George Lucas guests in Clone Wars episode

In the October 1st episode of Cartoon Network’s The Clone Wars, Star Wars creator George Lucas will reprise his role as Papanoida from his brief cameo in Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. “My appearance in Episode III was just for fun. Mostly, I did it for my kids,” says Lucas (via CBM). “I was wrapping the series, and I’d never been on-screen in a Star Wars film, even though I’d been making them for decades. With The Clone Wars, I get the best of both worlds, because I get a starring role but don’t have to do any acting or wear any blue make-up.”

“We actually made Papanoida into kind of an action hero,” says Dave Filoni, supervising director of The Clone Wars. “The bad guys have his family, and he goes after them, blasters blazing. Shoot first, ask questions later. His character is very focused on finding and protecting his kids; it’s a desperate situation, and he steps up. It’s a fun episode with a lot of action – and it’s unique, in that our normal heroes give up the spotlight while Papanoida takes matters into his own hands. This was a surreal episode to produce, since the guy on screen was sitting right next to me while we were making it.”

“Sphere of Influence” airs on the Cartoon Network this coming Friday.

Jon Peters

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