Star Wars Pyramid International "One Sheet A New Hope" Maxi Poster, Multi-Colour, 61 x 91.5 cm

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Lucas also stated that he wanted to move the narrative focus to C-3PO and R2-D2: "At the time, to have the first half-hour of the film be mainly about robots was a bold idea. Two months after Star Wars opened, the Hildebrandts' poster was replaced by Chantrell's Style 'C' poster in UK cinemas. Abnormal radio signals caused by the Tunisian sands made the radio-controlled R2-D2 models run out of control.

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Lucas commissioned computer programmer Larry Cuba to create the animated Death Star plans shown at the rebel base on Yavin 4. Some of the dialogue in The Dam Busters is repeated in the Star Wars climax; Gilbert Taylor also filmed the special effects sequences in The Dam Busters. The special has never been aired after its original broadcast, and it has never been officially released on home video. Luke joins their X-wing starfighter squadron in a desperate attack against the approaching Death Star. I wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie, with all the trimmings, but I couldn't obtain the rights to the characters.Two years later, after completing American Graffiti, Lucas approached McQuarrie and asked him if he would be interested "in doing something for Star Wars. Star Wars launched the careers of many of its actors, including Hamill, Ford, Fisher, Mayhew, Daniels, Baker, and Jones. Producer Gary Kurtz turned to the film poster artist Tom Chantrell, who was already well known for his prolific work for Hammer horror films, and commissioned a new version.

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Having forgotten that the film would open that day, [170] he spent most of Wednesday in a sound studio in Los Angeles. According to Lucas, the second draft was over 200 pages long, and led him to split up the story into multiple films spanning over multiple trilogies.Guinness was one of the few cast members who believed that the film would be successful; he negotiated a deal for 2. Lucas described a "used future" concept to the production designers in which all devices, ships, and buildings to do with Tatooine or the Rebels looked aged and dirty, [5] [99] [100] as opposed to the sleeker designs of the Empire. The third draft, dated August 1, 1975, was titled The Star Wars From the Adventures of Luke Starkiller. Another source of influence was Lawrence of Arabia (1962), which inspired the film's visual approach, including long-lens desert shots. During production, he changed Luke's name from Starkiller to Skywalker [5] and altered the title to The Star Wars and later Star Wars.