![]() ![]() It’s that meticulousness, Scanlan says, that makes the difference between a character beloved by fans, such as C-3PO or Jabba the Hutt, and a loathed one, like Jar Jar Binks. Regardless of the intimidating to-do list, “Jedi” director Rian Johnson and Scanlan and his team of 120 crewman and 80 puppeteers lovingly crafted each character, many of them actual puppets. “It’s the most creatures, I think, that’s ever been done for any ‘Star Wars’ film so far,” he says. ![]() For “The Last Jedi,” that number has ballooned to more than 180 new beings, which took 18 months to create. For “The Force Awakens,” he designed about 100 creatures from scratch, including fan favorite BB-8, R2-D2’s cute successor, and Maz Kanata, the diminutive orange bartender voiced and played via motion capture by Lupita Nyong’o. Scanlan also worked on “Rogue One” (2016) and “Solo” (due in May). ‘We always try to reference in some way, shape or form, the world around us.’ “In fact, before we start ‘IX,’, as we call it, we’re due to have a short, one-month hiatus, which I have to say I am very much looking forward to, just in order to really energize and, in a sense, find that sort of creative mojo.” “We haven’t stopped since ‘Force Awakens,’” which came out in 2015. “It’s 24/7,” Scanlan tells The Post of the five years he’s worked on the space-adventure movies. 15.įor the Oscar-winning British special effects and makeup artist, it’s an enterprise that’s taken over his life. “Star Wars” superfans may live and breathe their favorite galaxy far far away, but they’ve got nothing on Neal Scanlan, the designer of all the aliens, droids and creatures scaly and otherwise in the new film, “The Last Jedi,” out Dec. May the 4th be with you: The iconic characters of Star Warsĭisney's Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel will send your wallet into hyperspace ![]() Here’s which 'Star Wars' character embodies your zodiac sign Rian Johnson has a 'Star Wars' trilogy update that will shock fans ![]()
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