CLASSIC IMAGE: A PICNIC TO REMEMBER!

On location in Italy during 2000, Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen make the most of their picturesque shooting venue but stay under the shade to protect both their make-up and costumes, in this fun behind the scenes shot from EPISODE II. Their site was further post production beauty enhanced by ILM, right down to the necessary shot-by-shot removal of many buzzing-about flies.

CLASSIC IMAGE: LOVER'S QUALITY TIME...

Could there ever have been a more beautiful place to hide and protect young Senator Amidala from brewing dangers than on her spacious and picturesque homeworld of Naboo? ILM may have had to weave additional digital matte painting extensions to filmed scenes, but the overall choice and flavour of Italy for use in EPISODE II was a fine one.

BEHIND THE SCENES: PICNIC HUMOUR!

A beautiful Natalie Portman has fun during location filming in Italy for her picnic scenes with Hayden Christensen. A lovely pic from EPISODE II.

For more on the Italian locations used for Naboo in the Prequels, check out AFICIONADO contributor Linda Pellerito's 2006 travel feature here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B80ITjM31EVRc084TGRodVgtOGM/edit?usp=sharing


With thanks to Ian Trussler for the above image.