Anthony Daniels Returning As C-3PO
Threepio originally appears in the prequels as a half-finished droid constructed by Anakin Skywalker, with his trademark gold shell still missing. As a result, Daniels wasn’t exactly portraying the worried protocol droid. Instead, he just provided the voice for the unfortunate droid as he was grudgingly dragged into the first of many adventures. When Threepio is fully finished, with total fluency in seven million kinds of communication, Daniels will assume the gold suit once more for Episodes II and III.
Anthony Daniels Returning As C 3PO
Japanese Bunraku Puppetry
Star Wars is primarily influenced by Japanese jidaigeki, or historical dramas. Even the title “Jedi” is taken from it, and the attire in the galaxy far, far away plainly has Asian influences. However, aesthetic features aren’t the only areas of Asian art that have been inspired. Puppeteers had to manipulate C-3PO while Daniels voiced him because no one could hide under his suit during the filming of The Phantom Menace. Bunraku, a classic Japanese puppetry method that originated in Osaka in the 17th century, was the technique they employed. Threepio, his exposed wires, and his bulging photoreceptors were subsequently digitally removed from the final footage, leaving only Threepio, his exposed cables, and his bulging photoreceptors.
Japanese Bunraku Puppetry
