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Jabba The Hutt
Jabba Desilijic Tiure, better known as Jabba the Hutt ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Initially performed by Declan Mulholland as a human in the original ''Star Wars'' film, Jabba first appeared properly in the 1983 film '' Return of the Jedi'' as a large, crime lord of the Hutt species. In the film, Jabba was voiced by Larry Ward and depicted by a one-ton puppet operated by several puppeteers. In 1997, Jabba's deleted scene was restored in the original ''Star Wars'' film's Special Edition - retitled ''A New Hope'' - where Mulholland was replaced with computer-generated imagery. Jabba made his third film appearance in the 1999 prequel film '' The Phantom Menace.'' Jabba's voice actors in ''A New Hope'' and ''The Phantom Menace'' are unknown. Jabba lives in a palace on the desert planet Tatooine. He places a bounty on the smuggler Han Solo, and sends bounty hunters to capture him. After Darth Vader freezes Solo in carbonite, the bounty hunter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of The Jedi
''Return of the Jedi'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. The sequel to '' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), it is the third installment in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the " Skywalker Saga". The film follows the ongoing struggle between the malevolent Galactic Empire and the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. As the rebels attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star, Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz. Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, and David Cronenberg were considered to direct the film before Marquand signed on as director. The production team relied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) and '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (2020), Captain Gantu in the '' Lilo & Stitch'' franchise, and Deus Ex Machina in '' The Matrix Revolutions'' (2003). He has also voiced characters on Seth MacFarlane's shows ''Family Guy'', '' The Cleveland Show'', and ''American Dad!'', as well as several characters on Matt Groening's shows ''The Simpsons'' and '' Futurama''. Richardson voiced various characters in shows based on DC Comics properties, including the Joker in '' The Batman'' (for which he received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations) and Trigon, Mammoth, and See-More in both ''Teen Titans'' and ''Teen Titans Go!''. Additionally, he played Antauri in '' Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!,'' Oroku Saki/the Shredder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episode I – The Phantom Menace
An episode is a narrative unit within a larger dramatic work or documentary production, such as a series intended for radio, television or streaming consumption. Etymology The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek term ''epeisodion'' (). It is abbreviated as '' ep'' (''plural'' eps). Taxonomy An episode is also a narrative unit within a ''continuous'' larger dramatic work. It is frequently used to describe units of television or radio series that are broadcast separately in order to form one longer series. An episode is to a sequence as a chapter is to a book. Modern series episodes typically last 20 to 50 minutes in length. Narrative sub-units Narrative sub-units of episodes are called segments, bounded by interstitials, such as commercials (Radio advertisements and Television advertisements), continuity announcements, or other segments not direct continuations of the prior segment. Carpool Karaoke is a television show segment that is now a spin-off television series. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
The ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy, colloquially referred to as the prequels, is a series of epic space-opera films written and directed by George Lucas. It was produced by Lucasfilm Ltd. and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 and is set before the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy (1977–1983), chronologically making it the first act of the Skywalker Saga. Lucas had planned a prequel trilogy (as well as a sequel trilogy) before the release of the original film, but halted major ''Star Wars'' films beyond the original trilogy by 1981. When computer-generated imagery (CGI) had advanced to the level he wanted for the visual effects he wanted for subsequent films, Lucas revived plans for the prequels by the early 1990s. The trilogy marked Lucas's return to directing after the 22-year hiatus following the original ''Star Wars'' film in 1977, as well as a 16-year hiatus between the classic and prequel trilogies. The trilogy consists of '' E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Computer-generated Imagery
Computer-generated imagery (CGI) is a specific-technology or application of computer graphics for creating or improving images in Digital art, art, Publishing, printed media, Training simulation, simulators, videos and video games. These images are either static (i.e. still images) or dynamic (i.e. moving images). CGI both refers to 2D computer graphics and (more frequently) 3D computer graphics with the purpose of designing characters, virtual worlds, or scenes and Visual effects, special effects (in films, television programs, commercials, etc.). The application of CGI for creating/improving animations is called ''computer animation'', or ''CGI animation''. History The first feature film to use CGI as well as the composition of live-action film with CGI was ''Vertigo (film), Vertigo'', which used abstract computer graphics by John Whitney (animator), John Whitney in the opening credits of the film. The first feature film to make use of CGI with live action in the storyline of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutt (Star Wars)
The Hutts are an alien species in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. They are rotund, voracious and grotesque-looking slug-like creatures with a predisposition to being leaders in organized crime. The most famous Hutt and the first to be depicted was Jabba the Hutt in the films '' Return of the Jedi'', the Special Edition release of ''A New Hope'' (in a formerly- deleted scene modified and re-inserted into the film), and ''The Phantom Menace''. Jabba and numerous other Hutts appear in various works of the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe, which greatly elaborates on their history, culture and role in galactic society. Portrayal in the ''Star Wars'' universe Appearances A Hutt first appeared in the film '' Return of the Jedi'' (1983), and was designed by Phil Tippett. Jabba the Hutt is a crime lord that keeps an imprisoned Han Solo as a trophy. Only mentioned in the original releases of the first two Star Wars films, he reappeared in a deleted scene that was completed for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Edmonds
Mike Edmonds (born 13 January 1944) is an English actor with achondroplasia ( dwarfism), known for his role as Little Ron in the children's television show '' Maid Marian and Her Merry Men''. Edmonds has appeared in several films, including '' Flash Gordon'' (1980), '' The Dark Crystal'' (1982), and ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' (1988). He played the role of Og in the Terry Gilliam film '' Time Bandits'' (1981). In '' Return of the Jedi,'' (1983) he performed as the Ewok Logray as well as the operator for Jabba the Hutt's tail. Edmonds can be seen dancing in the Men Without Hats music video " The Safety Dance" as a dwarf jester, wearing a shirt for their '' Rhythm of Youth'' album. With the death of Malcolm Dixon in 2020, Edmonds became the last surviving actor to have played one of the titular "Time Bandits". Filmography *'' Black Jack'' (1979) – Tom Thumb's Army *'' Flash Gordon'' (1980) – Dwarf *'' The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) – Ugnaught (uncredited) *'' T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Philpott
Toby Philpott (born 14 February 1946) is an English puppeteer best known for his work in motion picture animatronics during the 1980s in such films as ''The Dark Crystal'' and ''Return of the Jedi''. Born into a family of entertainers, Philpott dropped out of school and traveled the world during the 1960s, squatting in various locations and surviving off money he earned from his work as a street performer, which included juggling, fire eating, magic shows, clowning and acrobatics. He began his film career after Jim Henson personally selected Philpott to work on the 1982 fantasy film ''The Dark Crystal'', in which he worked side-by-side with Henson. The next year, Philpott was approached to serve as one of the puppeteers controlling Jabba the Hutt in ''Return of the Jedi''. Philpott controlled the left arm, head, tongue and body of the giant Hutt puppet. Philpott would lend his puppetry skills to other such movies as ''The Company of Wolves'' (1984), ''Labyrinth'' (1986), ''Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barclay (puppeteer)
David Alan Barclay is a British people, British puppeteer who had worked on some projects of The Jim Henson Company. He has been at the cutting edge of animatronic puppetry since 1979. Barclay, who hails from London, is a Master Puppeteer, Animatronic Designer and Supervisor, a CG key frame Animator, and Director and Producer of animatronic and animation projects for film and television. Biography Barclay was born to a Scottish people, Scottish mother and an English people, English father. At age four, he performed marionettes, glove and rod puppets with his parents, Ann and Michael who formed Pex Puppet Theatre focusing their acting talents on live puppetry. When he was seven, Barclay performed traditional Punch and Judy at the British Puppet Guild, for documentary cameras. Throughout his childhood, he designed built and performed dozens of his own puppets and continued performing Punch and Judy into his late teens. He worked for other live puppet companies, Jactito, directors Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declan Mulholland
Thomas Declan Mulholland (6 December 1932 – 29 June 1999) was a character actor of film and television from Northern Ireland. He is known for his multiple appearances in ''Doctor Who'' and for his deleted portrayal of Jabba the Hutt in ''Star Wars''. Career Born in Belfast, he had his first film role in ''H.M.S. Defiant'' (1962) as Morrison. He had a substantial part in the 1974 Amicus Productions film ''The Land That Time Forgot (1975 film), The Land That Time Forgot''. He also played a human version of Jabba the Hutt in a deleted scene of the original ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' (1977). The scene was reinserted for the film's twentieth anniversary re-release in 1997, with Mulholland replaced by a CGI Jabba as he appears in ''Return of the Jedi''. His many TV appearances included ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' (1967) episode ''The Fear Merchants'' (in the background of the gym scene), ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Skywalker Saga
The ''Star Wars'' franchise involves multiple live-action and animated films. The series was initially created as a trilogy set ''in medias res'' (partway through the plot) that was later expanded into a trilogy of trilogies, known as the "Skywalker Saga". The original 1977 film ''Star Wars'' (later subtitled ''A New Hope'') was followed by the sequels ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983); these films form the original trilogy. Beginning twenty-two years later, the prequel trilogy was released, consisting of ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999), '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' (2002), and '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' (2005). Then, after creator George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, a sequel trilogy consisting of ''Episodes VII'' through ''IX'' was released, namely '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' (2015), '' Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017), and '' Star Wars: The Rise of Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Freemaker Adventures
''Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures'' is an animated television series that is based on the Lego ''Star Wars'' theme, and premiered on Disney XD on June 20, 2016. Disney XD announced that it had renewed the series for a second season on April 3, 2017. A new series of five shorts debuted on May 4, with the second season premiering airing on June 17, 2017; the series' final episode aired on August 16, 2017. A follow-up series, ''Lego Star Wars: All-Stars'', aired in 2018. Overview Set between '' Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'' and '' Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'', ''The Freemaker Adventures'' centers on a family of three siblings — Rowan, Kordi, and Zander Freemaker — and their ex-battle droid companion R0-GR, who salvage parts from destroyed or damaged ships in order to build new ones, which they sell from their workshop aboard a space station known as the Wheel. During the first season, the Freemakers inadvertently become caught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
