Sunday, 1 March 2015

Long time no see

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Monday, 4 July 2011

Captain Antilles

Quote of today
"We intercepted no transmissions. Aaah....This is a consular ship. Were on a diplomatic mission."

The Rebel Officer Captain Antilles will not reveal the truth.
A New Hope
Today we celebrate...
Rohan Nichol at his 35th birthday (born 1976)

Rohan Nichol was born in Geraldton, Australia and played Captain Antilles in Revenge of the Sith.

Peter Geddis is an English stage and screen actor. He played Captain Antilles in A New Hope.


Captain Raymus Antilles is the captain of the Alderaan Diplomatic Cruiser Tantive IV and former master of C-3PO and R2-D2.

The Tantive IV was a spaceship in the service of the Royal House of Alderaan.

Friday, 1 July 2011

Emperor's most trusted servant

Quote of today
"When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master."

Darth Vader meets his former Master.
A New Hope
Today we celebrate...
David Prowse at his 74th birthday (born 1935)

David Prowse was born in England, United Kingdom and played Darth Vader in the Original Triology. David Prowse is a former weightlifter and because of his bodysize he was the man in the suit. Because of his British accent George Lucas choose the American James Earl Jones to do the voice of Vader. Read more at his official website.

Darth Vader is a Dark Lord of the Sith during the last year of the Galactic Empire. He was one of the Emperor's most trusted servants.

Today...
1999 was the releae of tickets to The Phantom Menace in United Kingdom


Thursday, 30 June 2011

The Archduke of Geonosis

Quote of today
"Let the executions begin!"

Poggle the Lesser want to see some dead jedis.
Attack of the Clones
Today we celebrate...
Marton Csokas at his 45th birthday (born 1966)

Marton Csokas is the voice of Poggle the Lesser in Attack of the Clones. He was born in Aotearoa, New Zeeland to a Hungarian father and an Irish/Danish mother.

Poggle the Lesser is the Archduke of Geonosis, he was the leader of the Geonosians. Apart from the other Geonosians Poggle wears the insectoid equivalent of a long beard.

The Geonosians was computer-generated characters. Their voices was developed very late in production. Sound Designer Ben Burtt delivered a suitably bizarre mix of guttural speech and clicking insect sounds.

Today we remember...
Luis De Jesus at his birthday (born 1952 - dead 27 July 1988)

Luis De Jesus was born in New York, US and played one of the ewoks in Return of the Jedi. He died of a heart attack only 36 years old.

Ewoks are sentient furred bipeds native to the moon of Endor. Initially, the Endor moon was going to be shown as having two indigenous species -- the Ewoks and the Yuzzums. The Yuzzum ended up as a rifle-toting background character in Jabba's palace.

Today...
year 2003 was the first day of principal photography for Revenge of the Sith.

Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Always at Jabbas side

Quote of today
"Die Wanna Wanga!"

Bib Fortuna welcomes the two droids.
Return of the Jedi
Today we celebrate...
Michael Carter at his 64th birthday (born 1947)

Michael Carter was born in Scotland, United Kingdom. He played Bib Fortuna in Return of the Jedi. To put on the make-up as Bib Fortuna took over eight hours in the beginning of the five-week shoot. By the end of the five weeks the make-up process was streamlined down to 58 minutes. Michael Carter think it's weird that Bib Fortuna is much more famous than he is and that he still get letters from Star Wars fans.

If Michael Carter was Bib Fortuna bodily then Erik Bauersfeld was his voice. Erik Bauersfeld is a leading American radio dramatist and voice artist. He has also done the voice of Admiral Ackbar in the video game Star Wars: X-wing (1995).

Today we remember...
Declan Mulholland deceased today 1999

Declan Mulholland was the stand-in for Jabba in A New Hope in the scene that didn't make it into the film until Special Edition. He was born 1932 in Northen Ireland, United Kingdom.


Bib Fortuna is Jabba the Hutts attendant. He is a Twi'lek with red eyes, pointed teeth and pasty face. We first meet him with Jabba the Hutts at the Podrace on Tatooine. His life probably ended on the sail barge when Luke Skywalker blows it up at the Great Pit of Carkoon. In the expanded universe of Star Wars there are a lot survivers from the sail barge so maybe even Bib Fortuna survived.

Before he became the slug we know as Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi the creature was referred to as a "hut". The script establishes the "hut" to be a large, repulsive creature, fat, slug-like with eyes on extended feelers and a huge ugly mouth. This was an effect that George Lucas could not realize at the time.