Star Wars Insider #192

he lights are
low. The band
T plays the kind of

music you know
will be stuck
in your head
days later. Some sort of beings
brawl in the corner. And are your
eyes deceiving you or did you
glimpse the glow of a lightsaber
in motion? The bartender asks for
your order and probably doesn’t
do so with a smile. You must be
in a cantina.
The Star Wars movies often
take us on thrilling detours to
nefarious drinking dens. Some are
locales famed for being a place to
cut a profi table under-the-table
deal. Others are posh destinations
designed to lure the elite upper
echelons of society to luxuriate
while spending their (often ill-
gotten) credits. Just like in our
world, Star Wars’ cantinas offer
escape—a respite from everyday
hardships and a place to meet
likeminded individuals. Let’s tour
the taverns and other infamous
night spots that add local color
to the worlds of Star Wars.

HIVES & DIVES







2
“You

don’t MOS EISLEY CANTINA

want to
The definition of ‘law’ in the Outer

sell me Rim is loose. Violence didn’t turn
death many heads in Tatooine’s Mos
Eisley Cantina. Messes resulting
sticks.” from arguments were common
enough that the house rules
Obi-Wan suggested tipping the bartender
Kenobi extra for the trouble if you were

involved in a brouhaha. In any
case, the cantina offered strong
drinks and a reprieve from the
beating suns. And hey, you never
1 GALACTIC knew who you might bump into.
BREWS Smugglers. Bounty hunters.
One does not roll Pilots. Gangsters. Guns-for-hire.
OUTLANDER CLUB into a Star Wars More aliens than you can list. If
cantina and order a you were on the hunt for a job,
Mai Tai. The galaxy
Death sticks are only one of the bad habits has its own offerings, any job, Mos Eisley Cantina was

you can pick up in a cantina. Obi-Wan crafted with exotic a crude but fine place to fi nd a
Kenobi stopped one patron from selling the ingredients not contract. Obi-Wan hired Han Solo
yet available in our
illegal drug when he and Anakin Skywalker and Chewbacca in one of the
distant galaxy.
chased bounty hunter Zam Wesell into the bar’s grimy recesses. Not asking
TONIRAY
packed Outlander Club on Coruscant. questions or attracting attention
A teal, bubbly
Zam ducked inside the gaudy neon doors wine produced to yourself meant you might get
of the lower-level nightclub to escape her on Alderaan, best out without a scratch. Though
pursuers for a reason. With so many citizens served chilled. the ever surly Wuher tended the
passing in and out of the entrance, one elusive STARFIRE ‘SKEE bar (but did not serve droids), the
Clawdite wouldn’t make a big impression. It’s A brown and joint was owned by the Wookiee
muddy libation that
the sort of place you could go to blend in. Chalmun (the place was also
reportedly tastes like
The club, also known as Outlander Gambling laser fire. known as Chalmun’s Cantina).
Club, located in Coruscant’s entertainment Myriad pacts were sealed against
PORT IN A STORM
district attracted customers from the elite to the backdrop of its seedy interior,
A potent wine from
the sinister. As the name indicated, the spot’s Parmarthe, known few of them legal.
main draw was gambling, and large screens for having a strong With roots in a bustling desert
effect, even on
showed many sporting events from across the spaceport, Mos Eisley Cantina had
regular drinkers.
galaxy, including podracing; customers could a direct line to the saloons of the
place bets in comfort, near a large central SASHIN-LEAF Wild West. The lawless nature of
MEAD
bar with servers slinging brightly colored the surrounding town meant its
A sweet, gold drink
concoctions into fancy glasses. that tastes of jybbuk- diverse patrons felt emboldened
Patrons who didn’t have credits to spare fruit and oi-oi berries. to govern themselves. And like
for wagers focused on swindling others by JET JUICE the saloons in frontier towns of
fencing drugs and other illegal goods. Such A tangy, powerful old, notoriety lead to curiosity
as Elan Sleazebaggano. Criminals like him drink affectionately and gossip about the latest
known as “engine-
leveraged the throngs and flowing credits happenings in the wretched hive.
room hooch.”
and alcohol to turn a profit.
The atmosphere was all too reminiscent
of dingy gambling dens. Flashing lights, the
illusion of glamor, clientele from every class
mingling together in meandering groups.
Outlander Club represented the frivolity of its
clientele. It also teased an appealing edge of
danger and the hope that your circumstances
might one day improve.






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“She’s run this

watering hole

for a thousand

years. Maz

is a bit of an

acquired taste.”

Han Solo




































performers to fugitives on the spots—only with more blasters
3 run could rest easy and let their and less protocol.
guard down. It was a safe-haven, Spies such as Bazine Netal
with delectable food made by blended in among the crowd.
MAZ’S CASTLE the grumpy but talented Strono You might have encountered
“Cookie” Tuggs. Regulars and gemologists appraising stones
Business came first at Maz newcomers could order a meal, and crystals, thieves searching for

Kanata’s castle on Takodana. indulge in drinks, play games of prey to follow off planet, transport
Maz, a pirate and a shrewd chance, and listen to tunes from ships looking to add crew for trips
businesswoman, opened her traveling musicians while they to the Outer Rim. If you wanted

keep to any visitors who observed wheeled and dealed. to find a new life, you could start

her rule: no fighting. Those who Think of the café or coffee by shedding your identity at
brawled were kicked out and shop in your local business Maz’s castle and taking a ride off
forbidden to return. Anyone near district where power players talk Takodana into your future. As long
the Mid Rim planet stopped at the in confident tones while making as you were respectful and didn’t

ancient castle with a purpose. life or death phone calls, and cause trouble, your chances were
Since no one was permitted evaluating everyone in the room. equal to everyone else’s because
to fight, every being from the Maz’s castle was similar to those no one got preferential treatment.






BY INVITATION ONLY
Who can’t resist an invitation to an exclusive party? Some popular spots in the galaxy are reserved
for special guests and well-connected beings only.
First Light Jabba’s Palace Millennium
If you had the fortune (or misfortune) to Jabba the Hutt’s palace was located deep Falcon
work with Dryden Vos, you may have in a rock canyon on Tatooine. He observed When Lando Calrissian
visited his exquisite yacht. First Light his minions, dancers, and cohorts mingling owned the Millennium
offered the most upscale amenities for Vos’ around his throne room from a raised dais. Falcon, if he invited you
distinguished guests. Servants passed out Singers like the renowned Sy Snootles set aboard you could have gained access to
fine drinks and food from the yacht’s bar, the tone with their vocalizations. But unless his private wet bar. Whether you poured

and Vos frequently invited bestselling you were on the list, you wouldn’t get past yourself a caf or asked Lando to craft a
artists aboard to amuse his guests. Jabba’s Gamorrean guards. cocktail, you were in for a good time.








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HIVES & DIVES
“I wish I could

put my fi st


But it wasn’t wise to let the through this
4 convivial atmosphere trick you. whole lousy,
If illicit business was happening
on Vandor, it was happening in beautiful
THE LODGE the Lodge. Smugglers passed town.”
off goods. Mechanics and slicers
Picture a raucous bar inside a made prohibited modifi cations to Rose Tico
base camp. The air buzzed with freighters and equipment. Dark
the excitement and nervousness alcoves invited private meetings,
that come with embarking on an droid battles, and sabacc games.
expedition. Gear and supplies You had to stay on your guard.
cluttered the floor around Owned by Tibbs Ospe, the
the chairs and tables. Weary Lodge attracted scouts, transients,
explorers took solace in basic adventurers, and gamblers. It
comforts. This was the Lodge in was an attractive place to linger
the Iridium Mountains on Vandor. rather than face the brutal cold
Nestled in the settlement of of the mountains. Even Ospe was
Fort Ypso (built by the Ypsobay merely passing through as a scout
Trading Company), the Lodge for the Commerce Guild when
was rustic and cozy, its aesthetic he decided to stay and open his

redolent of a country hunting business. The Lodge filled a need,

lodge or a general supply store. and if it could profit from visitors,
Chandeliers made from antlers so be it. It was inviting, luring
hung above, and a bar carved from in those passerby with a warm
a Vandor tree welcomed thirsty glow. A convivial venue that it’s
customers. An ideal place to relax easy to imagine gathering in with
before or after a journey into the comrades to share tales that grow
5
snowy wilderness outside. ever larger with each telling.



CANTO CASINO


Glitz. Glamor. Opulence. Canto
Casino and Racetrack was the
place for the high rollers of the
galaxy to play. The complex in
the heart of casino-centric city
of Canto Bight was a glimmering
beacon calling to anyone willing
to take a chance to increase their
wealth, or change their fate. Some
won fortunes. Others lost all their
savings and become trapped in
shining prisons as indentured
servants at casinos around the
metropolis. No one was immune
from losing it all at Canto Casino.
Positioned in the middle of a
vast, empty desert on Cantonica,
Canto Bight is evocative of Las
Vegas, Nevada. Its twinkling lights
illuminated opportunities. The
town existed purely for diversion.
Canto Casino was the epitome of
the luxury the city offered—even
the entry path was lined with
rare (and expensive) Alderaanian
trees. It encompassed an upscale
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ELSEWHERE IN
THE GALAXY
Star Wars animated series, novels,
and comics have all introduced
hideaways that come with their
own reputations. Here are just
some of the locations citizens
of the galaxy have found a brief
respite from their affairs.

The Asteroid Belt
“Come in and get belted.” This
advertisement for The Asteroid
Belt, run by Okadiah Garson, says
much about the nature of the
establishment on Gorse, a planet
where entertainment options are
somewhat limited.

Oga’s Cantina
Oga Garra looms over Black
Spire Outpost as the crime boss
no one wants to cross. She also
happens to own Batuu’s biggest
bar, Oga’s Cantina. Proximity to
the village’s docking bays means
Oga’s is hopping night after night
with locals looking for an escape
or a deal.

Old Jho’s Pit Stop
When better to order a spicebrew
than while waiting on a crew to
repair your vehicles? Old Jho’s
Pit Stop, in a remote outpost on
Lothal, combined a cantina with a
repair shop. It was a favorite place
for locals to hang out before the
Empire took ownership.

Aunt Z’s Tavern
Only one place on the Colossus
platform would fulfi ll the pilots
and mechanics’ desires to place
bets on the races, play holo-dart,
and consume delicious food and
drinks: Aunt Z’s Tavern. The tavern
provided a clear view of the
platform’s races in a comfortable,
homey environment.

The Alcazar
Cantinas can be more than a
place to relax. Some of them,
like The Alcazar on Akiva, served
as headquarters for criminal
organizations. Surat Nuat, a
Sullustan crime lord, used the
disreputable gambling house
and bar to hold court, conduct
a shopping concourse, a fathier You couldn’t play sabacc there as
business, and imprison enemies.
racetrack, and countless gambling it was considered too low-brow.
options—not unlike the sprawling Instead, you could try your hand 79’s
Everyone needs a break, even
all-in-one hotel casinos of Vegas. at Savareen Whist or Hazard Toss.
clone troopers during the Clone
Clientele at Canto Casino Yet the glitter and glitz was a Wars. The soldiers of the Republic
wanted to see and be seen. They veneer over a dark underbelly. War went to 79’s on Coruscant to


flaunted extravagant jewelry and profiteers fed the First Order by kick back between
missions. It
clothing. They were celebrities, selling weapons, technology, and
was such a
successful heads of business, and equipment to the organization. popular
politicians. While they mingled They were so far separated from spot for
troopers

and sipped the finest, most costly galactic conflict that they never

it became
potations the galaxy had to offer, felt the consequences of their known as
they made deals. They slipped actions. No matter what happened the clone
into Canto Casino’s exclusive in the galaxy, the house at Canto bar.
clubs and forged connections. Casino never lost.





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VOICE OF A TROOPER




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It’s every Star Wars fan’s dream to appear in one of the movies, but few

ever get to realize it. For cosplayer Kat Sheridan that dream came true

when she landed a small voice part in not just one, but four of the films.


W ORDS: PAT J ANKIEWI C Z




at Sheridan with her mom, became an actor tall stature making an obvious
may not be a (gaining a Batchelor of Arts in connection). “I was into science
K household name Theater Arts) and landed roles fiction of all fl avors,” Sheridan

(yet), but she has
in a few low-budget movies and
notes, “but I was excited to see
a filmography commercials, as well as some a tall redhead as a hero.”
that any fan of modeling work. But it was on the Perhaps surprisingly, cosplay
Star Wars would envy. Indeed, cosplay circuit at various Southern was a pastime she was unfamiliar
Sheridan’s voice has been heard California conventions where she with until only a few years ago.
in a Star Wars videogame and made a name for herself. “Someone said to me, ‘You
four Star Wars movies—every Sheridan has been a self- know, you can dress up as your
one since Star Wars: The Force confessed lover of science fiction favorite character and go to
Awakens (2015). and fantasy ever since her mom conventions.’” she explains. “I was
Her introduction to the Star first showed her the original Star like, ‘Whaaaat?’ The idea thrilled
Wars lexicon could not have been Wars when she was a little girl. me. At 5’11, people were already
more serendipitous—a fortuitous “Like everyone else, it was Star calling me an Amazon, so my fi rst
quirk of the right place and the Wars that got me into it. Seeing cosplay at my first convention was

right time, born of a moment of the original trilogy as a kid just as Wonder Woman. I didn’t even
darkness, which led her to fulfil a blew me away,” she says. make the costume—it was store
lifetime’s dream. A true Star Wars A job in a comic-book store bought. A bit of a cliché for my

Cinderella story. broadened her love of the genre, first cosplay and it was as basic
A native of Seattle, the tall and particularly for the character as hell, but there’s nothing wrong
redhead moved to California of Red Sonja (the red hair and with that.” After that, she was






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Photography by richard marz

bitten by the bug. “Every cosplay
character I did made me want
to do an even more detailed one
next,” She adds.


Revealing the Sith
So where does the Star
Wars connection come in?
Unsurprisingly, Sheridan counts
several Star Wars characters
among her cosplay repertoire—
because “it’s my favorite fi lm”—but
she chooses not to cosplay as an
established character.
“I created my own character, a
Sith,” she explains. “I did a facial
design with a makeup artist and “kt s  VlUbL “I did not expect to. When the
made myself paler, added a long, forest stormtrooper said in my
braided red wig, wore leather and pAt f uR vOcE voice, ‘Resistance met. Fall back to
had tribal tattoos on my face. The the treeline!’ I actually screamed.
Sith have so many of the coolest- eNeMlE. w’R I was inappropriately loud, and I
looking characters.” knew everyone else was thinking,
It was a chance encounter hApY tO hAe eR ‘Who’s the crazy in the back?’ It
through social media that would was a thrill to be part of it.”
lead to her landing roles in the aS pAt f uR STr
movies. “Through mutual friends The Continuing Saga
on Facebook I knew Matthew WAs loP TRoP.” But the thrill-ride wasn’t over.
Wood, longtime sound editor at Sheridan was recalled to voice
Matthew Wood, Sound Editor
Skywalker Sound and voice of characters for Rogue One: A Star
General Grievous,” she reveals. “He Wars Story (2016), Star Wars: The
had seen a movie I was in where I Last Jedi (2017), and Solo: A Star
played a vampire.” met with him and poured out my Wars Story (2018).
Wood’s eye was caught by an heart. He said, ‘How can I help?’ “I was especially proud of Solo,
emotional post from Sheridan, at a And he actually meant it.” because I got to add a word to the
,
low point in her life when she had By happy accident, Wood knew Star Wars galaxy ” smiles Sheridan.
given up acting. “Something about that J.J. Abrams, director of The “I voiced a female alien guest at
it resonated with him as a human Force Awakens, was in need of Dryden Vos’ casino pad during
being,” she says. “Matthew wrote more female voices in the looping the party scene. The alien woman
back with some kind words. So I stage of the sound mix, where laughs and says, ‘Kowshka,’ which
background character voices are is a word I made up on the spot. It
added to enrich the audioscape. was a thrill for me, even if no one
He suggested she come into the else would notice it,” she smiles.
studio for a test, and two weeks Looping for the Star Wars
later she was hired. movies has led to a voiceover
“I had some individual lines in career for Sheridan, including a
The Force Awakens,” she notes. part in the Star Wars: Battlefront II
“One of my lines wound up being videogame. “I’m truly loving it,” she
the third female stormtrooper, says. “Voiceover is its own unique
after Gwendoline Christie’s Captain form of acting—it’s just you and
Phasma and Verona Blue, who is the microphone. It’s a world I never
the second female stormtrooper. thought of before.”
The line can be heard when my When my mom fi rst put Star
trooper is talking to Kylo Ren Wars on the TV for me to watch,
during the battle at Maz’s Castle.” I never imagined I would ever get
When she saw the fi nished to be a part of it, not in my wildest
movie in the theater, it was a joy fangirl dreams. Now I am a tiny,
for Sheridan to hear her voice tiny part of my beloved saga. Star
onscreen. “I could actually hear Wars has changed my life, and I
myself,” she says enthusiastically. will always appreciate that.”






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David






Tattersall






Shooting Star Wars



Star Wars Insider talks to the Director of

Photography of the prequel trilogy.


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INTERVIEW: DAVID TATTERSALL






01 probably out of the other side, but
this was at the very beginning and
it was just little experiments here
and there. Young Indy was the test
bed where George started to realize
how you could expand a location
inematographer and do pretty much anything.
David Tattersall Radioland Murders was designed
C worked on the as an experiment to see if those

lessons learned could be applied
entire Star Wars

prequel trilogy, to 35mm film and the big screen.
capturing some It was as a result of that that he
of the most iconic scenes in the decided to move forward with
entire series. However, his work “George likes to move The Phantom Menace.
with George Lucas and Lucasfilm
started much earlier than that, quickly; it’s two takes What was the collaboration like
lensing episodes of The Young and move on, with between you and George?
Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992- It was not unlike working with any
1993) and The Adventures of two cameras shooting other director who is well prepared
Young Indiana Jones (1995-2000), all the time.” and who is very passionate about
and shooting the Lucasfilm their project. Part of his process,
movie Radioland Murders (1994). which is very organized, is that we
With Star Wars: The Phantom would shoot five days a week, but

02
Menace (1999) celebrating its every Saturday morning was given
20th anniversary this year, over to rehearsing with the actors
Insider chatted to Tattersall and myself and others. We would
about his experiences shooting all meet on the stages that we’d be
a galaxy far, far away. shooting on the following week
and were able to walk around the
Star Wars Insider: How did you sets. By the end of the session, we
learn you were going to be doing all had a really good idea of what
the cinematography for Star we would be shooting.
Wars: The Phantom Menace? By the time we got in on
David Tattersall: It was actually 03 Monday morning, we could get
as far back as the shooting in Prague moving very quickly. We started
for Young Indiana Jones in 1992. It shooting early, and got a good
was a long show for the few of us momentum going by the middle
that made it all the way through. It of the day. By mid-morning we
became a really tight-knit unit and were five shots in and rattling

we all became really good friends. along at a good pace, which
It was during that time that we had to do because it was a
George Lucas started to get really short schedule. The fi rst phase
excited about digital. Now, we’re of principal photography was 65
well into the digital revolution and days, which is kind of minute by
comparison to other films of a

similar scale and complexity.
George liked to move quickly;
MASTER YODA DIRECTS it was two takes and move on,
with two cameras shooting all the

Tattersall recalls how it felt when the cameras first started to roll on The Phantom Menace: time. That was the standard rule.
We racked up an insane amount of
“It was very exciting. There were so many moments: I remember the fi rst time R2-D2 rolled onto
the stage—that was great. I thought about what that would have meant to me when I was a shots. It’s hard to believe, but often
teenager in 1977. it would be 40 or 50 shots in a day.
“There’s a photograph of Rick McCallum with the clapperboard; he liked to clap the very fi rst
and the very last shot of the fi lm. George didn’t want to put his own name on the clapperboard What were the most challenging
for some reason—I still don’t know why he didn’t want to do it—but he had his name on the
clapperboard as Yoda. Directed by Yoda. It looked silly to me to have my name underneath it, so shots in The Phantom Menace?
I got them to change the board to R2-D2 for my position. Directed by Yoda and photographed Well, it was a technical exercise, for
by R2-D2.” sure. There were a lot of technical
considerations in most scenes,






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to do with the blue screen, to 01 The crew 05
filmed in 130
do with all the data-capture
degree heat
elements. We never shot in Tunisia.
motion control, so there was
02 R2-D2
a whole match moving team,
prepares for
who were constantly recording his opening
topographical and spatial data. scene in
Revenge of
There were all those extra the Sith.
things to consider when we
03 Palpatine’s
were setting up the shot to try
office under
to free up the camera. construction.
Normally, before this, if
04 George Lucas
you did a bluescreen shot, the
directs
camera would be locked up and Samuel L.
then any move might be put Jackson.
in later. But we didn’t want to 05 Jango Fett
restrict the camera movement, on the
Kamino set.
so we could pan and track and
get on a crane. August and the temperature hit wanted to try. He saw the potential
In terms of challenges, working 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Now that in the digital cinema pipeline way
in the desert was diffi cult. We was diffi cult. before anyone else. He thought
were in Tunisia in the middle of if you could shoot with digital
Some shots for The Phantom cameras and not have to transfer
Menace were fi lmed digitally film rushes or scan back for release

“We were in Tunisia in as a precursor to the work that prints, it would be so much
the middle of August you did on Star Wars: Attack of quicker and more cost effective.
the Clones (2002). How did that And, of course, this eventually
and the temperature hit come about? turned out to be the case.

130 degrees Fahrenheit. There were two or three shots But George wanted to shoot
captured with a high-def camera. digitally and project digitally.
Now that was diffi cult.” It was just a fun thing that George Before we started The Phantom






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06
PRACTICE

MAKES PERFECT

David Tattersall on filming the Duel of
the Fates lightsaber battle:
“Everybody was so excited about it, you
know. Ewan McGregor couldn’t believe
it. He would just be dancing for joy, ‘I
can’t believe I’m Obi-Wan Kenobi!’ And
he worked very hard, especially on his
sword-fighting rehearsals.
“There was usually a space set
aside—he asked for it—next to the
stage, for him to practice with the stunt
team. Or with Ray Park. There was
somebody from the prop department
with them because they would use a
lightsaber handle with an aluminum rod,
so that they actually do have something
to make contact with.
“These guys, they got so good and
so vicious with their fighting practice,
the swords would end up like coat
hangers at the end of every scene, they
were just bent to pieces. There was a
guy on site making swords as quickly as
they could destroy them.”





06 Tattersall remembers Ewan McGregor being
keen to perfect his lightsaber skills.
07 Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman
on set in Tunisia for Attack of the Clones.
08 Ahmed Best cameos as a patron of the
Outlander Club, in Attack of the Clones.
09 The Phantom Menace pioneered shooting with
digital cameras in this crucial scene.
10 Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) with George
Lucas on the set of Revenge of the Sith.


07 Menace, he asked me to do some
tests. We were to shoot something
with the high-defi nition cameras
and just compare them with
something shot with fi lm cameras,
exactly the same thing, without
tweaking anything. Then we
would look at them side-by-side.
Everybody was there to monitor
the test—from Panavision, and
guys from Sony flew over from

Tokyo. We shot a bunch of stuff
and the results were shown to
George at Skywalker Ranch, but it
08 clearly wasn’t good enough. At that
time, HD was running at 30 frames-
“We knew there per-second, so to make it work on

was a bit of a film projector, the video had to

interest [in be played fast causing artifacts that
were just not attractive.
Star Wars], At that presentation, George

but we didn’t told the representatives of Sony,
“This doesn’t work. Is there
really know.” nothing you can do about it?”






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“George saw the and said, “Yes, okay, this is good of us would get phone calls from

enough now.” reporters trying to find out stuff.
potential in the That was the fi rst camera We were all sort of sworn to
digital cinema with 24 progressive scan. And, secrecy, but we didn’t really fully
of course, now, every cell phone understand what was going to
pipeline way before in the world, every other camera, happen a year later.
anyone else.” everything shoots 24p, but it came I was on the set of The Green
from those tests. George should Mile (1999) when the trailer for
get more credit—well, he gets The Phantom Menace came out.
credit for lots of things—but he Somebody mentioned it and the
They went into a huddle and some should get credit for that as well. whole set came to a standstill, and
guy came forward and said, “Yes, That was the camera we used on they pulled out a TV to watch the
we think we know what we can Attack of the Clones. trailer. I thought to myself, “Wow!
do.” And that was the birth of 24p, This is crazy. Everybody is that
progressive scan. Sony produced Did you expect this new Star interested in this movie?”
the camera, Panavision produced Wars movie to rekindle the
the lenses, but unfortunately they phenomenon in the way it did? Does it surprise you that people
couldn’t quite get it ready in time We knew there was a bit of interest are still talking about it, some
for The Phantom Menace. [in Star Wars], but we didn’t really 20 years later?
There was a second series know. However, producer Rick I guess it does. It was a long time
of tests with this new prototype McCallum put extra security on ago and there’s a lot more in the
camera, and we did another big because of people trying to get Star Wars catalog since then. It’s
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HOPE ON HOTH to find, but the fan’s incredible
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he was up to the task.
The intrepid cosplayer set out
Keeping the cold at bay with rebel cosplay on a lengthy search that would rival
an Imperial probe droid’s hunt for
A and camouflaged him against the a hidden rebel base, and following
frozen world fi lled with

an exhaustive quest, Jonathan’s
snowy terrain particularly caught
aggressive wampas might
sound inhospitable to most
people, but ice planet Hoth sparked Jonathan’s eye. “The wardrobe he dedication and resourcefulness

finally paid off. “I got lucky and
had in that movie was always of
Jonathan Modest’s curiosity and interest to me,” he explains. “What found the diamond pattern vest,
imagination from the moment he made the garment interesting was white jacket, and pants all at local
fi rst saw Star Wars: The Empire how it actually seemed like a thrift stores,” he says. Jonathan
Strikes Back (1980). practical idea for a costume you modified a winter hat he already

“I loved the character progression could wear in the cold.” owned, reworked a pair of slippers
of everyone in The Empire Strikes When Jonathan finally had the to attach to some boots, and then

Back,” says Jonathan, who rates the opportunity to recreate Luke’s Hoth crafted a belt from leather to add
movie as his favorite. “The growth of ensemble as an adult, he knew the the fi nishing touches.
Luke Skywalker really impressed me.” build would present its fair share of The stunning costume turned
The rebel gear that protected challenges. Many of the uniform’s out both fashionable and functional.
Luke from Hoth’s hostile conditions parts were quite unique and diffi cult “It is by far my most comfortable





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pieces. “The creatures and droids are always the biggest hooks that get me into
wielding my lightsaber, and I even the rest of the movie,” he says. The artist brought both Chewbacca and Admiral
managed to avoid any wampa Raddus to life using watercolors and pencils on paper. Scott adds that the crooning
sightings!” he laughs. Wookiee, “is dedicated to my love of his distinctive howl.”





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zi Kimble and her partner enjoyed a
unique convention encounter with Paul
I Blake, known for his brief but memorable
scene as bounty hunter Greedo in Star
Wars: A New Hope (1977).
Cosplaying as a female Han Solo, Izi
expected to say a brief hello and take a
picture with the actor. However, Paul eagerly
chatted with the couple about his personal
Star Wars experiences and offered to pose
for several pictures, including two takes
showcasing the controversial question over

whether or not Han shot first in the Mos
Eisley Cantina.
“He’s the nicest guy and the interaction
was the highlight of our whole weekend,”
beams Izi. “He was a lovely man and made SEARCHING FOR SKELLIG
me feel extra chuffed about my Han cosplay,
and now I’ve got some cool photos to go
alongside it! I shot Greedo!” A photo opportunity on the sacred Jedi island

01
ary Fan blazed her own for the young woman. “When I
path when it came to found out that Luke’s island at the
M discovering Star Wars. end of the film is a real place, I

“Unlike many American kids, I didn’t knew immediately that I had to
grow up with Star Wars as a fact of visit,” she shares. After two years
life,” recalls Mary. “My parents are of planning, Mary set out for Ireland
Chinese immigrants, and Star Wars with her friend Josh Pritchett, intent
simply wasn’t part of their culture.” on visiting Skellig Michael; Ahch-
It was actually the novelizations of To’s Earth-based counterpart. A
the original trilogy that introduced challenge for approaching boats

her to the saga at the age of 12, owing to its fierce waters and steep
prompting her to seek out the fi lms cliffs, Mary’s first venture to the

while she was living in Hong Kong. island was called off due to bad
Mary secured copies of the three weather, but a local captain
movies and returned home to successfully transported her safely
watch Star Wars: A New Hope to the shores of Skellig Michael the
(1977). “I don’t think I’ve ever next day.
experienced a movie high quite like Appropriately dressed as Rey
the spectacular ending of Episode and Luke Skywalker, Mary and Josh
IV,” she recalls. “Totally dazzled, I basked in the atmosphere of the
01 Izi poses with
Greedo actor popped in The Empire Strikes Back, island’s ancient stone structures,
Paul Blake to not caring that this was a school and each location brought Star
prove that Han night.” It was 4am by the time the Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) to life.
Solo shot first.
movie fi nished! “Everything pretty much looked the
02 Not to be
outdone, Blake Mary had immersed herself in way it does in the fi lms,” observes
turns the the convention scene over the Mary. “I felt like I’d literally stepped
tables, insisting
that Greedo years, but Star Wars: The Force into the Star Wars galaxy, and it
fired first. 02 Awakens (2015) ignited a new goal was totally exhilarating.”





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WOOKIEE PRIDE Replicating the distinctive shape
of the Kashyyykian cranium was a
task in itself. “I sculpted directly on
a replica of my head,” reveals Gary.
Kashyyyk cosplay adds a vivid dash of flashy fur “I made a cast out of resin, and

then cut off the jaw and reapplied
nown to many fans as the the franchise since his youth, and it with hinges so that it could be
PinkWookiee, high-school the Star Wars movies, Ewoks, and articulated, before adding the hair
K counselor Gary Griggs is the accompanying toys still rank to the mask.” To complete the
happy to prove that it isn’t just Shiv as some of the Phoenix-born fan’s build, Gary elected to utilize stilts
Palpatine who can rock a galaxy- favorite childhood memories. to provide a more accurate height
busting alter-ego. However, his costuming hobby for the PinkWookiee.
Gary, who spends much of his didn’t take hold until he made his The counselor enjoyed the
time conducting a diversity and first appearance in full fake fur as process so much, he went on to

leadership camp for teens, has loved the PinkWookiee at Star Wars create several other Star Wars
Celebration Anaheim in 2015. character costumes in similar
“After much thinking and shades of shocking pink, including
planning I decided that I wanted a stormtrooper resplendent in
to do a Wookiee of some sort,” sparkling lounge attire. The
reveals Gary of his cosplay PinkWookie has since inspired
masterpiece. “But I have always numerous other cosplayers to
had a liking for these people who come up with their own creations,
twist things just a little bit to make and Gary was especially proud to
them unique.” The cosplayer had be the impetus for one young fan
such a positive experience at the to make her own mini PinkWookiee
convention that he vowed to costume from a dress, a tutu, and a
continue attending events, which bandolier. “I don’t think she knew
prompted his decision to upgrade that Wookiees come in pink!”
the quality of his costume. A pillar of his community both
He harvested more than 100 in and out of cosplay, Gary recently
wigs to bring the second iteration won a diversity award for his work
of the PinkWookiee suit to life; a with his leadership camp and feels
project which involved a great deal honored to be “an ‘out’ role model
of sewing over a six-month period. for LGBTQ youth.”





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BADGUYSDOINGGOOD work. The experience included
creatures and droids lovingly
crafted by hand, as well as a
Seattle’s 501st Legion builds the galaxy every year larger-than-life Viper droid, a

menacing wampa, and a towering
he Garrison Titan chapter of favorite movie scenes. Tucked away tauntaun, which all made their
the 501st Legion, along with in a part of the convention hall set public debut this year.
Tthe local Rebel Legion and aside for them each year, the 501st “The build teams tend to consist
other Star Wars fan groups, does and Rebel Legion turn Emerald City of a dozen dedicated construction
the 501st’s “bad guys doing good” Comic Con into an icy cave on Hoth people and extremely talented
motto justice every year at Seattle’s or the island on Ahch-To. All it takes artists,” Rob reveals. “Add to that
Emerald City Comic Con. Their to visit a galaxy far, far away is a another dozen members who I can
incredibly detailed, interactive Star small donation. count on to run the booths and
Wars exhibits and family-friendly More than 100 Legion members events, and you have the core team
activities are all built to benefi t the were on hand to make the Star that make it all happen. That team
Seattle Children’s Hospital. Wars magic happen this year, was supplemented by another 78
The 501st’s “Star Wars Ultimate reports Event Coordinator Rob members who volunteered for 242
Experience” puts convention-goers Taylor, and the setup alone took 20 separate two-hour shifts to ensure
in the middle of some of their volunteers over eight hours of hard that everything ran smoothly, and
































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that all the guests had a great time. THE PALACE’S PUPPET
As for the builds themselves,
preparation began on them a year in
advance. “Melissa Thomas and Chris The Crumbs of Greatness
Thompson took the lead on the
tauntaun,” Rob recalls, “with a great ho could forget Salacious from items found in her garage.
deal of help from six other main B. Crumb, Jabba the “The inner mechanism is made
builders and artists and intermittent W Hutt’s Kowakian lackey from wood, hinges, and rubber
help from a half dozen others. The and C-3PO’s pesky nemesis? Well, bands,” she explains. “Bicycle

most difficult part was really getting definitely not Catherine Alvord, who break cables run down to two
the dimensions right. They had to has always been drawn to the control mechanisms by my waist.”
shorten the torso after we had the creatures and puppetry techniques The creative puppeteer also
basic shape roughed out, which that have contributed so many attached key rings to the ends of
required cutting and rewelding the delightful characters to the Star the cables, allowing her to control
skeleton, then making the whole Wars galaxy over the years. “The the Kowakian monkey-lizard’s jaw,
thing blend seamlessly.” Rob credits puppets fascinated me as a child,” head, and body movements.
artist Darren Pattenden and his 3D explains Catherine, “and my favorite Wrapping paper molded with
head model for making the tauntaun creature was Salacious because of masking tape and painted with
build possible. his funny laugh and goofy look.” latex formed Salacious’ skin, which
This year, the Garrison Titan Already skilled in animatronics provides a more realistic texture

raised over $20,000 for Seattle and puppetry as a senior in high for the creature’s flesh. Finally, the
Children’s Hospital thanks to their school, the fan decided to build ingenious designer added an mp3
hard work at Emerald City Comic her own Salacious B. Crumb to player and a small speaker that
Con. “This is by far our single complement her costume for Star plays recordings of Crumb’s laugh.
biggest fundraiser of the year, and Wars Celebration and a Disney Catherine completed Salacious
Seattle Children’s hospital is an cruise. “He’s perfect for cosplay in time for both the convention
amazing charity,” says Rob. “Being because he’s a good size, has and cruise, where she had quite
able to help out the children in simple movements, and making the celebrity encounter. “While
some small way every year means him a cable puppet left my hands at Celebration, I got to meet
everything to the 501st and Rebel free,” explains Catherine. Tim Rose [aka Admiral Ackbar],”

Legions, and specifically to the core Channeling Salacious’ penchant beams the creative fan. “He told
group of volunteers who organize for scraps, Catherine scavenged me some really neat stories about
this event with me every year.” most of the materials to build him working with the real Salacious.”





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01









SUPERWEAPONS?













The F alse Economies of Scale








What is it about oppressive galactic regimes and their did not earn Galen’s devotion
reliance on extreme weapons of mass destruction? Star and—separated from his family
Wars Insider considers why big isn’t necessarily better. and forced to work for a regime he
did not believe in—the scientist
covertly installed a fatal fl aw in
W ORDS: J AY S T OB IE
the weapon. Galen also convinced
Imperial cargo pilot Bodhi Rook to
oth the Galactic weapons have ultimately proven defect, and recruited him to deliver
Empire and to be short-lived, expensive, and a message about the Death Star’s
B First Order incapable of defending themselves hidden weakness to Saw Gerrera.

have reveled
against much less well-equipped
With employees as unreliable as
in their ability foes. Let’s step back and examine Erso and Rook on his side, it’s a
to construct the reasons why such impressively miracle that Krennic’s work ever
technological terrors as a means engineered facilities tend to came to fruition.
of eradicating dissent, expanding produce subpar results for the The First Order experienced a
their influence, and becoming Star Wars galaxy’s bad guys. similar staffing issue at Starkiller

dominant powers in the galaxy. Base, where trooper FN-2187
And in all fairness to those evil Unreliable Employees
institutions, who wouldn’t want Hiring dedicated personnel for

their own impenetrable battle a project is difficult under any
station or a gigantic starship? A circumstances, so one can only
well-established infrastructure imagine the problems inherent
and significant assets rank as in locating loyal subordinates
considerable advantages for these to design, build, and maintain
governments, so tapping into something as immense as a
their strengths as a means to best superweapon. The task proved so
their fledgling foes seems a logical trying for Director Orson Krennic
course to pursue. Nevertheless, that he eventually kidnapped his
when reflecting upon the two former friend and Imperial scientist
Death Stars, Starkiller Base, and the Galen Erso in order to return him
02
Supremacy, these awe-inspiring to the Death Star team. The tactic





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03 04

















01 Starkiller Base
prepares to fire.
02 The immense
first Death Star
looms over
Jedha.

03 The Death Star’s
04 firepower was
tested on Jedha
and Scarif,
to devastating
effect.

05 Director Krennic,
who oversaw
construction of
the original
Death Star.








05
One can only imagine the problems

inherent in locating loyal subordinates
(named “Finn” by his Resistance In a similar vein,
pals) and Captain Phasma played Finn later returned to to design, build, and maintain something
prominent roles in rendering plague the First Order’s as immense as a superweapon.
the sun-guzzling superweapon mighty Supremacy by
vulnerable to attack. Stormtrooper divulging the location of
conditioning did not prevent the breaker room where
Finn from switching allegiances, the ship’s active tracker could be Overconfi dent Executives
and although only a First disrupted. However, the duplicitous When all is said and done, the
Order sanitation specialist, he character DJ brought his own talents responsibility for any endeavor lands
knew enough about the base’s to bear on the capital ship. squarely on the shoulders of those at
infrastructure to cause trouble for DJ’s familiarity with the First the top of the command structure.
the regime he was determined Order’s codeage and his shifting The security breaches that festered
to rebel against. In addition to loyalties suggest that he may under Krennic’s watch refl ected
pointing out the thermal oscillator possibly have been employed by the the director’s poor supervision
at the Resistance’s briefing, it was group at some point, a job which over the Death Star’s construction.

Finn who devised the scheme supplied him with the knowledge Krennic focused too much on
that involved capturing Phasma required to slice his way through who would receive the credit and
and coercing her into dropping the Supremacy’s shields and security how the station would increase
the planet’s defensive shields so doors. Although Finn and Rose’s his prestige with the Emperor. The
that Poe’s fighters could attack espionage ultimately failed, the director’s incorrect belief that he had

and cause a chain reaction to First Order should undoubtedly successfully crushed Galen’s spirit
ripple throughout the base. While reevaluate its freelancing procedures by imprisoning him, murdering
a reluctant participant, Phasma when it comes to employing the his wife, and separating him from
chose to save herself and lower the likes of DJ. Sensitive missions and his child surfaced as the epitome of
shields rather than do her duty and questionable codebreakers evidently arrogance and fueled the scientist’s
safeguard the First Order facility. do not mix. secret revenge.






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Krennic’s follies were rivaled by
Admiral Motti’s overconfi dence in
the Death Star’s prowess. Motti’s
fervent declaration that, “Any
attack made by the rebels against
this station would be a useless
gesture, no matter what technical
data they’ve obtained. This station
is now the ultimate power in the
universe,” sadly proved premature.
But the ambitious admiral wasn’t

the only Imperial officer to be
blinded by the Death Star’s awesome
potential—both Grand Moff Tarkin
and Darth Vader allowed themselves
to be lulled into the same sense of
false security, arrogantly allowing
Leia Organa and her friends to
escape with the crucial readouts in
order to locate the Alliance’s hidden
base. So enamored of the Death
Star were Tarkin and Vader, they
didn’t even immediately deploy

TIE fighters to counter the attack
from the rebel squadrons; a costly
06
move that gave Luke Skywalker



06 A second, planet’s potential to lay waste to the
larger Death New Republic and the Resistance.
Star under
construction Unlike its famous superweapon
near Endor. forefathers, Starkiller Base did
triumph in one of its pursuits—it
07 Tenacious
rebels attack wiped out the New Republic’s
the second capital and fleet, enabling the First

Death Star.
Order to begin occupying systems
08 Comparing and asserting its control over the
notes on galaxy. However, Hux viewed the
superweapon
upgrades. New Republic’s dismantlement
as a clear path to the Resistance’s
09 The First capitulation, and made the mistake
Order fires
first. of fatally underestimating their
determination. Rather than give
10 Starkiller Base in, the Resistance channeled the
07 under attack.
spirit of their rebel predecessors and
launched a last-ditch attack that
silenced Starkiller Base and sent Hux
just enough time to navigate his his power by turning Luke to fleeing to Supreme Leader Snoke.

legendary trench run. the dark side and wiping out
Several years later, it was Emperor the Rebellion’s ships with the Construction Problems
Palpatine’s own haughtiness superweapon’s deadly death ray. But Every engineering feat encounters
that set the stage for the second his misguided decision to keep his construction diffi culties, from
Death Star’s demise. The Sith Lord Star Destroyers out of the fray and delays to spiraling budgets, and as
purposely lured the Alliance to overreliance on superior numbers history has shown, superweapons
Endor, tolerated a team infi ltrating once again granted valuable time are not immune from these same
the forest moon’s defenses, and to the rebels—and spelled doom for problems. Director Krennic’s desire to
toyed with his enemies rather than the battle station. return Galen Erso to the Death Star
eliminating them outright, all General Hux’s infatuation with project revolved around the need to
because he sought to demonstrate Starkiller Base centered on the reinvigorate the stalled efforts of the






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station’s designers and engineers.
Grand Moff Tarkin cited setbacks
and delays in his critique of Krennic’s
management style—despite the
fact that Tarkin himself had been
involved with the superweapon’s
development for almost two
decades—and it was the director’s
eagerness to overcome further
impediments that opened the door 08
for Galen’s betrayal and paved the
way for the Death Star’s destruction.
The second Death Star dealt with
its own labor shortages to the point
that Emperor Palpatine dispatched
Darth Vader to ‘motivate’ Moff
Jerjerrod. Although the station
commander’s pleas for additional
assistance went unfulfi lled, Jerjerrod
managed to encourage his troops to 09

finish their task prior to Palpatine’s
arrival. Perhaps the Emperor
simply believed that Jerjerrod was Rebel and Resistance forces galactic despot, but construction
not operating displayed the same tenacity at efforts ultimately rely on fallible
efficiently, but it’s Endor, Starkiller Base, and against beings for leadership, design, and

a possibility that A superweapon the Supremacy. At the forest maintenance, and this is their real
the second Death moon, Luke and his cohorts weakness. Mistakes must always
Star had simply is a tantalizing exhibited teamwork and faith in be expected, but those errors are
maxed out the expenditure for one another, prevailing against magnified in large-scale projects

Empire’s resources all odds. Han’s daredevil plan to that drain credits, materials, and
at that time. In any emperor or evade Starkiller Base’s shields, Finn personnel. In addition, the resolve
either case, Vader’s and Rose Tico’s mission to fi nd of those who will not bow down to
visit ensured that galactic despot. a master codebreaker, and Vice tyranny cannot be ignored. Thermal

the commander Admiral Holdo’s selfless run on the exhaust ports and oscillators aside,
doubled his efforts Supremacy classify as unexpected it’s the valiant deeds undertaken
and met Palpatine’s deadline. wild cards that brought down the by benevolent heroes from the
First Order’s snowy enclave and Rebellion and Resistance that have
Intrepid Rebels Supreme Leader Snoke’s fl agship. shown themselves to be the true

Both the Galactic Empire and First A superweapon is a tantalizing Achilles heel for such obscene
Order severely underestimated expenditure for any emperor or weapons of fear.
the resolve and resourcefulness of
their opponents, as the Rebellion
and Resistance managed to defeat
these mechanical monoliths
with courageous feats and daring
maneuvers on multiple occasions.
Who could have predicted
that Jyn Erso would successfully
organize a strike force, infi ltrate
the secure citadel at Scarif, and
transmit the Death Star data to a
waiting rebel fl eet? Furthermore,
after the plans arrived at Yavin 4,
the Alliance’s pilots willingly and

selflessly faced down the moon-
sized superweapon in their tiny
snubfighters—even though they

knew the odds were they might
10
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