query: who does the voice of maz in star wars

pos: Maz Kanata Maz Kanata Maz Kanata is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", she is a CGI character voiced and performed through motion capture by Lupita Nyong'o. Maz, a former pirate and smuggler, is more than 1,000 years old and manages an interstellar tavern in a castle on the fictional planet Takodana. "The Force Awakens" writer/director J. J. Abrams told "Entertainment Weekly" in November 2015, "I wanted to do [Maz] as a puppet originally, but once we figured out the things that she was required to do, it felt like performance capture was the

pos: Maz Kanata reprising the role. Maz appears in the short form computer animated series "" in the 2016 episode "Hunting for Han". The character also appeared in the "" episode "The Test". Maz appears in the micro-series "Star Wars Forces of Destiny", voiced by Lupita Nyong'o. Maz is also a playable character in "". Her role in the game is basically the same as in the film, although she has a prominent role during the battle of Takodana (in Chapter 6). Maz is featured in a Lego "Star Wars" playset called Battle on Takodana, and Hasbro's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Takodana

pos: Maz Kanata could have been a strong addition to the franchise instead reeks of the film’s attempt to mimic what works well in the previous movies." "The Force Awakens" received seven Visual Effects Society Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature for Maz Kanata. Nyong'o was nominated for a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal. Maz Kanata Maz Kanata is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", she is a CGI character voiced and performed through motion capture by Lupita Nyong'o. Maz, a former pirate and

pos: Maz Kanata Maz Kanata Maz Kanata is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film "", she is a CGI character voiced and performed through motion capture by Lupita Nyong'o. Maz, a former pirate and smuggler, is more than 1,000 years old and manages an interstellar tavern in a castle on the fictional planet Takodana. "The Force Awakens" writer/director J. J. Abrams told "Entertainment Weekly" in November 2015, "I wanted to do [Maz] as a puppet originally, but once we figured out the things that she was required to do, it felt like performance capture was the

neg: Lupita Nyong'o "US". Nyong'o is once again set to reprise her role as Maz Kanata in "" (2019), the third and final installment of the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy. Nyong'o is also developing a television series based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel "Americanah", which she will produce and star in. In addition, she will produce and star in "Born a Crime", a film adaptation of Trevor Noahs memoir of the same name, in which she will play Noah's mother, Patricia; will star alongside Viola Davis in "The Woman King", a drama based on the Dahomey Amazons; and will lend her voice to

neg: Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game) "" animated series. Obi-Wan Kenobi is portrayed by James Arnold Taylor, who played the role in the 2002 game "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" as well as the cartoon series. Scott Lawrence, known for his role as Sturgis Turner in the television series "JAG", also returns to voice Darth Vader, a role he has portrayed since the 1990s. Other veteran "Star Wars" voice actors such as Tom Kane, Steve Blum and T.C. Carson also provide voice overs. Temuera Morrison portrays his signature roles Boba Fett, Jango Fett and the game's clone trooper narrator, but does not provide the in-game clone

neg: Lupita Nyong'o nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play. Following a motion capture role as Maz Kanata in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy and a voice role as Raksha in "The Jungle Book" (2016), Nyong'o starred as Nakia in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film "Black Panther" (2018). In addition to acting, Nyong'o supports historic preservation. She is vocal about preventing sexual harassment and working for women and animal rights. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by "People". Nyong'o was born in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o,

neg: Sam Gilbert (businessman) of "Teacher Magazine". Rose had a daughter, Maggie, from her first marriage, who died of an embolism in 2004 at age 54. Rose died on December 16, 2013 at the age of 95. Rose was named by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" writer/director J. J. Abrams as the influence for the character of Maz Kanata. Abrams told his home town newspaper, the "Palisadian-Post", that he based Maz on Rose: Gilbert owned Sam Gilbert and Associates, a construction company that built homes and commercial buildings in the West Los Angeles area. He developed inventions, including metal studs and a door lock

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens fires the weapon and destroys the Republic capital and a portion of its fleet. The First Order attacks Takodana in search of BB-8. Maz gives Finn Skywalker's lightsaber for safekeeping, and together with Han and Chewbacca, they fight the invading First Order stormtroopers, including FN-2199, but are eventually surrounded. Han, Chewbacca, Maz, and Finn are saved by Resistance X-wing fighters led by Poe, who had managed to survive the earlier crash on Jakku. After Poe and his squad fend off First Order TIE Fighters. General Leia's ship lands on Takodana with C-3PO and reunites with Han and Chewbacca. Meanwhile, Kylo

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens plays Temmin "Snap" Wexley, an X-wing pilot. Kiran Shah plays Teedo, a scavenger on Jakku who rides a semi-mechanical Luggabeast. Jessica Henwick appears as Jess "Testor" Pava or Jess Testor, an X-wing pilot. Brian Vernel appears as Bala-Tik, the leader of the Guavian Death Gang. Yayan Ruhian, Iko Uwais, and Cecep Arif Rahman appear as Tasu Leech, Razoo Qin-Fee, and Crokind Shand, members of the Kanjiklub Gang, a criminal organization. Warwick Davis appears as Wollivan, a tavern-dweller in Maz Kanata's castle. Anna Brewster appears as Bazine Netal, a First Order spy, also at Maz Kanata's castle. Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Kate

neg: Droid (Star Wars) The most notable example is C-3PO, introduced in "Star Wars" and featured in all sequels and prequels. 4-LOM is a protocol droid turned bounty hunter who responds to Darth Vader's call to capture the "Millennium Falcon" in "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980). TC-14 is a droid with feminine programming that appears in "" (1999), and ME-8D9 is an "ancient protocol droid of unknown manufacture" that resides and works as a translator at Maz Kanata’s castle on Takodana in the 2015 "". An astromech droid is one of a series of "versatile utility robots generally used for the maintenance and repair

neg: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Nathalie Cox reprises her role as Juno Eclipse, as does Cully Fredrickson as General Rahm Kota. Matt Sloan, who portrays Darth Vader in the webseries and voices Vader in the original "The Force Unleashed" returns to the role in "The Force Unleashed II". Veteran "" voice actors Tom Kane and Dee Bradley Baker are also included amongst the cast. Kane voices Jedi Master Yoda, a role he has provided several times within the Star Wars franchise. Baker voices bounty hunter Boba Fett, a clone and adopted son of Jango Fett. Baker provides the voice of all of the clone troopers

neg: Yoda Yoda Yoda () is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back". In the original films, he trains Luke Skywalker to fight against the Galactic Empire. In the prequel films, he serves as the Grand Master of the Jedi Order and as a high-ranking general of Clone Troopers in the Clone Wars. Before his death in "Return of the Jedi" at the age of 900, Yoda was the oldest living character in the "Star Wars" franchise in canon, until the introduction of Maz Kanata in "".

neg: Sam Witwer called Sam Witwer "The Maul Within" on August 26, 2012. In 2013, he attended for the first time the annual event, Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida for a three-day weekend and fans praised him for his roles in "The Force Unleashed" games and on "The Clone Wars". During the live show "Behind the Force", Sam showed his acting skills by saying one or two lines of the characters that he's played in the "Star Wars" universe. Sam also guest voiced an alien as well as a stormtrooper during the siege of Maz Kanata's palace in

neg: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game) only actor from the films to do so. All other voice actors have either before or since provided voice work in the "Star Wars" universe. James Arnold Taylor, who voices Obi-Wan Kenobi in the series, provides the voice of Obi-Wan. Mat Lucas provides the voice of Anakin Skywalker, having also doubled for Hayden Christensen in the video game, "", as well as in the 2003 "Clone Wars" series. Voice actor Corey Burton, primary talent for the animated version of Count Dooku, voices various minor characters as well as Dooku himself. General Grievous is voiced by Matthew Wood, who also provided

neg: Rey (Star Wars) on the freighter, Rey mistakenly unleashes Han's vicious cargo. She saves Finn and they escape the freighter in the "Falcon." Impressed with Rey, Han offers her a job on the "Falcon;" however, Rey declines his offer, feeling that she has to return to Jakku. After they convene at Maz Kanata's castle on the planet Takodana to return BB-8 to the Resistance, the First Order is alerted to their presence. Rey is drawn to the castle's basement vault in which Maz has stored a lightsaber that belonged to Luke Skywalker and his father before him. Upon touching it, she experiences a

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens They enter a castle where they meet with its owner, Maz Kanata, whose assistance they require in getting BB-8 to Leia and the Resistance. Maz, however, refuses, saying that Solo has been running from the fight with the dark side. She explains how she has seen evil take many forms: the Sith, the Galactic Empire, and now the First Order. However, Finn becomes terrified at the suggestion that they fight the First Order and decides he can no longer stay with them if they plan to confront the First Order. He tells Rey he is not with the Resistance, and

neg: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Maz points him to join Sidon Ithano and his crew if he wishes to leave the plant. While Han sits down to talk with Maz, Rey is drawn to a vault on the lower level and finds the lightsaber that once belonged to Luke and his father, Anakin Skywalker. She experiences disturbing visions and flees into the woods. Unbeknownst to her or her companions, First Order operative Bazine Netal informs the First Order that BB-8 is on Takodana. Resistance spy droid GA-97 also sees BB-8 and informs the Resistance. Starkiller Base, a planet turned into a weapon by First Order,

neg: Finn (Star Wars) having worked aboard a Star Destroyer, he would be able to find where the tracker is. Rose and Finn run their plan by Poe, who contacts Maz Kanata for help, but she claims that she is too busy and instructs them to find a "master code breaker" on a casino on the planet Canto Bight. Operating against Vice Admiral Holdo's wishes, Finn and Rose, along with BB-8, steal a ship and go to Canto Bight. Finn is initially entranced by the lavish lifestyle of the casino, but becomes disillusioned when Rose tells him that most of the people there have

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens open a facility in London, citing Disney's "Star Wars" films as a catalyst for the expansion. ILM's Vancouver branch also worked on the special effects for the film. Abrams supervised post-production and editing of the film at Bad Robot Productions' headquarters in Santa Monica. In August 2015, he gave the film's estimated running time as 124–125 minutes. Abrams made changes to the film's plot in the editing process to simplify the film, by removing some sequences shown in trailers: "At one point, Maz used to continue along with the characters back to the Resistance base, but we realised that she

neg: Resistance (Star Wars) it now being in the hands of Solo. Solo, Chewbacca, Rey, Finn, and BB-8 find refuge on Takodana with Solo's old friend Maz Kanata, who runs a refugee castle on the planet and has some knowledge of the Force herself, though is not a Jedi. There, Kanata implores Solo to return to his wife, the two having split after a tragic incident (their son, Ben Solo's fall to the dark side and transformation into Kylo Ren), helps Finn, who reveals to Rey that he was a stormtrooper, find passage to the Outer Rim to disappear, and advises Rey, who is

neg: Conan O'Brien in a short "South Park" scene as part of the opening of the 2006 Emmy Awards. In 2005, he provided the voice of Robert Todd Lincoln in the audiobook version of "Assassination Vacation" by Sarah Vowell. O'Brien has made multiple voice appearances on the Adult Swim series "Robot Chicken", including the specials "Robot Chicken: Star Wars", and "" as the voice of the bounty hunter Zuckuss. On the TV show "30 Rock", O'Brien is depicted as an ex-boyfriend of lead character Liz Lemon, who works in the same building. In the episode "Tracy Does Conan", Conan appears as himself, awkwardly

neg: Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars announced at Comic-Con International 2013. Povenmire said, "May The 'Ferb' Be With You and with all of us who for decades have dreamt of a chance to work with the great characters and stories of Star Wars." None of the original "Star Wars" actors reprised their roles for this special. Voice actor Christopher Corey Smith voiced Luke Skywalker as well the Toydarian, Blatto, the son of Watto from ""; actor Ross Marquand played Han Solo; voice actress April Winchell played Princess Leia; writer Eddie Pittman provided one line as Darth Vader; regular Perry the Platypus voice actor Dee Bradley Baker

neg: Starkiller a "Force wrecking ball". The character's name is taken from Luke Skywalker's original name, "Annikin Starkiller". The character's likeness and voice were provided by Samuel Witwer, who would later voice Darth Maul in the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels". Starkiller also appears as a crossover character, along with Darth Vader and Yoda, in the fighting video game "Soulcalibur IV", which was released before "The Force Unleashed" and included the character as a contemporary tie-in. George Lucas motivated the team working on "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" to make a brand-new character. Before deciding on

neg: Maz Kanata this movie's wise, ancient alien with connections to the mystical side of the galaxy." Of the character's alien species and planetary origins, Abrams said that though "The Force Awakens" does not answer these questions, more information about Maz is forthcoming "in other venues". In the film, Han Solo visits his old friend Maz at her tavern, seeking her aid in returning the wayward astromech droid BB-8 to the Resistance. Maz, who has a crush on Han's copilot, the Wookiee Chewbacca, is intrigued by Han's companions, the renegade stormtrooper Finn and the scavenger Rey. First Order stormtroopers, led by Kylo Ren,

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens General Hux to use the weapon for the first time. Snoke questions Kylo's ability to deal with emotions relating to his father, Han Solo, who Kylo says means nothing to him. The "Falcon" crew determines BB-8's map is incomplete. Han explains that Luke attempted to rebuild the Jedi Order but exiled himself when an apprentice turned to the dark side, destroyed the temple, and slaughtered the other apprentices. The crew travels to the planet Takodana and meets with cantina owner Maz Kanata, who offers assistance getting to the Resistance. Rey is drawn to a secluded vault and finds the lightsaber

neg: Rey (Star Wars) terrifying vision: she sees a battle led by Kylo Ren, a flashback of her younger self being left behind on Jakku, and a vision of Luke, the last Jedi Master in the galaxy, who has been missing for several years. Maz argues that whoever abandoned her will never return to Jakku, and her only option is to seek out strength in the Force. Feeling overwhelmed, Rey rejects the lightsaber and flees into the forest. The First Order attacks Maz's castle, and Ren captures Rey when the Resistance arrives. Ren takes her to Starkiller Base, where he probes her mind for

neg: Catherine Taber overseas. Taber does the voice of Lori Loud, the eldest of the siblings, on Nickelodeon's "The Loud House". Taber also voiced female Jesse in both seasons of the video game "" (2015–17), which was first released on October 12, 2015. Catherine Taber Catherine Anne Taber is an American actress working in film, television and voice over who is noted for her voices roles in the "Star Wars" franchise, specifically the "" animated series where she portrayed Padme Amidala. Taber also voices Lori Loud on "The Loud House". In 2000, the Georgia native made her feature film debut starring alongside Soleil

neg: Matthew Wood (sound editor) films of the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy as supervising sound editor and also did an uncredited acting role in "" as Bib Fortuna and the voice of Ody Mandrell. In "" he played Seboca and Magaloof. In "", in addition to a brief appearance as Orn Free Taa, Wood plays the voice role of General Grievous, a role originated by voice actors John DiMaggio and Richard McGonagle in the series "". In the film, he dubbed the voice of stuntman Kyle Rowling, who played General Grievous utilizing motion capture. He would later come back to work with the Star Wars

neg: Star Wars: The Force Awakens that once belonged to Luke and his father, Anakin Skywalker. She experiences disturbing visions and flees into the woods. Maz gives Finn the lightsaber for safekeeping. Starkiller Base destroys a few planets including the Republic capital, and a portion of its fleet. The First Order attacks Takodana in search of . Han, Chewbacca, and Finn are saved by Resistance X-wing fighters led by Poe, who is revealed to have survived the crash on Jakku. Leia arrives at Takodana with and reunites with Han and Chewbacca. Meanwhile, Kylo captures Rey and takes her to Starkiller Base, but she resists his mind-reading

neg: Matt Sloan (voice actor) both "" and "Kinect Star Wars". In 2015, Sloan returned to voice Vader in "Disney Infinity 3.0", "Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Battlefront II" and "", as well as providing his voice for a sketch in the final episode of "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. Matt Sloan (voice actor) Matthew Paul Sloan, (born March 24, 1973) is an American director, playwright, voice actor and comedian from Madison, Wisconsin. He and his friend Aaron Yonda are notable as the co-creators of the web series "", in which he voices the title character. Additionally, he appears in season one as the

neg: Finn (Star Wars) his friend Maz Kanata on Takodana, who promises to take them to the Resistance. Finn decides to continue to flee the galactic conflict, but changes his mind when the First Order launches a preemptive strike on the New Republic and Ren's forces find them and take Rey prisoner. Finn flies to the Resistance base, where he discovers that Poe is still alive and meets General Leia Organa, C-3PO, and the hibernating R2-D2. Finn reveals some details about the First Order's planet-converted superweapon, Starkiller Base, and claims to be able to disable their shields. When he arrives on the planet with

neg: The Force (advertisement) a clothes dryer, and to wake the dog and a doll. After he is unsuccessful in those attempts, he is startled to discover that he can start the car, though his father actually does it using a remote control. The film was directed by Lance Acord and produced by Park Pictures featuring the musical track "Imperial March" composed by John Williams. Max Page had never seen any of the "Star Wars" movies, saying he was too scared. He met James Earl Jones, the voice of Vader in the "Star Wars" movies, in New York City on February 7. On May

neg: Transformers: The Game as well as providing some additional voice recording. Daniel Riordan, who voiced Omega Prime in , voices Bonecrusher as well as providing sounds for the Decepticon drones. Keith Szarabajka (Star Wars: Force Commander) provided sounds for the Decepticon drones as well as providing additional voice recording. Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, Sam Witwicky and Mikaela in the live-action film, reprise their respective roles. Thom Kikot (Diagnosis: Unknown), Yuri Lowenthal (Here is Greenwood) and Kari Wahlgren (Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith videogame) also provided additional voice recordings. Stephen Apostolina (The Adventures of Manxmouse), Ranjani Brow, David Cowgill (Gypsy Angels), Jackie

neg: Ashley Eckstein brand ambassador Kid Power Champion. Eckstein's role as Star Wars Rebels' Ahsoka Tano allowed her to lead a mission using Star Wars Rebels content. Ashley Eckstein Maria Ashley Eckstein (née Drane; born September 22, 1981), credited as Ashley Eckstein or Ashley Drane, is an American actress, voice actress, and fashion designer, known to audiences of "Blue Collar TV" and as the voice of Ahsoka Tano on "", "Star Wars Rebels", and "Star Wars Forces of Destiny". She also played a small role as Alicia in the film "Sydney White" and as Ms. Cole in the film "Alice Upside Down", with

neg: Solo: A Star Wars Story providing the voice, reprising the role from "[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]" and "[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]" animated TV series. Screenwriter Jonathan Kasdan and first assistant director Toby Hefferman portrayed [[Tag and Bink|Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna]], respectively—two characters that first appeared in the "[[Star Wars expanded universe|Star Wars Legends]]" [[Star Wars comics|comics]] published by [[Dark Horse Comics]]. The scene was not included in the finished film. In 2012, "Star Wars" creator [[George Lucas]] began developing a film about a young Han Solo, and hired veteran "Star Wars" screenwriter [[Lawrence Kasdan]] to write the [[screenplay]]. After

neg: Star Wars: Storm in the Glass is a mystery to whom the other half belongs. Only in the "God's Spark" version of the film does it become clear who is Anykey's real father - it is Pogon, who admits to have "known" (commonly understood as "have/d sex with") Anykey's mother, and later openly explains that Anykey is his only son. Star Wars: Storm in the Glass Star Wars: Storm in the Glass (, refers to operation of Persian Gulf War "Desert Storm"), sometimes translated as Star Wars: Tempest in a Teapot, is a humorous 2004 English-to-Russian movie spoof of the 1999 science fantasy film "" by

neg: Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game) LucasArts, detailed the immense efforts required to get the game to a playable state on the PlayStation Portable. "It was a huge 'pop the champagne' day if you got back one whole frame a second," he stated. LucasArts Engineers working on Indiana Jones and Star Wars development teams were brought in to help optimize game code. Bob Bergen voices Luke Skywalker, having voice doubled for Mark Hamill in previous "Star Wars" games such as the "" series. Voice actor Corey Burton recorded lines for Count Dooku, a role he has played in other "Star Wars" games as well as the

neg: Anthony Daniels the role for various promotional work such as hosting "The Making of Star Wars", "Star Wars Connections" and "The Science of Star Wars"; for appearances on "The Muppet Show", "Sesame Street" and an anti-smoking public service announcement; the "Star Wars Holiday Special"; in advertising for "Star Wars" licensed products such as Kenner toys; and even a breakfast cereal based on the character. Daniels voiced C-3PO in the "Star Wars" radio serial based on the original trilogy. He is the only cast member of the original "Star Wars" trilogy to voice his character in all three parts of NPR's dramatisations of

neg: Wolfgang Ziffer Wolfgang Ziffer Wolfgang Ziffer (born 26 October 1941) is a German voice actor and actor from Wuppertal. Like a number of people in the voice acting industry, Ziffer is rarely seen live on film or television. Examples of his roles include Roger Rabbit in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", Calimero in "Calimero", Gulliver the Raven in "Benjamin the Elephant", and Iago the Parrot in "Aladdin". He frequently voices robot characters such as Number 5 in "Short Circuit", V.I.N.CENT in "The Black Hole", and C-3PO in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, , Star Wars Rebels and in the German radio plays "Labyrinth

neg: Tracy Does Conan fan of "Star Wars" herself, said that the weekly "Star Wars" joke or reference "started happening organically" when the crew realized that they had a "Star Wars" reference "in almost every show". Fey said that from then on "it became a thing where [they] tried to keep it going", and that even though they could not include one in every episode, they still had a "pretty high batting average". Fey attributed most of the references to Robert Carlock, who she described as "the resident expert". "Star Wars" is referenced in this episode when Tracy Jordan takes on the identity of

neg: I Am Your Father I Am Your Father I Am Your Father is a 2015 Spanish documentary film written and directed by Toni Bestard "()" and Marcos Cabotá "()". The film deals with actor David Prowse many years after he played the role of Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy. David Prowse is a bodybuilder and actor who famously portrayed the role of Darth Vader in "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back", and "Return of the Jedi". Unlike most of the other "Star Wars" stars, however, he is relatively obscure, since James Earl Jones dubbed Vader's voice and Sebastian Shaw portrayed an

neg: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (project) the "Star Wars" canon in favor of producing a sequel trilogy, Sam Witwer, Marek's voice actor, revealed that Dave Filoni, the creator of the "Star Wars Rebels" animated series, considered bringing Marek back into the new canon and having him appear in that series, but ultimately decided against it because he could not find a way to do so without compromising either the new canon's quality or the character's unique distinctions. Witwer remained involved with the "Star Wars" franchise, voicing Darth Maul in the animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and "Star Wars Rebels" and the film "". He

neg: Star Wars: Droids new masters and new difficult situations as a result. The series featured Anthony Daniels as the voice of C-3PO, who also portrayed the character in the films, along with the voice talents of Graeme Campbell, Rob Cowan, Don Francks, Peter MacNeill, John Stocker and Winston Rekert. Several episodes feature guest stars like Dan Hennessey, Chris Wiggins, George Buza, Andrew Sabiston, Eric Peterson, Rob Cowan, Jamie Dick, Cree Summer, Donny Burns, Alan Fawcett, Don McManus, Long John Baldry and Gordon Masten. Several episodes of the series were written by "Star Wars" sound designer Ben Burtt. The series was produced by Nelvana

neg: Al Rodrigo He is now known for playing the role of one of the Star Wars characters in the Expanded Universe "Quinlan Vos" in Season 3 of "". Among some of his many voice over credits are the animated features "Bilal", "Penguins of Madagascar", "Mr. Peabody and Sherman", Coco, and the video games "Asura's Wrath", "", "Tomb Raider", "", and "Dishonored". He also does extensive work in the ADR community on numerous film and television projects. Al Rodrigo Al Rodrigo is an American character actor who has starred in theatre, films and on television since the 1980s. Rodrigo was born in New

neg: Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi with his fellow Rebel allies, while beginning to develop his Force abilities without the tutelage of the late Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The novel is written from the first person perspective of Luke, and is only the second "Star Wars" novel to attempt this type of narrative voice (the first being Michael A. Stackpole's 1997 "Star Wars Legends" novel, "I, Jedi"). With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the

neg: Star Wars Episode I: Racer stated they wanted to make it "feel like an eyeball-peeling racing game, where you're going so fast, you're just nervous." The game was originally titled "Star Wars: Podracer", however the subtitle was changed to "Episode I Racer" when LucasArts learned that another company owned the trademark for games with the name "Pod" in the title. Actor Jake Lloyd, who portrayed Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", promoted the game at E3 1999. Lloyd also provided voice over for his character in the game. The theatrical score from was reused for the game, and various sound effects

neg: Derwentwater Derwentwater from the town of Keswick forms the view of the titular town and Toluca Lake at the start of the 2001 video game "Silent Hill 2". "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens" filmed on location at Derwentwater for the scene "Approach to Maz Kantana's Castle, Takodana". The EP "Three Songs" (2011) by Robin Pecknold includes a song named "Derwentwater Stones". A photograph taken at Derwentwater is used as the album art for Black Sands by Bonobo. Open world racing video game "Forza Horizon 4" includes Derwentwater as part of its world map. Derwentwater Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is

neg: Hardware Wars the statement "no animals were killed in the making of this film", reflecting the legal statement that was beginning to appear in film credits at that time. "Hardware Wars" was written and directed by San Francisco native Ernie Fosselius and produced by Michael Wiese. It was structured as a mock movie trailer, and Fosselius even secured narration from veteran voice-over artist Paul Frees, who provided the voice work for the original "Star Wars" trailers. Fosselius capitalised on his budget limitations by using deliberately ridiculous household objects as props; spaceships were represented with such items as steam irons, toasters and cassette

neg: Oberheim OB-1 bands Tangerine Dream, Rush, and The Grid. A 2014 feature on the French radio station France Inter claimed that the OB-1 had been used by the "Star Wars" sound engineer Ben Burtt to create the voice of R2-D2 and that the name of another "Star Wars" character, Obi-Wan Kenobi, derives from a transliteration of "OB-1". However, "Star Wars" was first released in 1977, a year before the OB-1, and most sources credit the ARP 2600 synthesizer as being used to record R2-D2's voice. Oberheim OB-1 The Oberheim OB-1 was a monophonic, programmable, analog synthesizer introduced by Oberheim Electronics in 1978.

neg: Mandalorian #68 "The Search Begins", a comic book published by Marvel in 1983, which describes Boba and Fenn Shysa among the supercommandos, the official protectors of the planet Mandalore. "" (2002) introduced the character Jango Fett, who also wore Mandalorian armor and was revealed to be a bounty hunter from whom Boba is cloned. Though the term "Mandalorian" does not appear in the films, the popularity of Boba Fett inspired an extensive amount of "Star Wars" expanded universe works, also known as "Star Wars Legends", featuring the Mandalorian people. "Star Wars" creator George Lucas wished to reintroduce Mandalorians in season two

neg: Wedge Antilles and treacherous flight spaces inside the Death Star that lead to its core. When he and Lando reach the Death Star's core, Wedge destroys the power regulator on the core's north tower, while Lando destroys the core itself. He later appears at the victory celebration at the Ewok village on Endor. Wedge does not appear in "". However, Denis Lawson confirmed in a May 2014 interview that he was asked to reprise the role. Lawson declined, saying that it would have "bored [him]". Wedge is not seen on screen in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", but his voice is

neg: Captain Rex clone trooper character. However, because Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, and Artoo were also principal characters, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas felt Alpha's name created too much alliteration between the main cast, and a new character, Captain Rex, was created instead. The name "Rex" was chosen by Lucas. Previously, Captain Rex was the error-prone rookie droid pilot RX-24 of "Star Tours," who in turn replaced the initial concept of an unpredictable and risk-taking Clone Wars veteran. Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker voices all the clone trooper characters in "The Clone Wars", including Rex. To differentiate the characters, Baker considered the personality

neg: Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels is a Wii fighting video game based on "". The game was released on November 11, 2008. It features the same voice actors to reprise their roles from the show, such as Ashley Eckstein. Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Matthew Wood, Corey Burton, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane, Phil LaMarr, and Terrence Carson. The events of the game's "Campaign Mode" take place during the and select from the first season of the , specifically "Duel of the Droids", "Cloak of Darkness", "Shadow of Malevolence", and

neg: Kishore Bhatt He has also dubbed for Anthony Daniels as C-3PO in Star Wars films in Hindi. Kishore Bhatt Kishore Bhatt (born 2 March 1951) is an Indian voice actor who is known for dubbing foreign content in the Hindi language such as for films and TV programs. Kishore was well-known for being the voice actor of James (Kojiro) in the first Hindi dub of the Pokémon. His colleagues who also dubbed the anime for the original dub with him were Prasad Barve who has given the Hindi-dubbing voice to Ash Ketchum (Satoshi), Abhishek Singh who has given the Hindi-dubbing voice to

neg: Nien Nunb the cockpit, the role was handed over to puppeteer Mike Quinn. The character was voiced by Bill Kipsang Rotich, a Kenyan student and native Kalenjin speaker, who spoke in Kikuyu and Haya for the role. After voicing the character, Rotich became a local celebrity in his home country, as many Kenyan viewers could hear their own languages in a Star Wars film, and understand the character's dialogue. Quinn returned to the role for "The Force Awakens", without Bonehill, who died in February 2015. Rotich was also tracked down in his native Kenya, by Star Wars actor Christian Simpson, to voice

neg: Darth Vader been voiced by Mat Lucas for the 2003 micro-series "", and by Matt Lanter in the CGI animated film "", the and for Anakin's cameos in "Star Wars Rebels". For Vader's appearances in the "Star Wars Rebels" animated series, James Earl Jones has reprised the voice role. Both Lanter and Jones contributed their voices for the second-season finale of "Rebels", at times with identical dialogue spoken by both actors blended together in different ways. Darth Vader appears in seven of the live-action "Star Wars" films, "" animated film and . He also has a recurring role in "Star Wars" Expanded

neg: Luke Skywalker type of narrative voice (the first being Michael A. Stackpole's 1997 "Star Wars Legends" novel, "I, Jedi"). In April 2014, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded by Lucasfilm as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the franchise. The "Legends" branded novels, comic books and video games detail Luke's exploits following "Return of the Jedi". In the novel "The Truce at Bakura", set one day after the battle of Endor, Luke and his friend Wedge Antilles recover a message droid from the titular planet, which was being

neg: Temuera Morrison also provided the voice acting for the clones. He reappeared as a number of clones in "", and re-recorded the lines of the character Boba Fett (Jango's "son") and another clone in the 2004 DVD re-releases of the original "Star Wars" trilogy, replacing the voice of Jason Wingreen. He has since portrayed Jango Fett and his clones in a number of "Star Wars" video games, all produced by LucasArts. He played the commando "Boss" in "", voiced all the troopers in "", and returned again to voice the bounty hunters Jango Fett and Boba Fett in "" as well as

neg: MAZ-500 MAZ-500 MAZ-500 is a Soviet truck manufactured at the Minsk Automobile Plant. The first prototype MAZ-500 ran as early as 1955 and they were shown to the public in 1958. Delays in engine development pushed full production back to 1965, although limited production started in 1963. The MAZ-500 is a cab over truck instead of the MAZ-200's conventional layout. This was done to increase payload and reduce weight as well as reduce fuel consumption. The engine itself was quite modern, a direct injection diesel V6 built by the Yaroslavl Motor Plant (who had also originally developed the preceding MAZ-200 truck)

neg: C-3PO cameo appearance with crew members of the Millennium Falcon. In "Star Wars Forces of Destiny", "Beasts of Echo Base", although C-3PO does not physically appear his voice can be heard on Leia's comlink. This episode ties with a deleted scene from Episode V, when C-3PO rips a warning sign from an Echo Base door (where the wampas are kept) - to trick the Imperials into going into the wrong room. Daniels also voiced C-3PO in "Ralph Breaks the Internet". Daniels reprised his role of C-3PO for the Disneyland ride "Star Tours", co-created by George Lucas in 1987. He was videotaped

neg: Marie Slater Marie Slater Marie "Maz" Slater (born in Middleton, Greater Manchester in 1971) is a British reality TV star infamous for her role as the 'Miss Nasty' resort manager of Faliraki in ITV show "Club Reps". Simply known as "Maz" to viewers, she first rose to promise in January 2002 when the first episode of the show was aired, becoming a huge tabloid star overnight. She was instantly described as the "middle manager from hell" by the UK press. However following the end of the first series, Slater was left devastated at the way producers had "falsely edited" the show to

neg: Dee Bradley Baker Annie Award nomination for Voice Acting in a Television Production in 2012. He reprised the role of Captain Rex in "Star Wars Rebels", beginning with its second season. He also provided the voice of Boba Fett for "Star Tours – The Adventures Continue". In the 2011 "Family Guy" episode "It's a Trap!", a parody of the "Star Wars" film "Return of the Jedi", he voiced Klaus as Admiral Ackbar. In the video game world, Baker reprised his roles in Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon's multitude of show-related game releases. He also voiced Gravemind in "Halo 2" and "Halo 3" and the

neg: Jeff Coopwood Television Arts & Sciences. Coopwood is one of the few performers to list work on both the Star Wars and "Star Trek" franchises among his credits. His most notable voiceover work includes voicing the role of the Borg, in the film "". His voice was used for the film's Borg speech ending with the now iconic line, "Resistance is futile." His performance was digitally layered through multiple original takes to create the unique "Borg" effect. He was also the voice of Captain Panaka in four ‘’Star Wars’’ videogames: ‘’’’; ‘’’’, ‘’’’ and in addition to playing the role in ‘’’’,

neg: Star Wars (film) Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin of Marvel Comics who were preparing a "Star Wars" comic book. The cut had a different crawl from the finished version and used Prowse's voice for Darth Vader. It also lacked most special effects; hand-drawn arrows took the place of blaster beams, and when the "Millennium Falcon" fought TIE fighters, the film cut to footage of World War II dogfights. The reactions of the directors present, such as Brian De Palma, John Milius, and Steven Spielberg, disappointed Lucas. Spielberg, who claimed to have been the only person in the audience to have enjoyed the film,

neg: Jango Fett thigh shin and spat armor, and a comparative lack of accessories and trophies. Jango Fett was portrayed by Temuera Morrison in "Attack of the Clones", "", "", "", "", "" (the PSP version) and "", Bob Marshall in a commercial (but the voice was provided by an unknown actor) ILM filmed for "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter", Jeff Bennett in "" and "", and Andrew Chaikin in "". In "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones", Jango is depicted as a bounty hunter who had been hired to be the genetic template for the Grand Army of the Republic, becoming

neg: Rogue One [[Wedge Antilles]] in "A New Hope", reprises his role in a vocal cameo. [[Ian McElhinney]], [[Michael Smiley]], [[Andy de la Tour]] and Tim Beckmann play General [[Jan Dodonna]], [[Dr. Evazan]], General Hurst Romodi and Captain [[Raymus Antilles]], respectively. [[Warwick Davis]] plays Weeteef Cyubee, a member of Saw Gerrera's Partisans. [[R2-D2]] also makes a cameo appearance. [[Stephen Stanton]], known for his numerous roles in [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]] and [[Star Wars Rebels]], gives voice to [[Admiral Raddus]] while [[Paul Kasey]] appears in costume as the alien character on-screen. Additionally, [[Alistair Petrie]] plays General

neg: Maz Kanata attack Maz's castle in search of BB-8, who has been entrusted with an important map. Maz tries to give Luke Skywalker's long-missing lightsaber to the Force-sensitive Rey, but she refuses it after experiencing a disturbing vision from touching it. Maz then entrusts the lightsaber to Finn, who uses it multiple times before it is eventually claimed by Rey. One trailer for the film included a shot of Maz handing Luke's lightsaber to General Leia Organa, though the corresponding scene was not included in the final cut of the film. Abrams explained the removal, saying "Maz used to continue along with

neg: Ben Burtt contributions to the field of post production. Ben Burtt Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He has worked as sound designer on various films, including the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" film series, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978), "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), "WALL-E" (2008) and "Star Trek" (2009). He is most notable for popularizing the Wilhelm scream in-joke and creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the "Star Wars" film franchise, including the "voice" of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum, the sound of the

neg: Ben Burtt Ben Burtt Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He has worked as sound designer on various films, including the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" film series, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978), "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), "WALL-E" (2008) and "Star Trek" (2009). He is most notable for popularizing the Wilhelm scream in-joke and creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the "Star Wars" film franchise, including the "voice" of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum, the sound of the blaster guns, and the heavy-breathing sound of

neg: Star Wars: Jedi of Yoda's biggest mistakes in judgment were Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Dark Lord of The Sith, Darth Sidious) and Anakin Skywalker (Lord Darth Vader). Yoda's voice is portrayed in the Star Wars films by Frank Oz in Episodes I, II, III, V, & VI Star Wars: Jedi The Jedi series of comics was written by John Ostrander and Jeremy Barlow, and was published by Dark Horse Comics from 20 August 2003 to 21 July 2004 as a series of one-shots chronicling the actions of five Jedi during the Clone Wars. Mace Windu is a male human from the planet Haruun Kal.

neg: Jacen Solo Jacen posthumously redeems himself; however, he still refers to his fate as damnation. While Luke does not forgive his nephew for his complicity in Mara's death, he does receive an understanding of what led Jacen to that point. IGN listed Jacen as #17 on their list of the top 100 "Star Wars" heroes, saying that he had a more "profound effect" than any of the other Solo children on the "Star Wars" setting. Jesse Schedeen, writing for IGN, also listed Darth Caedus as #5 in a reader-inspired list of top "Star Wars" villains, and called his "defining moment of villainy"

neg: Star Wars Headspace Star Wars Headspace Star Wars Headspace is an electronic music compilation album executively produced by Rick Rubin and Kevin Kusatsu. It compiles electronic dance tracks of acts including Claude VonStroke, Flying Lotus and Röyksopp. It featured sound effects and dialog from the "Star Wars" films, but does not contain any of John Williams' music for the series. Hollywood Records and American Recordings released "Star Wars Headspace" in digital forms on February 19, 2016 and in physical forms on March 18, to decent commercial performance, beginning at number one on the United States "Billboard" Dance/Electronic Albums chart and becoming the second

neg: The Big Bang Theory gratitude ("I possess the DNA of Leonard Nimoy?!"). "" cast member George Takei has made a cameo, and Leonard Nimoy made a cameo as the voice of Sheldon's vintage Mr. Spock action figure (both cameos were in dream sequences). "" cast members Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton have had cameos as themselves, while Wil Wheaton has a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself. They are also fans of "Star Wars", "Battlestar Galactica", and "Doctor Who". In the episode "The Ornithophobia Diffusion", when there is a delay in watching "Star Wars" on Blu-ray, Howard complains, "If we don't start

neg: Wizards (film) Cheech Wizard character." As "War Wizards" neared completion, Lucas requested that Bakshi change the title of his film to "Wizards" in order to avoid conflict with "Star Wars", and Bakshi agreed because Lucas had allowed Mark Hamill to take time off from "Star Wars" in order to record a voice for "Wizards". Although "Wizards" received a limited release, it was very successful in the theaters that showed it, and developed a worldwide audience. According to Bakshi, he was once interviewed by a German reporter who was unsure as to why the Nazi Swastika was used to represent war. Bakshi said

neg: Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game) his voice in the game's and the 2008 "Clone Wars" series. Terrence C. Carson voices Mace Windu and Nick Jameson voices Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious. Scott Lawrence, best known for his role as United States Naval JAG lawyer Cmdr. Sturgis Turner on the CBS series "JAG" provides the voice for Darth Vader. Yoda and Cin Drallig are both voiced by Tom Kane, who also provides additional voices. Finally, Serra Keto is voiced by Kari Wahlgren. The game received average to mixed reviews upon release. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 71.85% and 73 out of 100 for the DS

neg: Stefano Satta Flores 1977), "L'arma" (Squitieri, 1978), "Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?" (Kotcheff, 1978), "Child of the Night" (Gobbi, 1978) "Corleone" (Squitieri, 1978), "Hypochondriac" (Cervi, 1979), "The Terrace" ("La terrazza", Scola, 1980) and "One Hundred Days in Palermo" ("Cento giorni a Palermo", Tornatore, 1984), playing a variety of roles in more than 60 films, His role as the smuggler and rakish hero Han Solo in the original "Star Wars" trilogy was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in Italian voice acting. He also used his voice talents in "Alien", as the fearless Captain Dallas, as well as in

neg: Wedge Antilles "" novels. Wedge first appears in "Star Wars" during the Rebels' Death Star attack briefing. In this scene Wedge is portrayed by Colin Higgins and voiced by David Ankrum, who dubs the character throughout the film. Denis Lawson plays the character for the remaining scenes filmed in the X-wing cockpit. Lawson also portrays Antilles in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi". In the former, Lawson's voice was dubbed over by an unidentified actor, while Lawson used his own voice in the latter, masking his natural Scottish accent with an imitation of an American accent. David Ankrum reprises

neg: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Obi-Wan replies that he is. After Maul's death, Obi-Wan is seen watching over Luke Skywalker from a distance. In "Rebels", Obi-Wan was voiced by Stephen Stanton, who replaced James Arnold Taylor. "Rebels" creator Dave Filoni, who worked with the character during the full duration of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", said he considered asking McGregor to reprise and voice the role. Obi-Wan Kenobi appears briefly in the novel , based on unfinished episodes from "The Clone Wars". In the novelization of "The Last Jedi" written by Jason Fry, Obi-Wan tells a dying Luke to "let go" from the Netherworld

neg: Tiger Electronics Death Star Escape was released. The game order is different and comes with six Star Wars characters. In 1998, Tiger released "Brain Shift". This game has six colored LED lights. It is known for its distinctive low pitched "Orange!" voice which is heard on the last color of a pattern in Stick Shift and in Memory Shift and Who Shifts It? The player has to use the stick shift to follow the voice commands. There is a memory game, and both Brain Shift and Brain Warp have a code buster game where the player has to find a certain amount

neg: Star Wars: Battlefront showed a first-person view of the Battle of Hoth, including a crashing Snowspeeder and the foot of an AT-AT. DICE showed additional development footage at the 2014 E3 conference. The game's title was eventually announced as "Star Wars Battlefront". In April 2015, EA announced a release date of November 17, 2015 at Star Wars Celebration. The game is a reboot of the series, focusing on capturing the look of the films. At launch, four planets were confirmed - Hoth, Tatooine, Endor, and Sullust. Unlike its predecessors, "Star Wars Battlefront" does not feature the "Clone Wars" era found in the prequel

neg: Blue Harvest staff asked Lucasfilm, the company who owns the rights to the "Star Wars" franchise, for permission. "Blue Harvest" guest starred Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Mick Hucknall, and Rush Limbaugh. The episode also included recurring voice actors Lori Alan, Adam West, Ralph Garman, Danny Smith, John Viener, Steve Callaghan, Kirker Butler, Mark Hentemann, Johnny Brennan, Jon Benjamin, Phil LaMarr, and Wally Wingert. The episode contains various references to popular culture, specifically the "Star Wars" film series. It was viewed by 10.86 million viewers on its original broadcast and received generally positive reviews from critics. While the Griffins are watching television, the

neg: Anthony Daniels He was a member of the BBC's Radio Drama Company and speaks fluent French. Daniels has played C-3PO in all of the "Star Wars" feature films from the original installment in the series, as both the body and voice of the golden droid. Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2 in the series until his death in 2016, revealed that he and Daniels did not get along. In "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", he wore a blue Spandex costume so that during editing of the movie his body could be turned into many different wires and circuits. Daniels has reprised

neg: Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars next Sunday. An English version produced and released exclusively in Malaysia by Speedy Video, features an unknown voice cast. Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars The film was released in Japan on 16 March, 1985. It was released in India on Hungama TV on 5 December, 2010 with the title of "Doraemon in Nobita's Little Space War" Before the film, Papi, the president of a faraway planet runs after attack by an enemy spaceship. In the present, After getting fired for destroying the set of the space movie Gian and Suneo were making, Nobita approaches Doraemon who then goes to Dekisugi

neg: Star Wars Holiday Special speech and sings a song in celebration. Chewie remembers his adventures during the events of the original film. Finally, the Wookiee family sits around a table and bows their heads. Kenny Baker, who played in the films, was not involved in the special. The droid was performed entirely by a radio-controlled unit, operated by Mick Garris (Lucas's receptionist). In the credits, R2-D2 is credited by announcer Art James as playing himself. Because James Earl Jones was originally uncredited in "Star Wars", the special marked the first time he was credited as the voice of Darth Vader. Malla's mask was repurposed

neg: Terry McGovern (actor) think I ran over a Wookiee back there,” and this really cracked me up and I said, “What is a Wookiee?” and he said, “I don’t know, I just made it up.”. Lucas and McGovern continued their work together in the 1970s classics "American Graffiti" and "Star Wars". McGovern played the role of the young high school teacher Mr. Bill Wolfe in "American Graffiti", and in "Star Wars" he provided voice-overs for various personalities of the Empire. In 1993, he appeared in "Mrs. Doubtfire", playing a voiceover director who argues with Daniel Hillard during the opening scene. McGovern acted as

neg: Star Wars (film) the film's visual approach, including long-lens desert shots. There are also thematic parallels, including the freedom fight by a rebel army against an empire, and politicians who meddle behind the scenes. Tatooine is similar to the desert planet of Arrakis from Frank Herbert's "Dune" series. Arrakis is the only known source of a longevity spice; "Star Wars" makes references to spice in "the spice mines of Kessel", and a spice freighter. Other similarities include those between Princess Leia and Princess Alia, and Jedi mind tricks and "The Voice", a controlling ability used by the Bene Gesserit. In passing, Uncle Owen

neg: Mat Lucas Mat Lucas Mat Lucas (born October 27, 1977) is an American voice actor, who is most notable for voicing the "Star Wars" character Anakin Skywalker in the series "", and also reprised the role in the video games "", "" and "". He has also worked as an editor and in the editorial department on several projects. The similarity of Lucas' voice with that of Hayden Christensen was highlighted from his work on "", with a Video Game Talk review of the game saying that his voice-acting "could almost pass for Hayden Christensen", while saying that overall the voice work

neg: Bill Kipsang Rotich and Kikuyu, both of which are spoken in Kenya. This turned him into a celebrity in Kenya because audiences there could understand what Nien Nunb was saying. Rotich then put a hold on his acting career and decided to pursue business. After 32 years, Rotich was tracked down by "Star Wars" actor Christian Simpson to become the voice of Nien Nunb once more in "". Bill Kipsang Rotich Bill Kipsang Rotich, also known as Kipsang Rotich, is a voice actor well known for voicing the character Nien Nunb in the "Star Wars" films. Bill Kipsang Rotich was born in 1958.

neg: Ashley Eckstein Ashley Eckstein Maria Ashley Eckstein (née Drane; born September 22, 1981), credited as Ashley Eckstein or Ashley Drane, is an American actress, voice actress, and fashion designer, known to audiences of "Blue Collar TV" and as the voice of Ahsoka Tano on "", "Star Wars Rebels", and "Star Wars Forces of Destiny". She also played a small role as Alicia in the film "Sydney White" and as Ms. Cole in the film "Alice Upside Down", with both films being released in 2007. Eckstein also had a recurring role as Muffy on the Disney Channel sitcom "That's So Raven". Eckstein was

neg: Kreia the "Star Wars" world. Kreia is intended to test the player on the basic philosophical issues of the "Star Wars" universe. She is rude and dismissive to everyone but the player character, something intended to help make the player feel special. English actress Sara Kestelman voiced the character in the game. In voice directors Will Beckman and Darragh O'Farrell's "Designer Diary", the character was considered the most critical character to cast, though a challenging one as few games cast women of her age group. Obsidian worked hard in finding Kreia's voice, which had to match with her model without being

neg: Ahmed Best Jar Binks character was so disliked that Best considered suicide. Best later appeared with fellow "Star Wars" alumni Dee Bradley Baker, James Arnold Taylor and Daran Norris on the TV show "Big Time Rush." Ahmed Best Ahmed Best (born August 19, 1973) is an American actor, voice actor, and musician. He gained recognition in the 2000s for providing motion capture and voice of the character of Jar Jar Binks in the "Star Wars" franchise. He also created, wrote, directed and produced his own TV show, which he titled "This Can't Be My Life." Best likewise collaborated with director George Lucas

neg: Star Trek: Invasion Star Trek: Invasion Star Trek: Invasion is a video game, released in 2000 for the Sony PlayStation console. The game was developed by Warthog Games for Activision. The game also has some distinction being developed by the same team (who were mostly working under Warthog Games) responsible for the "Colony Wars" series. A "space combat shooter" title, "Star Trek: Invasion" is based on characters and situations from "". The game features voice acting performances by several Star Trek actors, including Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard) and Michael Dorn (Worf). "Invasion" was the first "Star Trek" game to be released for the

neg: Mythopoeia Grail". Filmmaker George Lucas speaks of the cinematic storyline of "Star Wars" as an example of modern myth-making. In 1999 he told Bill Moyers, "With "Star Wars" I consciously set about to re-create myths and the classic mythological motifs." The idea of "Star Wars" as "mythological" has been met with mixed reviews. On the one hand, Frank McConnell says "it has passed, quicker than anyone could have imagined, from the status of film to that of legitimate and deeply embedded popular mythology." John Lyden, the Professor and Chair of the Religion Department at Dana College, argues that "Star Wars" does

neg: Grand Admiral Thrawn focusing on his greatness as a commander and tactician. In 2008, IGN ranked him as the tenth best overall "Star Wars" character, noting his influence in the expanded universe, and UGO listed him as the third greatest expanded universe character the same year. "Empire" listed Thrawn fifth in their list of the 25 best of the more obscure "Star Wars" characters in 2015. In November 2016, Lars Mikkelsen was nominated for a 2017 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for his portrayal of Thrawn on "Star Wars Rebels". An Admiral Thrawn 3 inch action

neg: Saving Star Wars The film was shot in central Indiana, and shown at the "Star Wars" Celebration III convention in 2005 in a nearby IMAX theater. The original concept poster was designed by Associate Producer Josh Shanks and Travis Bow. Though a "Star Wars" fan as a child, life holds no magic or adventure for Woody Garrison (Joe Urban). Divorced and working two jobs to pay medical bills for his terminally ill son, "Star Wars" is now just a movie. Only at the request of his son (Scott Heffern II) does he set off with his childhood buddy, Hank (Jim Peterson), on a

neg: Jim Henson enigmatic Jedi Master Yoda. Henson suggested to "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, himself a Muppets fan, that he use Frank Oz as the puppeteer and voice of Yoda. Oz voiced Yoda in "The Empire Strikes Back" and each of the five subsequent "Star Wars" films. The naturalistic, lifelike Yoda became one of the most popular characters of the "Star Wars" franchise. Lucas even lobbied unsuccessfully to have Oz nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1982, Henson founded the Jim Henson Foundation to promote and develop the art of puppetry in the United States. Around that time,

neg: Rey (Star Wars) "the Force awakens in Rey" and that her character carries a lightsaber. He said that demand for Rey products was underestimated. Abrams said, "I will say that it seems preposterous and wrong that the main character of the movie is not well represented in what is clearly a huge piece of the "Star Wars" world in terms of merchandising." Regarding Rey's relative absence in "Star Wars" merchandising, CBBC presenter and voice actor Christopher Johnson stated: "It still baffles me to this day that some toy manufacturers don't think that girls want to play with 'superhero' toys and that boys aren't

neg: Sam Witwer West End Games) to "Star Wars Roleplaying Game" (by Wizards of the Coast) and to the series of cross-compatible "Star Wars" roleplaying games by Fantasy Flight Games. Sam appeared in episode 19 of Geek and Sundry's "Tabletop" playing the "Dragon Age" roleplaying game, and episodes 29 and 55 of Dice Camera Action. In January 2017, he appeared as a guest on a play-through of ScratchPad Publishing's Dusk City Outlaws, alongside Elisa Teague, Tom Lommel, Spencer Crittendon, and game designer Rodney Thompson. A lifelong "Star Wars" fan, Witwer provided both his voice and likeness for lead character Galen Marek / Starkiller

neg: Rey (Star Wars) need. Unknown to Leia, that includes the fact that Rey stole the sacred Jedi texts from Luke before he decided to burn them, thus enabling her to learn the ways of the Force by herself. Star Wars Rebels (2014) Rey makes a brief cameo as a disembodied voice in the television series "Star Wars Rebels," in the episode "A World Between Worlds". In the episode, set 16 years before her birth and 35 years before "The Force Awakens", the young padawan Ezra Bridger briefly hears some of her lines from the film (specifically her speaking to the unconscious Finn at

neg: Transformers: The Game leave Earth. Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime in the original 1984 TV series as well as in the 1986 and 2007 films, reprises the role. Mark Ryan, voice of Bumblebee in the 2007 film, voices Ironhide (He also voices Hoist in the PSP version). Andrew Kishino (Everquest II) voices Jazz as well as providing additional voice recording. Fred Tatasciore (Star Wars: Clone Wars) voices Ratchet as well as providing sounds for the Autobot drones (He also voices Sideswipe in the PSP version). Seth Bleiler provided sounds for the Autobot drones as well as providing some additional voice recording. Erik