![]() ![]() "I didn’t really understand it until the first day of shooting," Lucas said, "and seeing the dailies and seeing it in action and under the right lighting conditions."įor four decades, this concept has been repeated in several different contexts, but this might be the time to let it sink in: Before Yoda, no one had taken a puppet, or a muppet, or anything similar this seriously in a movie before. In the newer Lucas interview, the creator admits he was nervous about Yoda and didn't know if it would work. It's also interesting that Deborah Chow thought it was weird that Herzog was talking to Baby Yoda since apparently, talking to Yoda puppets as though they are alive is a Star Wars tradition. Werner Herzog admitted to having little to no knowledge of Star Wars movies, so it's pretty damn unlikely that he was aware of Irvin Kershner's habit of taking to the original Yoda puppet on the set of Empire. These details are fascinating because it seems like, on some level, the same exact scenario occurred in isolation twice. He would tell us we need to commit to the magic." I’m trying to direct Werner who’s now directing the puppet. He was acting against the baby and he started directing the baby directly. Here's what Chow said: "It was one of the weirdest and best things that happened with Werner. In the behind-the-scenes documentary series Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, director Deborah Chow confirmed what was cropping up in several reports already cinematic legend Werner Herzog spoke directly to Baby Yoda puppet on the set, and, like Kershner did on Empire, treated the puppet exactly like an actor. This is significant because nearly 40 years later, the exact same thing happened on the set of The Mandalorian. But, in talking about the director or The Empire Strikes Back -Irvin Kershner - one detail about how Yoda was shot on set will raise your eyebrow if you've been following all the behind-the-scenes action on The Mandalorian.įrom : "Kershner treated Yoda like an actor on set, sometimes talking to the prop instead of addressing Oz down below." For diehards, there's not necessarily a ton of new information in this interview, after all, people have been meticulously documenting the making of Star Wars movies since Star Wars began. Over on the official Star Wars website, George Lucas is talking about The Empire Strikes Back. And in a new interview celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, George Lucas touched on one fascinating connection between the original Yoda in 1980 and Baby Yoda on The Mandalorian. And, it's the same with Yoda and Baby Yoda: We think of them as whatever it is they are supposed to be, not as a kooky fake thing.īut, it turns out, that creating that illusion requires a very specific philosophy. You don't think of Oz's Miss Piggy as a puppet, you think of her as a pig. But if you're a child, it's a little bit more difficult.įrank Oz, the original puppeteer and voice behind Yoda, also created several Muppet characters along with Jim Henson. Thinking of Yoda or Baby Yoda not as magical aliens, but as rubber puppets is, admittedly, not that hard if you're an adult Star Wars fan. ![]()
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