Stories from the Jedi Council
In film studios long ago but not so very far away, George Lucas directed three Star Wars movies in what became known as the Prequel Trilogy: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. But he didn't do it alone...
Film historian Dennis Pellegrom gathers an eclectic ensemble of Star Wars cast and crew for a wide-ranging series of interviews. From producer Rick McCallum, sound editor Matthew Wood, and Andy Secombe (Watto), to Matt Sloan (Plo Koon), Zach Jensen (Kit Fisto), and production designer Gavin Bocquet, you'll learn more about your favorites, and discover the behind-the-scenes wizards who make the real magic happen.
Pellegrom also dishes up a grab bag of chats with some of the notables from the Star Wars Clone Wars series, including Tom Kane (Yoda), James Arnold Taylor (Obi-Wan) and Matt Lanter (Anakin Skywalker). From the Expanded Universe several interviews with authors like Kevin J. Anderson and Michael Stackpole are featured in this book.
Whether you're looking for backstage gossip, fan interaction stories, or the nitty-gritty about how the effects of the early Star Wars films were created, you'll find it here.
Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction xi
Rick McCallum 1
Don Bies 5
Matthew Wood 12
Gavin Bocquet 15
David Acord 19
Kyle Rowling 22
Christian Simpson 34
Andy Secombe 40
Lewis McLeod 44
Hassani Shapi 47
Greg Proops and Scott Capurro 50
Philip Delancy 54
Mike Savva 57
Toby Longworth 62
Phil Eason 65
Matt Sloan 69
Jesse Jensen 72
Zachariah Jensen 76
Nalini Krishan 80
Anthony Phelan 83
Bonnie Piesse 86
Mary Oyaya 91
Lily Nyamwasa 94
Veronica Segura 101
Bruce Spence 103
Michael Kingma 109
Kenji Oates 113
Dean Mitchell 116
Goran Kleut 119
James Arnold Taylor 122
Matt Lanter 128
Tom Kane 130
Catherine Taber 135
Dee Bradley Baker 140
Adrienne Wilkinson 144
David Collins 149
Kevin J. Anderson 154
Steve Perry 159
Kathy Tyers 163
Dave Wolverton 168
Daniel Keys Moran 172
Kristine Kathryn Rusch 176
Michael Stackpole 179
Bill Slavicsek 183
Acknowledgments 189
About the Author 191