Tuesday 1 October 2019

THE 'PHANTOM' AT TWENTY: FORGING ALLIANCES!


Returned to Naboo, the Queen and her party attempt to pave an alliance with Boss Nass and the Gungans, now forced away from their underwater cities, to fight the Trade Federation. Soon on her knees, begging for help, an impressed Nass agrees to the brave Amidala's wishes and cheers of this new army alliance abound.

A lovely and very colourful production painting by Doug Chiang- note that young Anakin is already in his Jedi Padawan outfit, which doesn't happen onscreen until the finale victory ceremony.

Lucas shows the Chiang painting to Ewan McGregor during filming of the scene. As ever, McGregor teases Lucas about Kenobi's ever-serious eyebrow frown!

The live-action sequence was filmed in parkland not far from Pinewood/Leavesden - Whippendell Woods, and enhanced with matte paintings and model work by ILM in post production.


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