Gre H. alerts us to an article with Christopher Lee. Here's an excerpt from the Associated Press

From Count Dracula to Count Dooku, Christopher Lee still counts. Two generations after he played the Transylvanian terror in the classic Hammer horror films, Lee remains one of the most imposing heavies on the big screen.

In the past six months, he has appeared as the Osama bin Laden-like evil wizard in "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" and the villain of "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones."

"Star Wars" creator George Lucas said he picked Lee for the role of fallen Jedi Count Dooku because of the actor's legacy of suave, calculating evildoers. "I was looking for a villain ... (who) was more elegant and sinister than scary. He's a more sophisticated kind of villain," Lucas said.

Lee, who turns 80 on Monday, required a stunt double for only a few shots in which his character leaps and flips through the air in a climactic light-saber duel. "He's a really brilliant swordsman. He was doing sword fights back when the films that we are trying to mimic were real films," Lucas said.

Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Jedi master Mace Windu in "Attack of the Clones," said Lee inspires awe in many baby boomers who watched his sinister characters when they were young.

"In my wildest imagination, after watching him forever, I never even thought I would end up on screen with Christopher Lee," Jackson said. "Come on, how do you beat that? That's a career moment. ... He's such a cool guy."

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