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: POSED FOR BATTLE

Within the Geonosis Death Arena, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli keeps her eye, and her accompnaying lightsaber blade, ready for action, in this blue screen filming moment from EPISODE II. Many Jedi action scenes in this environment were filmed for the sweeping finale, but didn't make the final cut.

CLASSIC IMAGE: BARRISS OFFEE- DESTINY'S CHILD

Before fan controversially losing her way as a Jedi in THE CLONE WARS animated series, healer and former Padawan, Barriss Offee, made a fine live-action partnership with Luminara Unduli during the tumultuous events of EPISODE II. As played by Mary Oyaya and Nalini Krishan, the actress duo would become hugely popular on the worldwide convention circuit.

Check out our exclusive interview from a few years back with the lovely Nalini, talking about life as Barriss Offee, here:

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CLASSIC IMAGE: JEDI MASTER LUMINARA UNDULI

Here's an interesting shot of the distinctive alien Jedi Master, Luminara Unduli - regularly seen in action in the animated THE CLONE WARS series - but here as she appears in her brief, but memorable, live action reality for EPISODE II, played by Mary Oyaya. This image comes from one of the films opening scenes, where the Jedi confer with Supreme Chancellor Palpatine on the recent attack on Padme Amidala, and its a shot you rarely see-it may even be a very high quality LUCASFILM screen grab from a close-up of the actress and the character that never made the completed film.

Luminara, alongside her then Padawan, Barriss Offee (Nalini Krishan), would return for the films finale, one of several hundred Jedi who storm the Geonosian arena and kick a lot of Battle Droid and insectoid life-form butt!