He may only have been on set for a week, resulting in all his scenes having to be shot in one go at Elstree Studios in May 1976, but legendary British actor Peter Cushing, well known internationally then and now for his many roles in the always popular Hammer Horror movies, recognised that Star Wars would be a success, though going far beyond anything he would ever anticipate. So much so, he'd wished that his evil character of Grand Moff Tarkin, a dark and twisted military persona desperate to find and eradicate the Rebel Alliance - in service of his Emperor, of course... - had survived for a sequel re-match.
Interestingly, despite his horror participations, Cushing, regarded by everyone who knew or worked with him as one of the nicest and most pleasant of people in the British film industry, was not a fan of science fiction in general- another primary reason he ultimately signed on for Star Wars was because he'd heard that Sir Alec Guinness was one of the film's headliner cast.
And if it was good enough for Guinness...
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| A selection of scenes filmed with Carrie Fisher and David Prowse within the Death Star Overview Bridge - Elstree Studios, May 1976 |
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