and Obi-Wan will be walking down a corridor and will join R2-D-2 at one point. Anakin and Ob-Wan will also be in an "Elevator" scene together. - OS
• We will see Anakin and Obi-Wan together on a landing platform on Coruscant. - OS
• In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• Obi-Wan will have a new R2 unit character in his starship. - OS
• The bronze and copper astromech droid won the Hyperspace contest. The copper droid will be Obi-Wan's astro droid in his starfighter during the film. - OS
• Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé are in a scene described as "major" and "grim". - OS
• Obi-Wan will swim in a body of water in the film. - OS
• Obi-Wan Kenobi will fly a Jedi Starfighter. - OS
• R4-P17 will return for scenes with Obi-Wan and will have a body added to the head seen in the Ep2 Starfighter.
• Obi-Wan will fly in a Jedi Starfighter in Ep2 and the scenes will include him calling to other pilots, describing the battle around him and other reactions. - OS
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Padmé Amidala
• "I'm going to be with child." - NP
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• "The children are born." - NP
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• Padmé’s back to wearing disguises. As well as now hiding this marriage to a Jedi, which is not allowed, she has to hide the fact that she’s going to have babies. All of the costumes had to disguise these facts." - Iain McCaig
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• Padmé remains the Senator from Naboo. - OS
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• Padme and Threepio will be in a scene looking out a window of a palace at something spectacular. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé and Obi-Wan will join C-3PO hurrying down a starship ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• Padmé Amidala will be seen in the "Senate Office Building Main Hall". - OS
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In one scene, Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO will be "the scene that explains it all" on a vista with moderate winds. - OS
• Narrow pieces of jewelry will become the basis of a larger costume prop for a Padmé headdress. - OS
• One scene will be in "Padmé's Apartment" and we will see Padmé, Anakin and C-3PO. - OS
• In the Senate Rotunda scene the Naboo delegation includes Senator Amidala, Captain Typho, Jar-Jar Binks, and Kristy Wright as a handmaiden. The seat next to Amidala is empty, awaiting a guest. - OS
• Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé are in a scene described as "major" and "grim". - OS
• Padme perishes in the movie. She will not survive Episode 3.
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Anakin Skywalker
• "Anakin will fail his challenge but it will cost him his soul." - GL
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• "...if you start with Star Wars, then Vader’s just the villain, and that’s it. But you don’t realize that he’s a human being, that he’s got problems you don’t realize that he could have been saved, that he was tricked and can be resurrected." - GL
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• Pieces of Darth Vader's armor will be seen on several different characters. It will all come together to make the final Vader armor. - C2
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• "The scene where Anakin does actually become Vader is pretty good. I mean, I like it. It’s a little in the vocabulary of…I don’t know how much I want to give away…but it’s in the vocabulary of a time – of the 1930s and 1940s. It’s a pretty neat little thing, I think, and hopefully it’s going to work." - GL
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• "It’s mostly Anakin in Ep3 as opposed to Vader" - GL
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• "George Lucas says 'When Anakin goes bionic -- that will be in the last five minutes of episode three -- they will hear you."- JEJ
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• James Earl Jones talks about his role being about 5 minutes in length, "right after Anakin goes bionic and falls into a volcano." - JEJ
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• In this film, you realize, it’s more about Anakin making the wrong choices. He’s given a glorious moment by George -- I’m so happy with part of the script -- where he truly has to make a choice. In the end, I think that’s a smarter way to go than a slow transformation. It’s more tragic this way." - Iain McCaig
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• "We will see Anakin doing more evil things a la slaughtering the Tuskens." - RM
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• "We will see more interaction between Anakin and Palpatine." - RM
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• "We will see the emperor and/or Anakin make use of the dark side of the force with lightning, chokes and more." - RM
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• Hayden will look quite rugged and weathered after having fought in the Clone Wars for years. - OS
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• Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor show up in full wardrobe. Anakin's is in one of his Episode III looks -- according to the slate, they're shooting Hayden's "tidy" look. His "messy" look will come later. A scar added by makeup isn't reading well enough on the monitors, so Nikki Gooley and her crew thicken it up to make this particular trophy of the Clone Wars more visible. - OS
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• "The current plan is for Anakin to have the same metallic hand he had at the end of AOTC." - JK
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• "Vader may have more screentime that originally anticipated." - RM
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• The major focus is the breakdown in friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. - SW Insider
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• "There are new Starfighters being built for Anakin and Obi-Wan." - GB
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• Anakin and Obi-Wan will be in an environment with "extreme wind". - OS
• In one scene called a "Lobby" and "Hallway", Anakin and Obi-Wan will be walking down a corridor and will join R2-D-2 at one point. Anakin and Ob-Wan will also be in an "Elevator" scene together. - OS
• One scene will be in "Padmé's Apartment" and we will see Padmé, Anakin and C-3PO. Anakin will be shirtless in the scene and we will see his exposed mechanical arm. - OS
• We will see Anakin and Obi-Wan together on a landing platform on Coruscant. - OS
• In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• "Hayden's acting and portrayal of Anakin turning to the dark side amazes me. And to see Hayden wielding a lightsaber ("or three") is a treat. The audience will get goosebumps when they see the portrayal and betrayal by Anakin." - AD
• Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Padmé are in a scene described as "major" and "grim".- OS
• Anakin will fly a Jedi Starfighter. - OS
• The reason for Anakin's facial scars will be explained in the novels that take place "between movies". - OS
• Anakin will be wearing a headband while in his starfighter that is similar to the one used by Obi-Wan in the Jedi Starfighter in Ep2. During the scenes, Anakin's lines will be calling to other pilots, describing the battle around him and other reactions. - OS
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Palpatine
• "We will see more interaction between Anakin and Palpatine." - RM
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• "We will see the emperor and/or Anakin make use of the dark side of the force with lightning, chokes and more." - RM
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• Much of Palpatine's plan will be revealed in Ep3. - OS
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• Palpatine discusses a new assignment to Anakin in a scene in the Chancellor's office. - OS
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• Today's shooting was on sparse set which will become a Coruscant theater in post-production. The theater will feature tiers of viewing boxes and an elaborate stage show for entertainment yet to be determined. Palpatine will be in this scene and a clue is that the show may be "refined and sophisticated". - OS
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• Palpatine will be seated, awaiting a guest. He will by joined by his aides Sly Moore and Mas Amedda and a pair of red robed guards. - OS
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• A scene will feature Palpatine, Mas Amedda, and four red-robed guards in which they depart in a large shuttle. - OS
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• Palpatine discusses a new assignment to Anakin in the Chancellor's Office. - OS
• The Senate Rotunda scene will include Chancellor Palpatine, Sly Moore and Mas Amedda in their familiar positions on the Chancellor's podium. - OS
• C-3PO has scene(s) with Palpatine in Ep3. - AD
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C-3PO • "Well, one, his brains have, his memory system has been erased and so has R2's. So, they don't remember anything from the first trilogy. I'm telling you something from Episode III, but I shouldn't be telling you that, but I think most of the fans already know that." - GL
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• "Their memories will be erased at the end of EpIII." - GL
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• Anthony Daniels is polished and golden as C-3PO. - OS
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• In one scene, C-3PO will serve drinks to a gathering of Senators, which include Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma, Chris Kirby, Warren Owens, Bai Ling, as well as a new blue faced female Senator who has appeared in both Episodes I and II ("Pampy"). A Senator refuses a beverage offered to him by C-3PO as he is serving drinks. We will hear 3PO's lines to be formal and humorous, similar to his OT lines. - OS
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• R2 and 3PO will be in a scene going down a starship ramp. Padmé and Obi-Wan join C-3PO, hurrying down the ramp to meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
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• Padme and Threepio will be in a scene looking out a window of a palace at something spectacular. - OS
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• In one scene, Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO will be "the scene that explains it all" on a vista with moderate winds. - OS
• One scene will be in "Padmé's Apartment" and we will see Padmé, Anakin and C-3PO. - OS
• R2 and 3PO's relationship "deepens and blossoms". - DB
• There are currently no plans to include another protocol droid in Ep3 other than C-3PO. - DB
• For C-3PO's costume they are re-using one from ESB/ROJ and modifying the TC-14 costume due to the more jumbled wires which is more of an Ep4 tie-in. - DB
• C-3PO's shin is not silver. - DB
• Currently there are no plans for C-3PO to be injured other than from emotional damage. - DB
• C-3PO will not have any action sequences. - AD
• They have not filmed (or decided) whether or not C-3PO will have the last line in Ep3. - AD
• C-3PO may or may not have space travel. -AD
• C-3PO will have scenes in Padme Amidala's home. (Apartment set?) - AD
• C-3PO will have a scene(s) with Jar-Jar. - AD
• C-3PO may (or may not) have scenes with Chewbacca. - AD
• C-3PO is "indeed perfect" in Ep3 and "3PO feels good about it". - AD
• C-3PO will carry something very heavy. - OS
• Anthony made a script change suggestion to George in order to change the word "hurt" to "damage" and it was approved. - AD
• C-3PO has scene(s) with Palpatine in Ep3. - AD
• As dark as Ep3 will be, we will still see classic humorous scenes between C-3PO and R2-D2. - AD
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Boba Fett
• "Boba will be in Episode III, but his role definitely won’t be larger. He’s in a transition period of becoming a bounty hunter. The next film takes place two or three years later, so Boba would only be 13 and still wouldn’t fit in the suit." - GL
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Mace Windu • "...And he's looking forward to the fact that he knows that at the end of the Clone War he gets killed so he gets hopefully a great death scene." - GL
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• Mace Windu will be wearing the same Jedi robes as in Episode II. Jackson will soon begin lightsaber rehearsals with Nick Gillard. - OS
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• "Mace Windu will go out in a blaze of glory." - RM
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• "Mace still has his purple lightsaber." - JK
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• "Mace Windu's role will be bigger and unforgettable." - RM
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• A scene on a gunship scene will include Obi-Wan and Mace. Mace will be speaking to Yoda via hologram. - OS
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• A scene will include Obi-Wan, Anakin, Palpatine, Mace, and Bail Organa - as well as a swarm of Senators and planetary representatives, alien and human alike. - OS
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• In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• "I Finally got my sword fight..."; Samuel L. Jackson said that he finally got to “do that†(use his lightsaber). He said he has already filmed his death scene and was visibly happy that he “doesn't go out like a punkâ€. - SLJ
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Owen Lars • "I've got one day. It's probably going to be a smaller role than last time [in Attack of the Clones]." - JE
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Chewbacca
• "Chewbacca will join the fray with a small part in one of the action sequences of Episode III." - GL
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• "I was told by George Lucas that I would be playing a large part in the story including the delivering of two twin babies and playing a role in a major battle scene that involves many war machines. In fact, the opening action scene involving many Wookiees takes place on one of the many new planets seen in this movie." - PM
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Count Dooku • No rematch between Yoda and Dooku though both will have their own fights. - SW Insider
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• Christopher Lee shot a pivotal confrontation scene as Count Dooku which will have action and powerful dialogue.
• Count Dooku's Ep3 role is brief. It is rumored that Count Dooku perishes within 10 minutes of the beginning of Episode 3.
• In-between takes, Christopher Lee jokingly "decapitates" Nick Gillard and mentions all the previously movies he filmed when he decapitated a character on-screen.
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Yoda • No rematch between Yoda and Dooku though both will have their own fights. - SW Insider
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• "Yoda will be seen in action sequences again." - RC
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• Mace (on a gunship) will be speaking to Yoda via hologram. - OS
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• Scenes of Yoda will include his private quarters, as seen in Ep2. - OS
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• One scene will include Yoda walking and talking with Obi-Wan and Bail Organa. - OS
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In a Jedi Council scene, we will see Mace Windu discussing new assignments with Hayden and Ewan. Yoda, Agen Kolar, Stass Allie, and Saesee Tiin are among those present. Ki-Adi-Mundi and Plo Koon are not in the scene as they are on a mission off-world. We will see their holograms during this scene. -OS
• Yoda will be in a scene with Bail Organa in a conference room that features blinking lights and buttons that hark back to the OT settings. The scene is all dialogue and the characters are discussing crucial events of the galaxy.
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Mon Mothma • Genevieve O'Reilly is "perfect" as Mon Mothma. - OS
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Jar-Jar Binks
• Jar Jar Binks wears a new dark maroon outfit. - OS
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• "Jar Jar's role is smaller than Ep II." - RM
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• Jar-Jar's senatorial robes are a dark red and violet scheme and cover much of his body.
• In the Senate Rotunda scene the Naboo delegation includes Senator Amidala, Captain Typho, Jar-Jar Binks, and Kristy Wright as a handmaiden. The seat next to Amidala is empty, awaiting a guest.
• C-3PO will have a scene(s) with Jar-Jar. - AD
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Nute Gunray
• Nute and Rune Haako will have new hats. - OS
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• Silas Carson has recorded a number of Nute's lines. - OS
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Bruce Spence Alien • Bruce plays the leader of an alien planet who harbors a fugitive Obi-Wan Kenobi. - OS
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• "I'm a very benevolent person, a helpful alien the heroes need to hide with for a while." - BS
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• "It involves an enormous amount of latex. There are no tentacles, but he is very tall and he is definitely an alien." - BS
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• The design of Bruce Spence's alien character was very influenced by the look of Boris Karloff in one of his famous makeup roles. - OS
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• Bruce Spence's alien character's species is decribed as "gaunt". - OS
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R2-D2
• "Artoo will still have his jet rockets." - JK
• "Well, one, his brains have, his memory system has been erased and so has R2's. So, they don't remember anything from the first trilogy. I'm telling you something from Episode III, but I shouldn't be telling you that, but I think most of the fans already know that." - GL
• "Their memories will be erased at the end of EpIII." - GL
• R2 and 3PO will be in a scene going down a starship ramp where Padmé, Obi-Wan and C-3PO meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
• In one scene called a "Lobby" and "Hallway", Anakin and Obi-Wan will be walking down a corridor and will join R2-D2 at one point. - OS
• It looks like there will be more digital R2-D2 in Ep3 than Kenny Baker acting/working R2. - DB
• There is not likely a need for the "sand-R2" which is modified to operate in a sandy environment (Tatooine). - DB
• We will see new types of rescues by R2-D2 and new "environmental situations". - DB
• R2 will likely have a larger role in Ep3 than he did in Ep2. - DB
• R2 will be flying in the back of a small fighter ship similar to how he did with Luke and young Anakin. This scene(s) will include ships fighting a la X-Wings and TIE's. - DB
• R2 will see and be present for at least one lightsaber duel. - DB
• R2 and 3PO's relationship "deepens and blossoms". - DB
• R2 will see his fair share of peril. - DB
• R2-D2 will have a scene where he pulls something heavy. - OS
• R2 will have a scene when he will debark from a newly-designed Jedi starfighter. - OS
• As dark as Ep3 will be, we will still see classic humorous scenes between C-3PO and R2-D2. - AD
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Story & Plot Points Overall
• "...the third film is very, very, very dark. It's not a happy movie by any stretch of the imagination. It's a tragedy. Ultimately the final story is between Yoda, Obi-Wan, Anakin and the Padmé. It's really their story. Those four characters." - GL
• "Episode III will 'surprise, amaze and shock.' It will be the darkest of the six saga films it will tie the series together in 'unexpected and surprising' ways." - Sansweet
• "Episode III is the last one, so no-holds barred now." - RM
• "Armageddon will take place." - C2
• The major focus is the breakdown in friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin. - SW Insider
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Timeline
• "Ep3 takes place 3 years or so after Ep II." - GL
• "Will we get to see an epic space battle right at the beginning of the movie." - RM
• "When Episode III opens in May 2005, the Clone Wars will be just finishing as the film opens. The Clone Wars last for three years." - LFL Rep
• "The Clone Wars would end at the beginning of the film, and it would then become very small and personal." -GL
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Color & Theme
• "The look of the third prequel will definitely be closer to that of the original films." - RM
• Color and darkness will be emphasized in the film. - SW Insider
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Plot Points
• The disappearing Jedi issue will be resolved in EP3. - GL
• The Jedi who has been hiding Kamino from the Jedi will be revealed in Ep3. - GL
• The Jedi who ordered the clone army will be revealed in Ep3. - GL
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Ships
•" Lots of new ship designs." - RM
• "We will get to see OT Starships in Episode III." - GB
• "We will see the next step in evolution of the Republic ship to the Imperial ships." - JK
• "We will see many new worlds." - RM
• "There's more planets in Ep3 than any previous SW film." - JK
• "There will be new Starfighters for the rest of the Jedi. The new starfighters will have new weapons and fight in big battles." - GB
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Scenes
• "There are a few scenes you will go nuts over." - GB
• The last 3 pages of the script gave Rob Coleman goosebumps.
• There is a sequence in Ep3 that makes Rob Coleman think "this is what I always wanted to see in the prequels".
• Page 7, word twelve of the script is "trench". - JK
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Sets/Location
• "We will see a number of sets and environments returning from the OT." - GB
• "We will be seeing more of Coruscant." - JK
• "Tatooine will tie everything together in Ep3." - RM
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Other Character Info
• "Expect someone serious as the new villain." - RM
• "We will some new, even bigger monsters/creatures." - RC
• "A character from the Clone Wars cartoon will appear in Episode III." - RM
• "The Clone Troopers will again be CG, yet different than seen before." - JK
• "We will see lots of great changes like the transformation of clones into stormtroopers, uniforms, etc." - RM
• "We will see Battle Droids (including Supers) and Destroyer Droids in Episode 3 - as well as some cool new ones." - RC
• The battle droids in Ep3 will be a mix of what we've seen before, but the clone troopers will have some new markings to match their new designs. - OS
• "The clonetroopers will be all CGI and there will be new variations of them that look really cool." - RC
• "All the characters are moving to the way we first saw them in the Original Trilogy as far as look." - RM
• "The scenes for the EU character will not be shot until 2004 and no one has been cast for the part." - RM
• "Wat Tambor is back, and "badder" than ever." - JK
• Rune Haako only has one line. - OS
• "Artoo will still have his jet rockets." - JK
• Plo Koon will have a brief appearance in Episode III, but the script requires very specific actions for him. - OS
• Plo does have scripted dialogue in Episode III, but there is no guarantee that it'll remain in the finished film. - OS
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Fights / Deaths
• "Ep III definitively has the most lightsaber action of any Star Wars film." - RM
• "The battles will be on an even larger scale." - RM
• "We will see some glorious death scenes." - RM
• "No rematch between Yoda and Dooku though both will have their own fights." - SW Insider
• "The new fights are going to be amazing." - RC
• "Some of the fights are incredibly huge." - RC
• "There will be many intense fights." - NG
• "Yoda will be seen in action sequences again." - RC
• "There are going to be new styles of lightsaber fighting. Deconstructing the current Jedi style." - NG
• "There's no question that we'll see Saber duels in Episode III that will definitely top the Obi-Wan / Maul duel." - NG
• "We will see at least one character we've never seen fight before with a lightsaber, do so in Episode III. Also expect a new style from this or these characters too." - NG
• "Anakin will cover just about every fighting style in Episode III." - NG
• "Many limbs will be lost in Episode III." - NG
• "The Epic duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan will be the longest lightsaber duel ever." - NG
• "Female Jedi will fight in Episode III." - NG
• "Anakin is vulnerable on a slope." - NG
• "There will be some spectacular battles." - JK
Palpatine has a substantial role.
Episode 3 will have the same emotional depth as the Empire Strikes Back.
Also, the film will be extremely epic because many new planets will be visited during the movie.
Episode 3 ends on a sad note.
Tarkin MIGHT be appearing in Episode 3.
The film will contain at least four major light-saber duels.
Obi-Wan has a fight scene with droids under water.
In Episode 3, Vader utters the words: "I don't fear . . . "
Episode 3 will explain all of Vader's injuries except for one.
Episode 3 will answer all of the fans' questions and will raise a few new questions.
The opening battle of Episode 3 takes place in space.
There will also be a ground battle in Episode 3. Kamino will not appear in Episode 3.
A villain in Episode 3 will use two light sabers.
We will see many Jedi die and we will see a scene where Vader receives his Sith name.
Mace Windu will be involved in an action sequence set in space.
Sidious will showcase his dark side powers in at least one action sequence.
Owen and Beru Lars will appear in Episode 3.
The last ten minutes of Episode 3 will be a dream come true for the fans.
Episode 3 will be the most fast-paced Star Wars film ever.
The fans are nowhere near to guessing the actual title to Episode 3.
Jar Jar Binks will survive Episode 3.
The movie will answer conclusively whether Palpatine is Darth Sidious.
Padme will still be a senator in Episode 3.
Boss Nass does not appear in Episode 3.
Fans will see Padme pregnant during the film.
Female Jedi will be seen fighting during the movie.
Fans will see the Skywalker twins born on screen in Episode 3.
Padme does not survive Episode 3.
