Thursday 5 August 2021

AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: TO LURE A SKYWALKER...


An Imperial officer (played by Jeremy Bulloch, filling in for another unknown British actor who'd become last-minute unavailable) and his Stormtrooper squad escort Leia and Chewbacca to an awaiting Imperial shuttle, whilst also acting as a lure to bring out the newly arrived Luke Skywalker. Meanwhile. a quiet Lando Calrissian prepares to stack the deck in his favour against Darth Vader's cruel plans.

A selection of behind the scenes images from the April 20th, 1979 filming.



A look at the film's stand-ins for the sequence.




With thanks to Chris Baker for selected info and image research

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