Release Dates Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. : What are you doing hiding back there? I think I'm melting! : : : Showing all 77 items Jump to: Photos (51) Quotes (26) Photos . C-3PO We've had some problems... Luke Skywalker [Luke, Leia and Han start laughing hysterically; it sounds like screaming]. : As a reminder, he handed out customised matchboxes with “3PO IS HUMAN!” written on them, to no real avail. George Lucas tapped into one of the most timeless qualities of storytelling: its ability to let us see and understand our own world through the eyes of another. : ** A pictorial and video celebration of history's coolest kids, everything from beatniks to bikers, mods to rude boys, hippies to ravers. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. : C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels hasn't gone quite as hard on The Rise of Skywalker as Boyega, ... Star Wars - The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray] [1977] [Region Free] Disney/Lucasfilm Amazon. That said, there’s still plenty of charm to be found here and the Ewoks aren’t all that bad. Wake up! 28 more photos Quotes . [R2-D2 makes a series of beeps that sound like chuckling]. Disney made a very smart move with The Force Awakens. Today was 3PO's last on Episode IX. By the time The Force Awakens rolled around, technical advances meant it took just six seconds for him to don the costume. Luke Skywalker C-3PO C-3PO The neck plate consists of a curved piece of plastic with two holes present along the top edge, the outer side displaying a faux-gold-plated finish. That isn't very reassuring. The result is a few odd turns for the sake of plot convenience. In a page-long email sent to director JJ Abrams in January 2018, Daniels asks for details of his character’s involvement, suggesting the ways in which the pernickety droid could be best deployed in the story. Sir, if any of my circuits or gears will help, I'll gladly donate them. C-3PO Now don't you forget this! C-3PO The now-72-year-old actor was clearly feeling very sentimental after the final episode in which his communication droid character would finally come to an end. He would, foreseeably, love it, and writes eagerly of his time on the Episode IX set. Daniels wore a curved plate around his neck as part of C-3PO's distinctive costume throughout the film. What I really need is a droid who understands the binary language of moisture vaporators. But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid. Did we really need to know how we got the name “Solo”? Let him have it. Han Solo The top state of residence is Florida, followed by California. 1977 Star Wars ANTHONY DANIELS, KENNY BAKER Signed Card #114 SLABBED Beckett BAS Comes fully certified with Certificate of Authenticity and tamper-evident hologram. : It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Disney’s recent sequel trilogy brought a friendlier, more enthusiastic atmosphere to the set, but also new problems, like the media drones which would fly over the sets, hoping to snap pictures of the cast in action. In a case of life imitating art, Ford brushed up against the machismo of co-star Billy Dee Williams, who played Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back. I forgot, I turned it off. Luke Skywalker : I'll take this one. Luke Skywalker : I was... Uncle Owen That said, Ewan McGregor confirms here that he managed to escape the franchise largely unscathed, as this instalment sees him have the most fun with the clunky dialogue (see: “Hello there!” and “I have the high ground!”). Wait a minute... What's that? : Dive deeper into the Star Wars universe through conversation with the voice behind the golden droid as he shares details of his journey throughout the franchise and so much more! It wasn't my fault, sir, please don't deactivate me. He is best known for his role as the droid C-3PO in the Star Wars series of films made between 1977 and 2005. Why, insert a revelation that Luke and Leia are, in fact, brother and sister! https://www.forbes.com/pictures/egjd45egdff/harrison-ford-now Director Rian Johnson took the cinematic legacy presented before him and added a new richness to its textures. I see your point, sir. That malfunctioning little twirp, this is all his fault. Mini Lobby Cards (5) (8" X 10"). C-3PO Official Sites : | We found 668 records in 50 states for Anthony Daniels in the US. : That's 'cause droids don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. C-3PO Before you dismiss them as irritating merchandise opportunities, it’s worth remembering that they have absolutely no qualms about killing and eating people. Stylistically, it feels more like a Vietnam War movie and is proof of how far a gifted director like Gareth Edwards can stray from the franchise’s usual formula and still feel grounded in the same world. Daniels is the only actor who will have appeared in all nine movies of the saga. : There will be arguments. In very good condition, off-center with some bending/bowing, and slightly bent corners. Go that way. Shut them *all* down, hurry! : Whatever controversy Abrams might have brewed up with his artistic choices, he still captures magnificently the soul of this series: that unwavering hope that the powerless can win, despite the odds. C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) 1977 Topps Star Wars Green 4th Series #207 C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) ERROR Card. Of course you haven't, sir, not in an environment such as this. C-3PO In many ways, Star Wars was an unlikely choice for Daniels. | In its first incarnation, it took more than two hours to put on. Hey! I suggest a new strategy, R2: let the Wookiee win. The one you've just been playing. C-3PO Can you speak Bocce? Of course, audiences know that “darker” sometimes means that your protagonist-turned-villain becomes a “youngling”-murdering, amateur street magician-looking sourpuss. : As the first Star Wars film of a new generation, it not only had to make its own mark, but feel familiar enough that it welcomed fans back with open arms. 3PO? The balance is hit perfectly here. Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the first “Star Wars” film was released in 1977. Description Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977). Sidelined, suffocated, and nearly baked alive: The story of the man who didn’t want to play C-3PO. We'll be destroyed for sure. : That's why I have been programmed... Uncle Owen C-3PO Wookiees are known to do that. Not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest or teleport me off this rock. | C-3PO Any divisiveness the film attracted certainly proved one thing: here’s a Star Wars film that actually took a creative risk. He made a fair move. Anthony Daniels in the US . Day 7: After 4 Decades in the C-3PO Suit, Anthony Daniels Is Star Wars’ Most Special Effect of All Day 8: What We Learned About The Force Awakens from the New Star Wars Books You must repair him! Hollywood has increasingly made the assumption that “darker” means better when it comes to cinema – it explains why the Harry Potter films look like they were made while someone gradually turned down the dimmer switch on the studio lights. The latter is the most insufferable, since George Lucas never had much of an ear for dialogue, as notoriously pointed out by Harrison Ford when he declared on set: “George, you can type this s***, but you sure as hell can’t say it.” Which leads us to one of the worst line readings in cinematic history, when Hayden Christensen’s Anakin laments: “I don't like sand. C-3PO : What? Out of school, he appeared in a production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – a rehearsal of sorts for Star Wars. Did you hear that? Shop 1977 Star Wars - C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) #207 (Corrected) PSA 8 NM-MT (Graded Non-Sports Cards) and more music, movie, and TV memorabilia at Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles Store. C-3PO Anakin’s arc here comes to a whimper of an ending, underlined by the much-derided decision to have Darth Vader’s first moments onscreen involve him howling “Noooooo!” up to the sky like a mournful hound. The role also took its toll on the actor’s health. It’s the place where it all began. Lock the door. : Help! : Hey, you did it 3PO! : The book is replete with memories from behind the scenes of the Star Wars saga, such as the time Harrison Ford, bored during a long wait on the Millennium Falcon set, picked up a carpenter’s saw and idly cut into the cockpit’s sliding door. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. C-3PO The stage actor worried that the role was “beneath him”. C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in 1977's "Star Wars." Chewbacca Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Inside the metal costume was an actor named Anthony Daniels. C-3PO Indeed, the actor seems far removed from his uptight metal counterpart – with tales of sneaking off in a dune buggy while on the set of the Sarlacc pit, wandering on to the snowy set of The Shining during Return of the Jedi, and breaking into a Star Wars prop exhibition to correct a misassembled Threepio suit. I'm saved! Luke Skywalker The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Translation from page to outfit proved tricky, however, and the memoir details the many steps it took to fit, mould and assemble the 19-piece Threepio suit. : R2D2 where are you? They shut down the main reactor. | C-3PO Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations. : Initially not a science fiction fan, theatre actor Anthony Daniels was persuaded by his agent to meet George Lucas for the casting of C-3PO in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Anthony Daniels: C-3PO. The accused man had slipped up when he told an undercover agent he could procure a personalised signature from Alec Guinness – who had been dead for many years. C-3PO He is the only actor to have appeared in all theatrical films in the series, as well as many of its spin-offs, including television shows, video games, radio serials, etc. Anthony Daniels says original Star Wars Holiday Special was 'like being at a weird funeral' this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. : : While the film’s human stars – Hamill, Ford and Carrie Fisher – were bathed in media attention, Star Wars’ publicity team seemed all too happy to let audiences forget C-3PO was not in fact a real robot. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - Trailer, Surrounded by Ewoks in ‘Return of the Jedi’, As the neurotic, gold-plated robot, Anthony Daniels was an accidental witness to a great interstellar story, writes Louis Chilton. And hope they don't have blasters. We're doomed. Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough, it's all my fault! 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