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33. Did You Know: Star Wars is often a family affair. Mark Hamill’s son appears in Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Nathan’s role is that of a pod racer then a Palace guard, although he is not credited in the film. Ewan McGregor, who plays Obi Wan, grew up with Star Wars in his blood. After all, his uncle Dennis Lawson played Wedge in Star Wars: A New Hope. George Lucas’ children, Jett and Katie, also appear in Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Neither are credited for their roles, but Jett plays a padawan at the Jedi Library, and Katie portrays Lunae Minx. You can see Katie in the Outlander Club scene.
64. Did You Know: A radar dish was the inspiration behind Boba Fett’s spaceship? According to Nilo Rodis-Jamero, “Johnston showed me some of the ideas he has for Boba Fett, and I remember asking myself what his spaceship would look like. I remember seeing a radar dish and stopping to sketch it very quickly to see if I could get something out of it. The original design I had was round, but when you looked at it from the side, it became elliptical. For some reason, when I drew it, George thought it was elliptical, so that's what it became. When we were building the ship at ILM, somebody looked at street lamps and pointed out that they looked like Boba's ship. So everyone began to think that was where I got the idea for the design.”
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