Forty years old and still as cult as ever,
The Empire Strikes Back
has not lost its luster.
On December 15, on the
Good Morning America show
, an unseen video was unveiled.
This is a seven-minute making-of on the fifth installment of the
Star Wars
saga
released in 1980. From behind the scenes of the planet Hoth to the words of Princess Leia, these new images are commented on by some members of the cast.
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George Lucas, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams lend their voices to this short making of.
They evoke the characters of Luke, Lando, C-3PO but also the expectations around this project.
A last sequence evokes the intensive training of several weeks of Mark Hamill in the mastery of the saber.
Another character highlighted, that of Carrie Fisher, Princess Leia.
Some extracts show the actress who died on film sets rehearsing or having fun with Harrison Ford, the interpreter of Han Solo.
“
Carrie was so funny and entertained everyone
,” says George Lucas.
Princess Leia was able to stand up to her partners without looking silly.
It was the most important aspect of his character.
She had to be the boss.
She was also smaller than the others, and she managed to impose herself wonderfully.
"
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The first appearance of Yoda, the first kiss between Han and Leia, the confrontation between Darth Vader and Luke, one of the biggest revelations in cinema.
The Empire Strikes Back
is not a cult movie for nothing.
The film even continues to attract new curious people.
This summer 2020, a remastered version had taken the lead at the American box office thanks to its distribution in 483 drive-in theaters that have spread to the United States.
