Published 21:17 IST, November 30th 2020
Star Wars Holiday Special: Read what the C-3PO actor had to say about the original shoot
Star Wars Holiday Special recently had a Lego Themed reboot, during the promotions of which Anthony Daniels recalled the days of the original shoot. See more
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Star Wars Holiday Special just came out on Disney plus Hotstar. The Lego-themed holiday special saw a great deal of acceptance, unlike the original holiday special which aired in 1978. Anthony Daniels who was a major part of the entire Star Wars franchise across its three movie trilogies and the original Holiday Special recently spoke about how he felt about the original Star Wars Holiday Special at the recent promotional interviews.
The C-3PO actor, Anthony Daniels about the original Star Wars Holiday Special
Unlike most of the other Star Wars cast members, Anthony Daniels got a chance to be a part of both the Holiday Specials from the Star Wars franchise. Anthony has been playing the golden droid for more than 40 years now. He has voiced the characters in almost all productions of the series.
During the recent promotions of the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, Daniels spoke to Entertainment Weekly and recalled his days from the original set of the Star Wars Holiday Special. He said it was like being at a weird funeral. In this interview, he said that the original was supposed to be a happy film but when the actors arrived on the sets it was draped with black everywhere and was awful. He said if you watch it on Youtube you'll see the horror of the original. The last ten minutes show the contrast between the original and the recent version. He also said the current holiday film is rather fun.
Apart from Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams and Kelly Marie Tran also got the opportunity to reprise their voices in the new animated lego themed Star Wars. While C-3PO is voiced by Anthony, Billy gives voice to Lando Calrissian and Kelly provides her voice to Rose Tico. During the interview when Daniels was asked if he'd be comfortable with someone else playing C-3PO, he told EW that until he retires, he wouldn't want anyone else to play 3PO. He said he has been playing the character for over 40 years and he makes the character who he is. If someone else played it while he is capable of playing the character it wouldn't seem like him. He added that when he passes away he wouldn't want his character to leave as well and would want someone else to play the character then.
Rest of the Star Wars Cast from the original series
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia
- Frank Oz as Yoda
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Kenny Bakers as R2-D2
- David Prowse and James Earl Jones as Darth Vader
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21:17 IST, November 30th 2020