: : Not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest or teleport me off this rock. 1977 Star Wars Green #207 C-3PO Anthony Daniels Error Condition is "Used". Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh! Is there anything I can do? 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Disney’s recent sequel trilogy brought a friendlier, more enthusiastic atmosphere to the set, but also new problems, like the media drones which would fly over the sets, hoping to snap pictures of the cast in action. That isn't very reassuring. The average Anthony Daniels is around 53 years of age with around 50% falling in to the age group of 51-60. Despite Threepio’s diminished role in 2017’s The Last Jedi, Daniels also ran a “droid school”, instructing and coordinating the film’s other robots-to-be. C-3PO If Rogue One is any indication of Disney’s plans for the franchise and its future, then there’s no cause for concern. Help! That said, there’s still plenty of charm to be found here and the Ewoks aren’t all that bad. : The British actor with a model of his character in Paris last month, The prequel trilogy has lived on in infamy, but the true low point of this low point in the Star Wars franchise must be Attack of the Clones, the dry, crusted middle of the cinematic sandwich. George Lucas tapped into one of the most timeless qualities of storytelling: its ability to let us see and understand our own world through the eyes of another. The top state of residence is Florida, followed by California. Daniels was at the centre of a dispute himself – with Richard Marquand, the director of Return of the Jedi. Release Dates When Leia’s “I love you” is returned by Han’s “I know” – a line written by Harrison Ford himself – we’re reminded of how magical Star Wars’s sense of storytelling can be, condensing everything that these two characters feel for each other into five simple words. C-3PO The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Luke Skywalker : I see your point, sir. C-3PO And hope they don't have blasters. Alden Ehrenreich picks up on enough of Harrison Ford’s mannerisms to sell the character without sliding into imitation, while Donald Glover is a scene stealer from the very moment he walks on screen as Lando Calrissian. What I really need is a droid who understands the binary language of moisture vaporators. This is all your fault! Star Wars has become so iconic because, even on such a grand scale, we know and relate to the emotions at hand – fear, love, or a desire to do what’s right. : Hey! You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. However, the space politics are a particular drag here, with all the talk of trade disputes, and, of course, it's obligatory to mention the terror that is Jar Jar Binks. : As the neurotic, gold-plated robot, Anthony Daniels was an accidental witness to a great interstellar story, writes Louis Chilton. Any divisiveness the film attracted certainly proved one thing: here’s a Star Wars film that actually took a creative risk. C-3PO Daniels also recalls some of the many strange Star Wars merchandising choices, including a C-3PO-branded cereal, and a ceramic statuette of a haunched Threepio, sticky tape streaming from between his parted legs. C-3PO 1977 Star Wars ANTHONY DANIELS, KENNY BAKER Signed Card #114 SLABBED Beckett BAS Comes fully certified with Certificate of Authenticity and tamper-evident hologram. He made a fair move. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. | [C-3PO is tangled up in wires after a run-in with tie fighters]. The Star Wars franchise has only become the success it is today because of how purely revolutionary the first instalment was as a piece of Hollywood filmmaking. Actor Anthony Daniels achieved pop-culture immortality - albeit from behind a metallic golden mask - as the fretful but well-meaning android C-3PO, first seen in the genre-defining blockbuster "Star Wars" … Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - Trailer, Surrounded by Ewoks in ‘Return of the Jedi’, As the neurotic, gold-plated robot, Anthony Daniels was an accidental witness to a great interstellar story, writes Louis Chilton. This is madness. After recruiting local soldiers to dress up as alien species, select members of the cast and crew were invited to dinner with King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. A C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) neck plate from George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope. Much like the neurotic, gold-plated robot C-3PO – whom the actor would portray in nine Star Wars films, and countless spin-offs – he was a victim (and beneficiary) of circumstance, an accidental witness to a great interstellar story. Screaming about it can't help you. Hey, open the pressure maintenance hatch on unit number... where are we? He would, foreseeably, love it, and writes eagerly of his time on the Episode IX set. The one you're carrying inside your rusty innards. I don't know what all this trouble is about, but I'm sure it must be your fault. : C-3PO Autograph-hunting is a lucrative business, and there are no shortage of false signatures floating around the internet. Shut them *all* down, hurry! [R2-D2 and Chewbacca are playing the holographic game aboard the Millennium Falcon]. Luke Skywalker You'll be malfunctioning within a day, you near-sighted scrap pile. We're all right! Where could they be? When the suit was first being elaborately fitted, the actor had to make “mooing” sounds to alert the crew-members whenever an errant hand impeded the small airway to his mouth. Out of school, he appeared in a production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – a rehearsal of sorts for Star Wars. Of course, audiences know that “darker” sometimes means that your protagonist-turned-villain becomes a “youngling”-murdering, amateur street magician-looking sourpuss. Luke Skywalker : He went on to perform the character, both his voice and body in the suit, for all the episodic Star Wars films produced. I suppose you're programmed for etiquette and protocol. Curse my metal body, I wasn't fast enough, it's all my fault! Now don't you forget this! We've had some problems... Luke Skywalker Join us as we sit down for a special interview with Star Wars’ one and only C-3PO, Anthony Daniels. Luke Skywalker And don't let me catch you following me begging for help because you won't get it. The latter is the most insufferable, since George Lucas never had much of an ear for dialogue, as notoriously pointed out by Harrison Ford when he declared on set: “George, you can type this s***, but you sure as hell can’t say it.” Which leads us to one of the worst line readings in cinematic history, when Hayden Christensen’s Anakin laments: “I don't like sand. https://www.forbes.com/pictures/egjd45egdff/harrison-ford-now : It's not wise to upset a Wookiee. I am well-versed in all the customs... Uncle Owen [seeing a metalic transport craft shining in the distance]  Uncle Owen Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Shut down all the garbage mashers on the detention level! As the first Star Wars film of a new generation, it not only had to make its own mark, but feel familiar enough that it welcomed fans back with open arms. Daniels speaks highly of many of his fellow actors, especially Sir Alec Guinness – who offered him a share of his generous per diem when they arrived in Tunisia for Episode IV – and Mark Hamill, for whom he felt an instant affection. C-3PO There'll be no escape for the princess this time. : Ha ha! That's 'cause droids don't pull people's arms out of their sockets when they lose. There will be arguments. : Anthony Daniels says original Star Wars Holiday Special was 'like being at a weird funeral' this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. C-3PO Science Fiction. Stylistically, it feels more like a Vietnam War movie and is proof of how far a gifted director like Gareth Edwards can stray from the franchise’s usual formula and still feel grounded in the same world. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. In I Am C-3PO, we see a snapshot of a changing industry. The result is a few odd turns for the sake of plot convenience. C-3PO Listen to them, they're dying R2! Anthony Daniels in the US . : Sir, my first job was programming binary load lifters, very similar to your vaporators in most respects. It's our lot in life. C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels hasn't gone quite as hard on The Rise of Skywalker as Boyega, ... Star Wars - The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray] [1977] [Region Free] Disney/Lucasfilm Amazon. Darth Vader’s reveal that he’s Luke’s father has, of course, found its place in history, but there’s an equal sense of emotional resonance in the moment Leia and Han depart, moments before he’s trapped in carbonite. It is, to this day, one of the most successful examples of the modern epic, endlessly imitated but so rarely with the same heart or ambition. Luke Skywalker C-3PO | : I was... Uncle Owen : Chewbacca : C-3PO Anthony Daniels (born February 21, 1946) is an English actor. The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations. Pardon me for asking, but what should R2 and I do if we're discovered here? I'll take this one. Anthony Daniels (February 21, 1946-) is the only actor to have acted in all six of the Star Wars … Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease. : The former carpenter caused a lengthy delay while the set was repainted. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Daniels went through a painful experience after not receiving the same amount of public recognition as other co-stars when the first “Star Wars” film was released in 1977. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. : : My poor Master. ** A pictorial and video celebration of history's coolest kids, everything from beatniks to bikers, mods to rude boys, hippies to ravers. : The first of the “A Star Wars Story” spin-offs, it shifts into gear with ease, soothing audiences by not straying too far from the familiar timeline while introducing a full set of new characters and a grittier tone. The accused man had slipped up when he told an undercover agent he could procure a personalised signature from Alec Guinness – who had been dead for many years. : Anthony ‘C-3PO’ Daniels says the one thing he likes and shares with his golden alter-ego is a sense of loyalty He says the first words in Star Wars: A New Hope (1977). But C-3PO wasn’t an amazing display of animatronics with a unique and unforgettable voice-over. He'll be all right. Use the comlink? 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