EPISODE II: PUPPET PHYSICALITY!

He hadn't previously manipulated the metal skeletal Threepio puppet briefly used in interior scenes for Episode I filmed at Leavesden Studios in the UK, but Anthony Daniels specifically wanted to handle the droid for its ultimate appearance in Episode II, and with the 2000 location filming in Tunisia. But the hard and heavy duty work that came with it ultimately and frustratingly for the actor proved fruitless, with Threepio appearing metal clothed in later reshoots for the final version of the film's release in 2002.

With thanks to Chris Baker for the image.

EPISODE V: WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

It's a planet teeming with life, according to the sensors on Luke Skywalker's now swamp-crashed X-wing fighter. But our hero, so far bogged down with problems after his frustrated arrival on Dagobah, has yet to begin his search for the mysterious Jedi Master that is Yoda.

A variation on the classic posed publicity image of Mark Hamill as Commander Luke Skywalker, from The Empire Strikes Back.

CLASSIC ART: THE DARK EMPIRE STRIKES!

Art by Cam Kennedy.

The ruthless raw power of the Dark Side is released through its ultimate wielder controlling the universe through fear and conquer, the dreaded Emperor Palpatine, as seen in this superb art from UK artist Cam Kennedy, who did such incredible art job for the Dark Empire comic series from Dark Horse comics, and here bringing his talents for unleashed evil to one of the covers to the much-missed and highly nostalgic Star Wars Galaxy magazine (Issue 8), from August 1996.

EPISODE VII: TRAPPED IN THE KINGDOM OF REN!

Finally captured after his surprise attack on Takodana, Kylo Ren observes his potential new Padawan in the teachings of the Dark Side: the mysterious enigma in the Force that is Rey, within a cell on Starkiller Base. A tense scene between new characters introduced effectively within The Force Awakens.

EPISODE I: CORUSCANT ARRIVAL

Escaped from the problems of Naboo and their brief but vicious encounter with a mysterious assassin on Tatooine, Qui-Gon Jinn and his party are now arrived on Coruscant, where they have much to discuss with their Supreme Chancellor and Senator Palpatine vitally concerning Queen Amidala and her besieged people's future. A terrific angle of the EPISODE I scene filmed at Leavesden in 1997.

Art illustrating the matte outline for the live action filming, by Jay Shuster and Doug Chiang.

CLASSIC ART: CAUGHT IN THE 'STAR WARS'!

The expansion of the evil Galactic Empire and the birth of the Rebel Alliance fighting back against it. A tumultuous time for anyone to be caught up in, and especially so for the two very special droid heroes who'd become our first important introductory glance to the Star Wars universe in golden protocol droid See-Threepio and his squat heroic companion in Artoo Detoo.

This intriguing art rendering incorporating classic images was an extension used with the definitive Chantrell 'Dirty Dozen' character poster art on a piece of UK merchandise during 1978. If anyone has any further info on it, plus the artist, please get in touch... 

'ANDOR': A GATHERING OF EVIL!

Deep within the heart of Imperial Central Command on Coruscant, the Emperor's twisted Security Bureau works hard to control the galaxy and its enslaved people, finding and eradicating the building threat posed by the Rebel Alliance, in lots of great scenes of drama and secret interpersonal conflicts brewing across the two successful seasons of Andor.

 

CLASSIC INDY: THWACK!

As the chase to recover the mysterious Crystal Skull escalates within the dense jungles leading to El Dorado, Indiana Jones fights back with gusto against another Russian soldier, in another terrific all-action image from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull...

EPISODE IX: BACK TO THE PAST!

The search by the fearsome Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and his First Order officers to find and destroy the returned Emperor Palpatine begins with a visit to the Sith's old stomping ground of Mustafar, where another savage battle awaits, as well as the discovery of an ancient legacy and a secret planet, in this great conceptual art for The Rise of Skywalker by Andree Wallin.

'EPISODE III': PADME'S LAST DUTY...

Safe from the Emperor within the deep space outpost/archaeological research site of Polis Massa, our surviving outcast heroes watch as the emotionally and physically wounded Padme Amidala begins the birthing process to what will surprisingly become twins, during the memorable and emotional conclusion, the bridging of sagas, the bringing of 'A New Hope', to EPISODE III.