Algumas das fotografias de Annie Leibovitz que apareceram na revista Vanity Fair, no últimos anos, sobre os filmes de Stars Wars.
KNIGHTS IN TUNISIA
From left: Liam Neeson, the creature Jar Jar Binks, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, R2-D2, George Lucas, C-3PO, and Jake Lloyd on The Phantom Menace set in North Africa, February 1999.
STAR POWER
The stars, through the years: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, George Lucas, Natalie Portman, Yoda, Darth Vader, R2-D2, Anthony Daniels as C-3P0, Samuel L. Jackson, Jar Jar Binks, Jimmy Smits, Christopher Lee, Liam Neeson, Pernilla August, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, General Grievous, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca, and Mark Hamill, February 2005.
THE SET BUILDERS
Anything you see in the Revenge of the Sith universe that’s not part of the natural or digital world was created and built by production designer Gavin Bocquet (seated on floor at right, grinning) and his team of artisan all-stars, which includes, from left: Matt Connors, Peter Russell (on floor), Ian Gracie (arms crossed), Ken Barley (rear), Greg Hajdu, Colette Birrell, Steve Sansom, Phil Harvey, and Richard Roberts.
THE STAR-CROSSED LOVERS
Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker and Natalie Portman as Amidala adopt their Attack of the Clones personas, March 2002.
CLINK! CLINK! V-ZHOOM! V-ZHOOM!
Ewan McGregor, as the young Obi-Wan, in a lightsaber battle with a pre-Vader, dark-side Jedi called Darth Maul, played by martial-arts expert Ray Park, February 1999.
THE I.L.M. WIZARDS
The job of Industrial Light & Magic animation director Rob Coleman (far left) is to make sure there’s a seamless blending of digital characters, such as Yoda, and the film’s real-life actors, such as Samuel L. Jackson (second from left), shown here as Jedi knight Mace Windu. I.L.M. still photographer David Owen readies his camera as John Knoll (second from right), a co-inventor of Photoshop and the visual-effects supervisor on Revenge of the Sith and its two predecessors, looks on. Sequence supervisor David Weitzberg (far right) keeps digital track of the goings-on at the table.
THE SABER RATTLER
Liam Neeson wields the lightsaber with Jedi-knight aplomb, February 1999.
THE CREATURE SHOP
Creature-shop creative supervisor Dave Elsey, fabrication supervisor Lou Elsey, and creature-shop supervisor Rebecca Hunt (on floor) were responsible for the care and management of Wookiees (see empty suits) as well as dozens of other creatures during the making of the latest iteration of the Star Wars saga.
THE JEDI BRIGADIER
Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, a member of the Jedi Council, in Attack of the Clones, March 2002.
THE PROP MASTERS
In a Sydney warehouse, from left, property master Ty Teiger, props/model shop supervisor Peter Wyborn, and team members John Paul “Lon” Lucini and Trevor Smith enjoy some downtime with a battle droid.
SKYWALKING WITHOUT EFFECTS
A pair of Jawas mug for the camera, February 1999.
THE DROID MASTERS
Don Bies (right) is the droid supervisor who helps to make R2-D2 and his fellow R2 units such lovable characters. Bies holds his son, Ben, in the Sydney shop while colleagues Matt Sloan (droid mechanic), Zeynep “Zed” Selcuk (droid coordinator), and Justin Dix (droid technician) take five from wrangling mechanical men and glorified vacuum cleaners.
LIVING LINK
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Attack of the Clones, March 2002.
THE IRON MAN
Anthony Daniels, who plays the droid C-3PO, poses on the Sydney set with attendants Don Bies, Justin Dix, Zeynep “Zed” Selcuk, and Matt Sloan. Daniels is the only actor who has been in all six Star Wars films.
FEATURED CREATURE
Jango Fett, the villainous bounty hunter from Attack of the Clones, March 2002.
FROM A DISTANT GALAXY
A slimline battle droid from Attack of the Clones, March 2002.
THE JEDI MASTERS
On the Sith set, in Sydney, Australia, stunt coordinator and sword master Nick Gillard (far left) watches over Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen as they enact the climactic lightsaber duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Michael Byrne, stunt double for Emperor Palpatine, and Kyle Rowling, stunt double for Count Dooku, get ready for their turn, February 2005.
ATTACK OF THE COSTUMES
Costume designer Trisha Biggar checks the sleeve on a ceremonial gown worn by Natalie Portman in the role of princess turned senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo. Padmé’s gown is one of more than 500 costumes made for Revenge of the Sith by Biggar and her team, which includes, from left, Gillian Libbert, Ivo Coveney, Nicole Young, and Michael Mooney, February 2005.
THE OLD RELIABLE
R2-D2, the little droid that always comes through in a pinch, reposes in his shipping crate, March 2002. This particular model’s builder keeps a running diary of his creation’s landmark moments on the inside of the crate’s door. R2’s Vanity Fair photo shoot has since been added to the list.
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