Revenge of the Sith
Character : Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
Release Date : May 19th, 2005
Directed By : George Lucas
Written By : George Lucas
Genre : Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Produced by : George Lucas and Rick McCallum
Distributed by : Lucas Film and 20th Century Fox
Budget : $115,000,000
Filming Dates : June 30, 2021 - September 17, 2021
Cast :
…Ewan McGregor…Obi-Wan Kenobi
…Natalie Portman…Senator Padmé Amidala
…Christopher Lee…Count Dooku AKA Darth Tyranus
… Samuel L. Jackson….Mace Windu
… Frank Oz…Yoda
… Ian McDiarmid…Supreme Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
… Temuera Morrison…Jango Fett
… Jimmy Smits…Bail Organa
… Ahmed Best…Jar Jar Binks
Filming Locations :
Chott el Djerid, Nefta, Tunisia (Lars family homestead, Tatooine)
Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Fox Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grindelwald, Kanton Bern, Switzerland
Guilin, China
Mount Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy
Phuket, Thailand
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (studio)
Synopsis :
Three years after the Battle of Geonosis, the Clone Wars are coming to a close. Obi-Wan Kenobi, now a general dispatched by the Republic to bring down remaining Separatists Count Dooku and General Grievous. And Chancellor Palpatine has become corrupt, proclaiming himself Emperor, and, with Anakin Skywalker’s help, begins to turn the Republic into the Galactic Empire. As Anakin ultimately becomes the evil we know as Darth Vader, Padme goes into hiding, and, at the end of one war, another conflict we know all too well is about to begin.
Trivia and Facts :
• Actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen trained for two months in fencing and fitness in preparation for their fight sequences.
• At Hayden Christensen’s request (read begging and pleading), George Lucas had a new Darth Vader suit made to fit him,
rather than reuse the one in the original trilogy and have a different actor play Vader.
• Hayden Christensen is himself wearing the Darth Vader suit this time; it was specially molded from plastic to fit him. Camera trickery was used to make him appear taller as he is 5 inches shorter than David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy. A similar trick was used during the filming of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) when the much smaller Bob Anderson doubled for Prowse during the fight scenes.
• The original design of Anakin had him sporting a mohawk, a tattoo on his right arm and a shredded looking design to his Jedi robes. George Lucas said that it was “too much”. The design was later changed to traditional robes and long hair in a pony-tail. Hayden Christensen thought it was “too pretty”. Finally, they settled on the design similar to Obi-Wan’s look in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
• Unlike the previous Star Wars films, which were shot both on soundstages and on location, this episode was filmed entirely in the studio. The only location work was a background plate shot during the production of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.
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Quotes
• The Emperor: “Lord Vader”.
Darth Vader: “Yes, master”?
The Emperor: “Can you hear me”.
• Anakin: “Is it possible to learn this power”.
Palpatine: “Not from a Jedi”.
• Anakin: “That’s Treason”.
Obi Wan: “We are at war Anakin”.
• Anakin: “Obi Wan and the council don’t trust me”.
• Obi Wan: “You were the chosen one”.
• Darth Vader:”I couldn’t have! She was alive! I felt her! She was alive! It’s impossible! No!!!
• Anakin:”Don’t make me kill you!!
• Anakin:”From my point of view, the Jedi are evil.
• Anakin:”I won’t lose you the way I lost my mother! I’ve become more powerful than any Jedi has ever dreamed of and
I’ve done it for you. To protect you.
• Anakin:”I hate you”!!!!
• Anakin:”Well, that was close”.
External Links
…Official Site
…IMDB
…Photo Gallery
…Video Archive
