In the Feb. issue of Vanity Fair this year there was a big feature on the Phantom Menace. These are some of the images from that issue. Click the thumbnails for a full-size view.
This image is BIG, so beware. It's a photo of a whole bunch of Tatooine natives. A lot of new faces, and a couple of old ones. Jawas, R2, Threepio and Warwick Davies (Wicket) between them.
This is another HUGE pic. It's of Obi and Maul (with his two-edged saber) going at it. Spectacular!
A nice big close-up of Ewan, giving us the eye.
Royal glamour here with a nice big close-up of the beautiful queen in her elaborate costume.
Liam Neeson as the powerful Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Jake walking in Liam's footsteps.
What would Tatooine be without Jawas?
Hot hot hot! Lucas, Liam and the crew taking shelter from the hot Tunisian sun.
More pictures from the desert sets in Tunisia.
Hi ho Silver! Liam, sitting on top of what will become some sort of transport. (The camel-like Eopie)
Star Wars Episode III in the making
The clapper board has evolved a bit since the original trilogy. This digital clapper makes sure that every frame of film is sorted and accounted for in post production editing.
Anakin Skywalker a.k.a. Hayden Christensen on the set. Talking with Supreme Chansellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid, who is making his 4th movie as Palpatine).
Hours spent in a make-up chair every morning is a must for any Jedi. Hayden is here getting ready to have his otherwise flawless skin beat up by the make-up department, for his dramatic look in Episode 3. Ewan's hair needs to evolve more into that of Sir Alec Guinness in Episode IV.
Hayden and Ewan in the middle of practicing a climatic battle. Then on the set of a Trade Federation Cruiser. Finally stunt doubles take their place in a dangerous scene.
Jedi Knight Kit Fisto and Senator Feema Baab in the make-up department, undergoing their transformations.
A pair of handmaidens in Senator Padmé Amidala's Corouscant apartment veranda. On the left: Ellé (Chantal Freer) and Morteé (Krist Wright) on the right.
The first image is the bridge of a Trade Federation cruiser being built. The second is a new kind of transportation vehicle for Palpatine and last we have all the makings of a do-it-yourself lightsaber building kit.
Prequel Images Star Wars Episode II "Attack of the Clones" in the making
The first spy-pics that came out of the set of Star Wars Episode II. Also images from the French "LucasFilm Magazine", "Star Wars Insider" and StarWars.com's "Making Episode II" movies.
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The teaser poster from Episode II : Attack of the clones.
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The new Anakin Skywalker, Hayden Christensen, likes to ride around on his scooter.
This new outfit that Natalie has on reminds me of the white suit Leia had on Hoth in ESB. Don't you agree?
Ewan of course looks older in this movie. Following in Qui-Gon's footsteps he's let his hair and beard grow.
I ask you... is this appropriate behaviour for a Jedi? Honestly lads! Ewan and stunt co-ordinator Nick Gillard "wave" to the snooping cameras. ;-)
Here the two engage in a more serious activity, namely sword-fight practice.
And here they are again, posing in a more traditional manner this time, with Samuel L. Jackson.
Hayden, here with fight coordinator Richard Boue, needs his practice too.
This is Boba Fett's father - Jango Fett in his armour.
Two kinds of aliens. The first one is the same species (I guess) as the alien we saw in the senate (giving advice to chancellor Valorum). The second looks like a cross between "the Predator" and D'Argo from "Farscape".
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Here's Anakin in some sort of restaurant or bar. My guess is that it's inside the drive-in we've seen among the StarWars.com select images.
The droids as we're more used to seeing them. C3P0 not looking so naked this time around with his cover-plates in place. In the second image they're on a spaceship, possibly a Nubian cruiser, with colorful panels.
Inside a habitat, much like the one we saw the Lars/Skywalker family in - in A New Hope. The man in the picture is Uncle Owen as a young man.
In the first image Amidala and Anakin are in a garden, perhaps in Theed. You can't help but wonder what got Amidala so upset. These photos were taken in Italy where some of the filming took place.
Can you feel the tension in this photo? If you can't, you should probably check out part four of starwars.com's "making Episode II" series, where sparks fly between Amidala and Anakin. ;-)
Six lovely images of Natalie from the French edition of LucasFilm Magazine. In the third we see her sporting the new hairdo that goes with the white "suit". Very nice!
Eleven great close-ups of Hayden.
Hayden rests on a bunk in a Naboo starship.
The caption reads: "Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman listen to George Lucas recommendations on the set of a Naboo ship in Star Wars: Episode II."
"Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his Padawan, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) talk to Padmé Amidala in her apartment on Coruscant."
In the Jedi Temple Library Obi-Wan and Jocesta Nu admire a statue of Count Dooku.
Obi talks to Mace Windu before taking off in his "chaser" and then he engages in conversation with Captain Typho.
Here George talks to Ewan and Samuel L. "Mace Windu" Jackson.
Count Dooku and Mace Windu, and a couple of images of Mace by himself. (Btw, Windu's looking mighty mean with that sabre but a purple sabre? Hmmm... ;-) )
Interior sets from Episode II. The personal chambers of Queen Amidala perhaps?
A giant feeding-bottle? A time machine? A night club light fixture? You'll find out in Episode II.
A huge spark plug for a spaceship? No, a Coruscant generator actually.
LucasFilm's props and sets departments soar with activity providing the film with all those important details that make the Star Wars saga so visually appealing.
There can be no doubt about Lucas's love for old cars. In "Star Wars:A New Hope" he cut out the scenes which resembled "American Grafitti" too much... now he seems to have come full circle. In Episode 2 we'll see more scenes with Anakin's speeder, perhaps here on it's way to a drive-in, and Anakins garage - seen in the last 2 images.
In these other images from LucasFilm Magazine we see Hayden, Ewan and Natalie.
Ian McDiarmid returns for the 3rd time as Palpatine. A little older and a little more evil this time around perhaps.
The first shady character is one of Palpatine's assistants and the second one of this trademark red guards.
Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus, played by Christopher Lee, is a powerful character in the new movie. An influentiual evil agent who breaks out from the senate, according to LucasFilm Magazine.
Australian actress Rose Byrne plays Dormé, one of Amidala's handmaidens.
Jay "Captain Typho" Laga'aia has a new kind of device attached to him. We can only speculate in what it is. If it's anything like the device that covered Lando Calrissian's sidekick Lobot's eyes it could be a communications device.
A wonderful close-up of Silas Carson aka Ki-Adi Mundi, who you might remember from the Jedi Counsil in the Phantom Menace.
Three images (in one) from the new version of the Cantina. This time on a ship and we can spot a couple of old familiar faces in the crowd.
Misc. people on the set.
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Last but not least I'd like to take the oppertunity to thank a couple of lovely people without whose help this Episode II section wouldn't exist. Big kisses to my scanning crew; in Austraila - Sean, in Belgium - Paula, in France - Thomas and in the US - Mark and Sarah. Thank you guys! Keep them scans on coming! ;-)
AJÁNLOM AZ OLDALT
