"Jango's son Boba is just a boy in Episode II, but he'll grow up to be a mercenary tough enough to talk back to Darth Vader and carry out missions even the Empire can't hack. Having been a cult character among Star Wars fans for such a long time, Lucas has chosen to write Fett's beginnings into the prequels. "You get to understand the relentlessness that Boba has," McCallum says. "Here, and especially in Episode III, you'll understand why he's so obsessed with destroying any part of the Skywalker family."
Said by Rick McCallum