Funny you should mention Star Wars filming in one's native country. A friend of mine was an extra on Episode III! He filmed his scenes in one day during the London re-shoots.
Imagine his disappointment then when, sadly, his scene was cut out of the final movie {especially so considering these were re-shoots - you'd think that Lucas wouldn't cut out material important enough to warrant a re-shoot}. Let's hope the scene turns up on the DVD, eh?
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
I can at last reveal all regarding this "lost" scene from Episode III which my friend appeared in; sorry to keep you in suspense for so long! I should warn you, though - this scene does not even appear on the DVD, and appears to have been part of an alternative cut of the movie that was ultimately scrapped; I say this because the scene which he related to me seems to contradict some of the things that happen in the version of Episode III seen in theatres and on DVD ...
In the film, my friend said that he played one of Bail Organa's bodyguards in a scene with Obi-Wan Kenobi. According to him, Bail said something to Obi-Wan to the effect of "All the Jedis should be sent to a detention colony", at which point Obi-Wan uses the Jedi mind trick on Bail to convince him otherwise {something which my friend said made him grin uncontrollably during rehearsal }.
As I said, this scene seems to be at odds with the rest of the film; specifically, it appears to contradict Bail Organa's established character traits. Why exactly would Bail Organa, a staunch pacifist and supporter of the Jedi, suggest that they be sent to a detention colony? And to Obi-Wan, no less? Could he have been persuaded into suggesting this course of action by Palpatine in an earlier version of the movie?
What's even stranger is that this scene was filmed during re-shoots, which is surely a time when a director knows precisely what direction the overall story is taking, and hence exactly what scenes need to be filmed? It just makes no sense for Lucas to film a scene like this during re-shoots that has no relation to the final storyline whatsoever!
And before you ask - trust me: I do know for a fact that my friend WAS on set for the London re-shoots. He didn't make this stuff up !
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
But ... don't feel too bad for my friend, though. He said that he a blast working on Episode III {well you would, wouldn't you }, and even got to meet Ewan McGregor in person! I laughed out loud when he relayed the story to me: apparantly, he ran into Ewan in a lift on the set, at which point McGregor, being the friendly sort of chap that he is, smiled, turned to my friend, and introduced himself, saying "Hi, I'm Ewan". My friend then shook his hand, laughed, and said: "Uh, yeah ... I know who you are, mate ..."
On the one hand, I feel really envious of my friend. This year, he's appeared as an extra in not only "Star Wars", but also in "Batman Begins" {during the scene with Katie Holmes in the hallway outside the courtroom}, and in "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" {during the Quidditch world cup sequence}. On the other hand, though, I feel really bad for him because he can't be seen in the other two films either ...
Ah well; the perils of being an extra, eh?
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Ahnold Sez: (From "The Expendables 2"): "My *shoe* is bigger than this cahr!"
well, knowing a fair bit of this star wars-thing myself, I find it rather odd that they had a scene were Organa had to be mindtricked into helping the jedi... seems totally contradictory to his person.
So how does your friend get into those movies the entire time? Is there a way to sneak me in?
I believe it's common knowledge now that some scenes will be shot in Pinewood and most in Prague?
A detention center for protection perhaps?
And you become an extra here for one by being recruited, they do it all the time on our university campus.
My brother's friend was in Mean Girls, filmed at the university itself, also in some Hilary Duff film, no clue which, and finally in Cinderella Man, his brother even met Russel Crowe, and before you ask, no he didn't throw a phone at him
They put up posters and you show up basically, first come first serve.
And I've read Karlovy Vary, Plana, and Locket I believe it was in the Czech Republic, gorgeous towns as seen in pics.
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