'ATTACK' AT 20: AT THE LARS HOMESTEAD!

With escalated nightmare visions of his mother that can no longer be ignored, a deeply concerned Anakin, with emotional support from Padme, travels back to his former homeworld of Tatooine, arriving at the Lars Homestead just outside Mos Eisley, where former slave Shmi has now been living a life of freedom, and is happily married to the respected farmer Cliegg Lars.

With thanks to Chris Baker for selected images.

Arriving at the homestead.

Anakin and Padme are reunited with Threepio, who has finally been given his metal skin coverings.

“It was a very nostalgic experience (returning to the Tunisian Lars homestead). It was odd to be back in one of the places we shot the original movie, especially since it hadn’t changed much. It was strange to be standing in the same spot twenty-five years later.”

 GEORGE LUCAS- STAR WARS: MYTHMAKING BOOK-2002 

The newly created homestead igloo, as seen on location at the same salt flat location first used in Spring 1976.

Filming his original scenes operating the Threepio puppet from EPISODE I on location. In post production editing, Lucas decides that the puppet will be replaced with the Threepio suited version earlier in the film than originally planned.

Anthony Daniels is nostalgic for the location as he suits up to film a later scene in the shell costume.

Hayden Christensen ponders the incredible landscape prior to filming.