With footage culled from the Lucasfilm Documentary Department with help from intern Mousy McCallum, Steve Sansweet introduced Producer Rick McCallum to the Comic-Con stage. Rick, always one for surprises, brought along a special guest. Making an unannounced appearance at the convention was Hayden Christensen.
In 2005, Christensen will square off against Ewan McGregor in the most dynamic and dramatic lightsaber duel of the saga. For fans looking to live that action, LucasArts is currently developing the Episode III video game. “It is scheduled to premiere May 5 — two weeks before the movie,” said Sansweet. “Details of the game and platforms will be released by LucasArts soon, but here, for the first time, is a look at the making of the game.”
Sansweet then screened an advance perview of Episode III: Making the Game, a documentary that is included as bonus material on the Star Wars Trilogy DVD. In it, Nick Gillard and Hayden Christensen guide the crew of artists and developers from Lucas Arts in the making of the Episode III game.
“Episode III completes George Lucas’ Star Wars saga,” said Sansweet.” It ties up loose ends and answers many of the questions that have long lingered in our minds. The movie is jam-packed with action, from the opening space battle to the closing battle — almost too painful to bear — that pits friend against friend, Master against Padawan, while the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. But at its core, it is the story of how a gifted, idealistic young man switches his allegiance from the side of light to that of the dark side, how and why Anakin Skywalker becomes the evil Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader.”
With that, audiences were given a first glimpse at “The Return of Darth Vader,” an edited version of the featurette to appear in this fall’s Star Wars Trilogy DVD.
“It either scares you, or it thrills you,” said James Earl Jones, describing the Dark Lord’s presence. The documentary takes a close look at the Costume Props Department, led by supervisor Ivo Coveney, as they painstakingly create a new suit of Darth Vader armor, to be worn by Hayden Christensen in the film.
Circling back to this quip about the Episode III title, Sansweet then introduced a new piece of video cut for the Comic-Con audience. This showcase of the Star Wars saga included all the episode titles to date, including the newly unveiled Episode III title, Revenge of the Sith. For Hyperspace members, here is the video screened that day.
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