Line #26 Trivia/RevengeOfTheSith


1	* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: It actually ''is'' technically possible for someone to die of a "broken heart" [[spoiler:as Padmé purportedly does after Anakin's fall]]. Major emotional trauma can cause body organs to stop functioning properly, causing conditions such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takotsubo_cardiomyopathy Takotsubo cardiomyopathy]] which can lead to death.
2	* ActingForTwo:
3	** As in the previous two films, Ki-Adi Mundi and Nute Gunray are both played by Silas Carson.
4	** Creator/TemueraMorrison provides the voices for all the clone troopers.
5	** Creator/EwanMcGregor asked to portray one of the Red Guards flanking Palpatine aside from Obi-Wan, but it is unknown if they granted this wish.
6	** The infant Luke and [[CrossCastRole Leia]] were both played by Aidan Barton.
7	* ActorInspiredElement: Hayden Christensen was the one who suggested that Anakin gain [[SupernaturalGoldEyes Sith eyes]] as he falls to the Dark Side. George Lucas was initially against the idea, but he eventually came around to it midway during production.
8	* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/GeorgeLucas approved of every change Creator/MattStover made in [[Literature/RevengeOfTheSith his novel]].
9	* BillingDisplacement:
10	** Despite prominent billing as part of the cast, Creator/ChristopherLee is only in the movie for three minutes.
11	** Oliver Ford Davies received billing during the Co-Starring section for reprising his role as Sio Bibble, despite only making a non-speaking background cameo during the ending of the film, which is cropped out in the fullscreen version.
12	** Creator/AhmedBest is also in the same Co-Starring section despite Jar Jar not having much more screen time and only one brief line.
13	** Creator/MatthewWood, who voices major antagonist General Grievous, isn't billed at all.
14	* ContentLeak: The film was leaked online mere hours before its launch.
15	* {{Corpsing}}: Ewan [=McGregor=] seems to have a hard time holding back a chuckle when he comments on Anakin "killing younglings".
16	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Creator/NataliePortman considers this movie her favorite of the three ''Star Wars'' movies she was in.
17	* DeletedRole:
18	** Creator/LiamNeeson has said that he recorded a cameo as Qui-Gon Jinn, which was to feature in a scene with Yoda, further explaining the concept of a Jedi communicating from beyond the grave. In the script, the dialogue (in which Qui-Gon is heard, not seen) appeared in the scene, in which Yoda is meditating on the secret asteroid base, just before Bail Organa informs him of Obi-wan's return with Padmé. The scene does not appear in the deleted scenes section of the DVD, but an unfinished version was included in the Blu-ray release box set. Neeson later returned again when this idea was used in ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''.
19	** Creator/GenevieveOReilly was cast as a [[TimeShiftedActor young Mon Mothma]] serving as a senator beside Padmé, along with a number of new characters, and they held a couple of meetings to establish official opposition to Palpatine's executive power called the Delegation of 2000. The scenes remained canon but was removed for [[DoomedByCanon serving no purpose]] other than baiting fans with the origins of the Rebellion. While O'Reilly and several of the other actors playing the members of the Delegation of 2000 are still present and credited in the finished film, their only appearance is in the background when Palpatine is greeted by senators after his rescue. O'Reilly was not forgotten, though, and would officially reprise the role in a more substantial form in ''Film/RogueOne'', ''Series/{{Andor}}'', and ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}'' .
20	* DeletedScene: [[DeletedScene/StarWars See here]].
21	* DescendedCreator:
22	** Director/writer Creator/GeorgeLucas portrays Baron Papanoida. He also recorded the sound for General Grevious's cough from his own cough when he was ill with bronchitis during filming.
23	** Matthew Wood, a supervising sound editor at Lucasfilm subsidiary Creator/SkywalkerSound (where he previously worked on all three installments of the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy) performs the voice of General Grievous.
24	* DevelopmentGag: In earlier scripts for ''Film/ANewHope'', Utapau was the name of the planet that would eventually become Tatooine. It appears in this film as the planet where Obi-Wan fights General Grievous.
25	* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/HaydenChristensen gained twenty-four pounds for this movie. He did so by eating six meals a day.
26	* EnforcedMethodActing:
27	** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jwmi7f/im_ross_beadman_the_actor_who_played_the_jedi/ According to Ross Beadman]], who played the Jedi youngling, Hayden Christensen shouted "Boo!" on the set in order to add to his fear. This resulted in his backward stumble. Hayden would apologize to Beadman years later for doing this.
28	** Creator/GeorgeLucas intentionally put extra weight into the Darth Vader helmet so that when Hayden Christensen first walks around in the Vader suit, he almost stumbles, since Anakin/Vader's not used to the Vader suit yet. He is also too short to fit in the classic costume (Creator/DavidProwse was 5 inches taller than Christensen) so [[ScullyBox they had to build a new one that bumps him up to the appropriate height.]] He actually saw mostly though the mouth grill rather than the eyes.
29	* KidsMealToy: This film had both different toys and watches from Burger King for the theatrical and home video releases. In some parts of Europe, certain toys from the theatrical promotion were offered, while New Zealand offered a different set with only the wind-up Yoda coming from the USA theatrical promotion. The Quick promotion in Belgium had two toys, including a different version of the aforementioned wind-up Yoda toy. Also as a result of the "Sponge-nappings" that occurred during their ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'' promotion in 2004, inflatable Darth Vaders attached to the roofs of select restaurants were guarded by Stormtroopers. In a similar vein to the UsefulNotes/McDonalds Happy Meal promotion for ''Film/BatmanReturns'', this promotion was boycotted by parents due to the film's PG-13 rating.
30	* LoopingLines: Creator/HaydenChristensen and Creator/EwanMcGregor had to record grunts for when they were fighting. That's right. ''Grunts''. Christensen came up with an interesting method for doing his- he did push-ups in the recording booth!
31	* MissingTrailerScene: A strange example in which the footage is missing from a movie other than the one being advertised. The ''Revenge of the Sith'' teaser trailer has a FramingDevice with the events of the prequels getting narrated by footage of Obi-Wan from ''Film/ANewHope''. The trailer uses a close-up shot of Obi-Wan when he says, "For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic." In the actual film, this line was spoken in a wide shot. To make the trailer, they actually had to go into the Lucasfilm archives to find that unused clip of Creator/AlecGuinness delivering the line in close-up.
32	* NoStuntDouble: Creator/EwanMcGregor and Creator/HaydenChristensen did their duel themselves. They trained for two months in fencing and fitness in preparation and as a result, the speed in which they engage the duel is the speed in which it was filmed, and was not digitally accelerated.
33	* TheOriginalDarrin: An interesting case with Mas Amedda. In ''The Phantom Menace'', which was filmed in England, he was played by Jerome Blake. For ''Attack of the Clones'', which was filmed in Australia, he was played by David Bowers. While Bowers reprised the role for the principal photography in Australia, Blake reprised the role during additional photography in England. Only Bowers was credited for the role, but Blake received a mention in the Special Thanks section.
34	* TheOtherDarrin:
35	** Several of the minor characters changed actors from ''Attack of the Clones''. Saesee Tiin went from Jesse Jensen, plus archival footage of Khan Bonfils from ''The Phantom Menace'', to Kenji Oates, Kit Fisto went from Daniel Zizmor and Jesse Jensen's brother Zachariah to Creator/HaydenChristensen's stunt double Ben Cooke, Luminara Unduli went from Mary Oyaya to Fay David, Stass Allie went from Lily Nyamwasa to Nina Fallon, Rune Haako went from Alan Ruscoe to Sandy Thompson, and Ask Aak and Passel Argente, who were both played by Steven Boyle, were instead played by Paul Spence and Marty Wetherill, respectively.
36	** In the Japanese dub, Takashi Inagaki voices Palpatine due to his previous actor Katsuhiko Kobayashi dying of hepatocellular carcinoma on May 6, 2005.
37	** In the previous two installments, the European Spanish dub had given Palpatine ''two'' different voice actors, Jordi Dauder for his civilian persona and Joan Massotkleiner for his Sidious visage. In this film, Dauder took over both roles.
38	* PreviewPiggybacking: The final trailer of ''Film/FantasticFour2005'' was attached to many United States screenings since both films are distributed by Fox.
39	* RealLifeWritesTheHairstyle:
40	** Obi-Wan Kenobi's hairstyle was deliberately cut shorter than it was in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' due to Creator/EwanMcGregor's dislike of his "Jedi Mullet", and in order to make him closely resemble Creator/AlecGuinness's portrayal of the character in ''Film/ANewHope''. The last scene of the film was actually shot during AOTC, resulting in Creator/EwanMcGregor having to put his hood up to disguise the fact that he still had his mullet.
41	** Anakin was initially given a ponytail for his look in this film but Creator/HaydenChristensen was not a fan, saying he felt it was [[PrettyBoy too pretty]]. They took the existing wig and undid the ponytail, ruffling it out to give a slightly more rugged look, though [=McGregor=] teased him for now having his own "Jedi Mullet." George was fine with it, feeling helping to make the actors more comfortable is ideal. Others commented that it made him [[SeparatedAtBirthCasting resemble Luke a little bit more]].
42	* RealLifeRelative:
43	** All of Creator/GeorgeLucas's adopted children appear in minor roles in this film, in addition to Lucas himself. As Anakin enters the opera house, Lucas is talking to Katie, [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Chi_Eekway_Papanoida who is playing his character's daughter as well]] and Amanda plays [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Terr_Taneel a red-haired Senator who walks by]]. As some troopers are trying to dismiss Senator Organa during the attack on the Jedi Temple, they're attacked by Jett Lucas (whose character name is [[{{Tuckerization}} Zett Jukassa]]).
44	** Aidan Barton, who plays the infant Luke and Leia, is the son of editor Roger Barton.
45	** Producer Rick [=McCallum=]'s daughter Mousy plays Bene, one of the Padawans killed by Anakin.
46	* RefittedForSequel:
47	** The [[https://www.vintagemovieposters.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_2190.jpeg original title]] for [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Episode VI]] was '''''Revenge''''' ''of the Jedi'', but Lucas changed that feeling that vengeance wasn't quite the Jedi way. The Sith, however...
48	** The track "Love Pledge and the Arena" from the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' soundtrack was [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin originally meant for that film's arena sequence]], but was mostly cut in favor of recycled music from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. However, key portions of the track were instead utilized for ''Sith'', during the invasion of the Jedi Temple and the battles of Kashyyyk and Utapau.
49	** Count Dooku was initially imagined as an advanced droid lieutenant (among other options) before Creator/ChristopherLee signed up. This concept was recycled for General Grievous.
50	* RoleReprise: Creator/JamesEarlJones returned to voice Darth Vader 22 years after ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', as did many of his famous foreign dubbing voices, such as Creator/GeorgesAminel in the French version. Creator/PeterMayhew likewise returns as Chewbacca for the first time since ''Return of the Jedi''.
51	* ScullyBox: Creator/HaydenChristensen insisted that he be the one in the Darth Vader suit. But because he is a bit shorter than Creator/DavidProwse, the suit had to be built in a way that it rose off Christensen's torso and shoulders to match Prowse's intimidating height. This meant Christensen was actually looking out of the helmet's mouth grille rather than its eyes.
52	* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Tarkin appears in passing towards the end largely because they found an actor (Wayne Pygram) with an astonishing resemblance to a younger Creator/PeterCushing and couldn't bear to ''not'' cast him!
53	* SparedByTheCut: In prior cuts, Shaak Ti was killed in the beginning by General Grievous. This scene was cut, and Ti's death was changed to her being killed by Vader in the Temple Massacre. However, that second scene was also cut, removing Shaak Ti's death from the film continuity entirely. Ti then returned in ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'', where she was fought and killed by Starkiller. This remained her canonical death until ''Star Wars'' was acquired by Disney, putting nearly all the Expanded Universe material into the non-canonical ''Legends'' continuity. Shaak Ti's canonical death was then established to be during Order 66 just like in the second deleted scene.
54	* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: ''VideoGame/LegoStarWars'' was released a few weeks before ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' and contains a playable version of the entire movie (albeit modified by RuleOfFunny, CompressedAdaptation, and SpeakingSimlish).
55	* TwoVoicesOneCharacter: While Creator/MatthewWood provided General Grievous' voice, some of Grievous' coughing was done by Creator/GeorgeLucas himself, who had bronchitis at the time.
56	* UncreditedRole:
57	** Creator/GeorgeLucas had an uncredited role as Baron Papanoida.
58	** Creator/JamesEarlJones wasn't credited for voicing Darth Vader again.
59	** Creator/TomStoppard was an uncredited script doctor on the screenplay.
60	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Enough for [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/RevengeOfTheSith its own page]].
61	* WordOfSaintPaul: Creator/SamuelLJackson has stated that Mace Windu beat Palpatine, while the novelization implies that [[WoundedGazelleGambit Sidious threw the fight to manipulate Anakin]] (something that is also backed by a Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} executive). The film, which the novelization differs a fair lot from at several points, leaves it ambiguous.

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