BEHIND THE SCENES: READY FOR THE JEDI!

Proud to house a STAR WARS movie in Australia, at their then all-new FOX Studios, technicians prepare the supporting cast of Jedi characters for the important scene-setting of a Republic now under political turmoil from the rising Separatist tide, during EPISODE II's shooting in 2000.

BEHIND THE SCENES: SIDIOUS SLAUGHTER!

The Supreme Chancellor, in the guise of stuntman Michael Byrne, makes swift work of popular Jedi Master Kit Fisto (aka Ben Cooke) in an insert scene filmed against blue screen for EPISODE III's later reveal of Palpatine as Darth Sidious.

BEHIND THE SCENES: JUST HANGIN'!

Filming what would eventually be a deleted EPISODE III scene set high atop the Invisible Hand's main hangar, the stunt doubles for Anakin (Ben Cooke, later double for James Bond's Daniel Craig), Palpatine and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Nash Edgerton, brother of Joel) hang on to a support as the cameras get ready to roll...