James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!! - EP3 SPOILERS

THEHOOLIGANJEDI · Post by **THEHOOLIGANJEDI** » 2003-01-23 06:16pm

According to TFN.

Want to hear exactly what he said? In this exclusive, FantasySciFi.net and TFN are going to let you listen to it for yourself. Beware - there's a serious spoiler in the report, connecting the dots SPY REPORT: Hot Tamale left behind yesterday. Listen to it now right here (950K)! Here's the gist of it if you can't wait (spoilers, so highlight the white space below with your mouse):
When asked about Episode III, James Earl Jones talks about his role being about 5 minutes in length, right after Anakin goes "bionic" and falls into a volcano.
And if you want to hear all of what he said about Episode III in context check out this longer MP3 (3.43MB), or both zipped here (4.3MB). What do you think?
You can also check out pictures from the speech and reception afterwards at FantasySciFi.net.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-01-23 06:19pm

Falling in a volcano how original lucas must be runing out of ideas too.

THEHOOLIGANJEDI · Post by **THEHOOLIGANJEDI** » 2003-01-23 06:28pm

Montcalm wrote:Falling in a volcano how original lucas must be runing out of ideas too.

What do yo expect?

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-01-23 06:34pm

Montcalm wrote:Falling in a volcano how original lucas must be runing out of ideas too.

Actually, this has been one of Lucas' ideas for quite a while...there are vague references to it in one of the novelizations (either ESB or ROJ, I can't remember).

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-01-23 07:19pm

I thought it was molten metal or something... a volcano is lame.

EDIT: "Star Wars Episode III: Anakin versus the Volcano".

Enlightenment · Post by **Enlightenment** » 2003-01-23 07:21pm

Subject ammended. It's a small spoiler but some people around here can be obnoxious about that kind of thing.

Post by **Vympel** » 2003-01-23 07:45pm

How is it unoriginal? Lucas obviously had the idea until at least when he wrote ROTJ- it's in the novelization.

I should also note that there is no confirmation that they have a script and James Earl Jones could just have been repeating common folklore.

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2003-01-23 08:05pm

WTF?!? Where'd this fucktard newb come from? There is a mention in at the end of RotJ's novelisation where Vader is having a recolition of his past. He remembers teh seering hot lava crawling up his back!!! Not only that, but there are McQuirie drawings showing the Emperor sitting on a throne in an underground cave watching Vader and Luke duel over pits of lava!!! Unoriginal?!? Unoriginal to what?!?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-01-24 01:22am

Oh no, if James Earl Jones only has a Fieminute role then we wont get a prolonged series about the Jedi purge....And I was so hoping he'd cut down Mace Windu, Ki Adi Mundi, Plo Koon and a few others.....

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-24 01:44am

Darth Fanboy wrote:Oh no, if James Earl Jones only has a Fieminute role then we wont get a prolonged series about the Jedi purge....And I was so hoping he'd cut down Mace Windu, Ki Adi Mundi, Plo Koon and a few others.....

Cutting down the Jedi Council doesn't require much talking

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-01-24 02:43am

The Dark wrote:
Darth Fanboy wrote:Oh no, if James Earl Jones only has a Fieminute role then we wont get a prolonged series about the Jedi purge....And I was so hoping he'd cut down Mace Windu, Ki Adi Mundi, Plo Koon and a few others.....
Cutting down the Jedi Council doesn't require much talking

Five minutes of speaking means a lot in Star Wars, really. Especially the latest ones. I can see even one minute of spoken dialog lasting for a good fifteen minute battle.

*various grunts, screams, yells*
"All too easy"
*zap blam foom*
"Impressive...for a Jedi."
"DIE!"
"You can't win!"
"Who's the master now?"

I would write some better lines, but frankly, I'm afraid that even this might be pushing it for Lucas' current dialog capabilities, and I don't want to give myself any more false hopes...

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-01-26 03:43am

I could swear the ESB/ROTJ novelizations were NOT done by Lucas, but by someone else...

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-01-26 05:01am

Uraniun235 wrote:I could swear the ESB/ROTJ novelizations were NOT done by Lucas, but by someone else...

Empire was written by GL and Donald Glut, and Jedi was written by James Kahn. But they're all canon, and it's not like Kahn simply decided to make up a bit about molten lava and not tell George. The molten stuff was GL's idea, since way back.

Next of Kin · Post by **Next of Kin** » 2003-01-26 09:01am

Montcalm wrote:Falling in a volcano how original lucas must be runing out of ideas too.

Perhaps Lucas should consult B&B on this issue!

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-01-26 09:13am

DON'T EVEN JOKE ABOUT THAT. I can just imagine it now, Anakin is handing Obi an his ass so obiwan twists his lightsabers handle causing a <insert technobabble> wave and thus making Anakin fall into the volcano/melting pot/fondu set

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-01-26 03:53pm

IIRC, it was just "molten pit" at first (in the novelisations), then lava. But oh well. The paintings do show the Emperor's chambers as being in the heart of a volcano (complete with lava to fall into right next to his throne).

Heh. ; )

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2003-01-26 04:08pm

Where is this volcano located; that's what I want to know. Furthermore, Anakin shrugging off the laws of thermodynamics to that kind of degree gives us an idea of just how powerful Jedi can become.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-01-26 10:32pm

Maybe the real story is that Anakin spilled uber hot coffee on his crotch and he blames Obi-Wan for it (and Space McDonald's).

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-01-26 11:28pm

Maybe Anakin goes off to college to get an education (since he can't be a Jedi any more) and he gets scalded in the shower as part of a prank gone wrong. He then blames Obi-Wan because, hey, he's an angsty, rebellious, whiny man-child, and Obi-Wan is a parental figure to him.

Seggybop · Post by **Seggybop** » 2003-01-26 11:40pm

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2003-01-28 11:55am

Montcalm wrote:Falling in a volcano how original lucas must be runing out of ideas too.

How's life under the bridge?

THEHOOLIGANJEDI · Post by **THEHOOLIGANJEDI** » 2003-01-28 08:00pm

Durandal wrote:Where is this volcano located; that's what I want to know. Furthermore, Anakin shrugging off the laws of thermodynamics to that kind of degree gives us an idea of just how powerful Jedi can become.

True, Now that I think of it, Anakin's line in Ep 2 "I will even learn to stop people from Dying" can be applied to the fact that he could survive a swim in molten lava.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-01-28 08:06pm

Robert Treder wrote:
Uraniun235 wrote:I could swear the ESB/ROTJ novelizations were NOT done by Lucas, but by someone else...
Empire was written by GL and Donald Glut, and Jedi was written by James Kahn. But they're all canon, and it's not like Kahn simply decided to make up a bit about molten lava and not tell George. The molten stuff was GL's idea, since way back.

None of the novels were written solely by GL. Star Wars was ghost written by Alan Dean Foster, and the others as above. All of them were based off the final scripts, though, and all ideas had to be passed by GL for approval.

Kurgan · Post by **Kurgan** » 2003-01-28 08:45pm

Perhaps Anakin himself had something to do with the construction of the cybernetic parts he uses?

Bear with me.. I'm not saying he did it all himself, since he'd have to have something to keep him alive, but we do know he's a tinkerer and a competent mechanic (he built C3PO and his own Pod racer when he was a little kid after all... though we don't know if he had any outside help).

That would make for an interesting nuance.. that the machinery that "takes over" his life is of his own making. That his force of will and technological know-how has a hand in his survival and transformation into Vader.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-01-28 08:52pm

Seggybop wrote:*snip*

Oh my God, I've never seen those second and third pictures. Where'd you find them?

StarDestroyer.Net BBS

James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!! - EP3 SPOILERS

James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!! - EP3 SPOILERS

Re: James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!!

Re: James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!!

Re: James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!!

Re: James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!!

Re: James Earl Jones Spills the Beans!!!