Tell that to David Prowse. Walked around for three movies with the Vader suit. James Earl Jones does the voice. Another dude is the guy when they take the helmet off. Never show Prowse’s face.
so far very good.
And all the George Lucas haters are happy he’s not involved as far as anyone knows. Does he still get royalties after he sold his company to disney?
Pretty sure all the merch proceeds go to him.
Sure, someone has to be in the suit, but I suspect it would be a lot cheaper to hire an unknown if all they have to do is walk around, fight with a lightsaber, and Force choke a few fools. They didn’t hire Hayden Christensen for Rogue One for example - they used an actor who does a lot of prosthetics work, as well as a stuntman.
ETA: There’s something amusing about one of the Darth Vader actors being a Yankees fan.
I think that Lucas sold all the rights to Disney. Royalty payments go to the rights-holder, which isn’t Lucas any more.
Mark Hamil still gets one copy of every Star Wars toy ever made, though, as per his contract.
This week’s episode had a “filming under Covid restrictions” feel to it.
Coming to Disney+ in 2023: The Guy on Bespin Running with The Ice Cream Maker.
The guy already has his own action figure, so why not? 
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Why wait?:
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I like the space redneck’s space beat-up pickup truck.
One of the charming things about the Star Wars series is that every extra, no matter how inconsequential, has at least a name, and usually a paragraph or so of backstory.
I like how The Mandalorian turned the ice cream maker into an actual thing by calling it a camtono and using it as the storage device where the beskar is kept.
But does the kid who named it get any royalties?
Ok, after watching episode 3 there now has to be some sort of reset for ANH for Obi Wan and Vader’s showdown in the Death Star. The two are going to have to have a rematch at the end of this season where Old Ben declares himself still the master.
Sure. They didn’t bring back Hayden Christensen just to have him in two episodes.
I have, since I was 9 years old, resented the popularity of Boba Fett. He appeared in that dumb holiday special and then he did jack shit in the movies, and all the cool kids still loved him. Fuck that.
Ol’ Ben Kenobi sure didn’t acquit himself well against Darth Vader this episode. I was disappointed to say the least. Obi-Wan moved like an arthritic Alec Guinness in ANH, I would have liked to see him put up a real fight this time. It’s only been what, ten years since he laid the smackdown on a fully-limbed Anakin? I’m sure they’ll say it’s because he was in hiding, letting his talents atrophy. Bah.
Darth sure hid in the dark really well, considering he’s covered in lights.
Oh, I posted before I saw this. Fett did nothing but stand around in cool-ish armor and get thrown into the Sarlacc pit by a blind Han Solo, BY ACCIDENT. Fett is clown-shoes.
We need to start a club.
You think that is bad? They brought in Samuel L. Jackson, gave him a purple lightsaber, and then cut his hands off and defenestrated him like a bitch. If Lucas for Scorsese maybe that would be acceptable, but just…no.
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