7 interesting and little-known facts about the movie "Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones" (7 photos)

The action takes place 10 years after the events described in the first episode of the famous saga. The Republic is sinking deeper into the abyss of contradictions and chaos. The Separatist movement, represented by hundreds of planets and a powerful alliance of corporations, threatens to become a new threat to the Galaxy that even the Jedi cannot cope with.





A huge number of actors auditioned for each role in the new Star Wars trilogy. Particular attention was drawn to the role of Anakin Skywalker, for which several hundred people applied, and among them were Paul Walker, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and Heath Ledger.

Moreover, it is known that Leonardo DiCaprio himself refused this role. Looking back now, Leo made the right choice because Anakin Skywalker would have stood out from all his other characters.

As a result, Anakin went to Hayden Christensen, who was subject to harsh criticism from fans.

Scenario



George Lucas had his own plan for this trilogy, but after the negative reception of the first episode, he had to rethink everything significantly. So he scrapped his entire script for the second episode and started writing it again. He provided the draft version only three months before the start of filming, but he still needed a large number of adjustments.

Lucas ended up writing the script a week before filming began. It can be assumed that he was in an extreme hurry, which explains the terrible dialogue and plot holes.

Beard and hairstyle





One of the main advantages of the second and third episodes is the stunning Obi-Wan Kenobi performed by the unsurpassed Ewan McGregor, who grew a beard and long hair especially for this role. Yes, it actually grew out and it's not a wig with a toupee. Although they still had to be used when it was time for additional filming.

The film needed some serious reworking, but it began when Ewan had already joined the filming of Black Hawk Down, for which he cut his hair short and shaved his beard.

You can easily notice how Obi-Wan's face changes between different shots in some scenes. In the first shot, Ewan could be with his real hair, and in the second he could be with a wig and a toupee. This is especially noticeable during conversations with Anakin in the elevator, in the club, in the Jedi Temple with Mace Windu and Yoda, and also during the interrogation of Count Dooku.

Every clone is graphics



Nowadays it is no longer so stunning that all the clones are the result of computer graphics. However, when the film first came out, it was quite difficult to understand this, since the visual effects then looked very good.

The studio responsible for the graphics used a man who was wearing only a helmet and shoes, and everything else was completed. Then motion capture technology was used and the result was transferred to the screen.

Improvisation



Improvisation is exactly what the entire trilogy was missing, especially considering that improvisation slightly saved one hopeless scene. We are talking about Padmé and Anakin's lunch, when they once again declare their love for each other and discuss the affairs of the Republic. But according to George Lucas' script, there was no talk about business, the lovers had to talk only about love. But George Lucas realized in time that his script was terrible at this point, so he asked Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman to improvise. As a result of their improvisation, a dialogue about politics emerged, which helped this scene not slide into the abyss.

Personnel



The filming of the second episode of Star Wars was, to some extent, revolutionary. There were probably no such number of visual effects in any full-length feature film. For this part, Industrial Light and Magic created 2,817 frames, of which about two thousand were included in the final timing. To understand the scale, it is worth noting that for the film “Avengers: Endgame,” artists created 2,496 frames, while there were several hundred artists themselves, and several companies, like Industrial Light and Magic.

Satchel



Jango Fett was shown to be a fairly intelligent and skilled fighter, but his death in the second episode was extremely illogical. It seemed like he was killed just for the sake of being killed, because he didn't even try to save himself from Mace Windu, who was running at Fett with his purple Jedi sword brandishing.

But when the film was released on DVD, one tiny detail emerged that explained why Django couldn't fly. During the fall, he damaged his jetpack, as evidenced by the sparks, and this prevented Fett from leaving the battlefield.