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Just The Facts: Story & Characters

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Last Updated: February 6th, 2005

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Aayla Secura
Anakin Skywalker
Bail Organa
C-3PO
Chewbacca
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EU Character
General Grievous
Jar Jar Binks
Ki-Adi-Mundi
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Mace Windu
Mon Mothma
Nute Gunray & Neimodians
Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi
Owen & Beru Lars

Padmé Skywalker
Palpatine
R2-D2
Tion Meddon
Wookiees
Yoda
Other Character Info

The Duel
Fights & Battles

Timeline
Color & Theme
Plot Points
Ships & Vehicles
Scenes
Sets & Locations

Overall

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R2-D2

"Artoo will still have his jet rockets." - JK
"Well, one, his brains have, his memory system has been erased and so has R2's. So, they don't remember anything from the first trilogy. I'm telling you something from Episode III, but I shouldn't be telling you that, but I think most of the fans already know that." - GL
"Their memories will be erased at the end of EpIII." - GL
R2 and 3PO will be in a scene going down a starship ramp where Padm?, Obi-Wan and C-3PO meet Bail Organa at its base. - OS
In one scene called a "Lobby" and "Hallway", Anakin and Obi-Wan will be walking down a corridor and will join R2-D2 at one point. - OS
It looks like there will be more digital R2-D2 in Ep3 than Kenny Baker acting/working R2. - DB
There is not likely a need for the "sand-R2" which is modified to operate in a sandy environment (Tatooine). - DB
We will see new types of rescues by R2-D2 and new "environmental situations". - DB
R2 will likely have a larger role in Ep3 than he did in Ep2. - DB
R2 will be flying in the back of a small fighter ship similar to how he did with Luke and young Anakin. This scene(s) will include ships fighting a la X-Wings and TIE's. - DB
R2 will see and be present for at least one lightsaber duel. - DB
R2 and 3PO's relationship "deepens and blossoms". - DB
R2 will see his fair share of peril. - DB
R2-D2 will have a scene where he pulls something heavy. - OS
R2 will have a scene when he will debark from a newly-designed Jedi starfighter. - OS
As dark as Ep3 will be, we will still see classic humorous scenes between C-3PO and R2-D2. - AD
Artoo will probably get a few laughs in one particular sequence. - PH
Both C-3PO and R2-D2's significance is about the same as it was in The Empire Strikes Back, with a little less for Threepio and a little more for Artoo. - PH
Anakin's Jedi starfighter has bright yellow highlights. R2-D2 is on Anakin's fighter. - OS
A full-size Jedi starfighter prop is used for R2-D2 close-ups. - OS
One scene is a walk and talk between Anakin Skywalker and Bail Organa, with C-3PO and R2-D2 tagging along in the background. - OS
"Artoo is an action hero in this one. He's Arnold Schwarzenegger this time. He's really tough and beats up a few battle droids. And, he saves the heroes again many times." - GL
R2-D2 and C-3PO are witness to unsettling events on an inhospitable world. Wind machines, fog and red-tinted lights serve to further customize this environment. - OS
R2-D2 erupts with a distracting array of tools in a clever albeit last-ditch effort to escape evil clutches. - OS
In Episode III, we'll see Artoo get into a scrap with meaner, tougher robots. This scene spotlights the more versatile digital model of Artoo. - OS
There are scenes where both R2-D2 and C-3PO will be CG. - RC
Artoo will save someone's life in Episode III. - PH
Artoo does not have a spycam in his dome head during the Prequel Trilogy. - PH
Artoo gets the action hero role for one particular part of the movie, early on, and it's played for fun. - PH
Artoo joins in the fight on the bridge of the Trade Federation cruiser. - OS
The feisty droid R2-D2 is assigned to serve Anakin Skywalker in the Clone Wars. Seated in the droid socket of Anakin's Jedi starfighter, Artoo is witness to dramatic events that will change the galaxy. - AFCB
"During Episode III, on Artoo's last scene, there is a switch that controls Artoo's head. For some reason, on my radio, the beep wasn't disabled. When it would reverse direction, it would beep. It's a real subtle beep but it was close enough to make one of the actors aware of it, which caused him some distraction. So I ended up operating Artoo for that shot from the monitors far away from him so that he wasn't distracted during the scene." - DB
While aboard the Trade Federation cruiser, Artoo carries a Jedi comlink. - PH
As Obi-Wan and Anakin infiltrate a Trade Federation cruiser, Obi-Wan hands R2-D2 a comlink. In subsequent scenes, the Jedi stay in contact with Artoo via the comlink. - Insider #78

Acronym Key:

GL = George Lucas (Director)
OS = Official Site (starwars.com)
RM = Rick McCallum (Producer)
CF = Colin Fletcher (First Assistant Director)
NP = Natalie Portman (Actress)
HC = Hayden Christensen
RB = Roger Barton (Film Editor)
IM = Ian McDiarmid (Actor)
GT = Genndy Tartakovsky (Clone Wars Animated Series Creator)
C2 = Celebration II
BB = Ben Burtt (Sound Editor)
JEJ = James Earl Jones (Voice Actor)
JK = John Knoll (Visual Effects/ILM)
PE = Paul Ens (Official Site)
GB = Gavin Bocquet (Production Designer)
JE = Joel Edgerton (Actor)
PM = Peter Mayhew (Actor)
RC = Rob Coleman (Visual Effects/ILM Supervisor)
AA = Amy Allen (Actress)
BS = Bruce Spence (Actor)
BL = Bai Ling (Actress)
CSC = Caroline de Souza Correa (Actress)
NG = Nikki Gooley (Makeup Supervisor)
JB = Jon Berg (Modelmaker)
EL = Euisung Lee (Animatics Artist)
LP = Lorne Peterson (Modelmaker)
DW = David Weitzberg (Visual Effects Artist)
MR = Master Replicas (Prop Replica Company)
DE = Dave Elsey (Creature Shop Creative Supervisor)
AD = Anthony Daniels (Actor)
MW = Matthew Wood (Supervising Sound Editor/Voice Actor)
TB = Trisha Biggar (Costume Designer)
SLJ = Samuel L. Jackson (Actor)
PH = Pablo Hidalgo (Official Site, Webcam)
RC = Ryan Church (Concept Artist)
DG = Dan Gregoire (Pre-Visualization Effects Supervisor)
DB = Don Bies (Droid Unit Supervisor)
NG = Nick Gillard (Stunt Coordinator/Swordmaster)
THC = Topps Heritage Card
AFCB = Action Figure Card Back
MK = Michael Kingma (Actor)
CL = Christopher Lee (Actor)
JL = James Luceno (Writer)
BG = Brian Gernand (Model Supervisor)