Daniel Logan revealed, through his Facebook account, that, nearly 10 years after his work on Attack of the Clones, he will be returning…
Category: NZ Celebrities
For the greater part of the Star Wars history, New Zealand has felt like the civilization farthest from the bright centre of the Universe. The dissemination of information via the internet started to change that, as did the tantalising proximity of The Phantom Menace’s Sydney production, but nothing compared to the revelation that New Zealanders would be included in the cast of The Attack of the Clones. Shortland Street stars as bounty hunters and galactic miscreants? The lead actor and actress of Once Were Warriors once again playing in the same scenes on the big screen?
The NZ connection lives on in Episode 3 and beyond, with the return of Bodie, Rena, Tem and Jay. And the connection goes beyond just our favourite actors: designers, artists, and even directors…
Kiwi actress Keisha Castle-Hughes played a brief but memorable role as the Queen of Naboo in Revenge of the Sith. Her latest project…
The individuals who make up the talent pool behind New Zealand’s movie-making reputation are often a modest bunch, despite contributing significantly to some…
Steve Boyle is a creature technician and special makeup effects artist currently residing in New Zealand and working for Weta Workshop in Wellington.…
Kiwi celebrity Jay Laga’aia joins fellow Auckland-born Star Wars actor Bruce Spence (Tion Medon in Revenge of the Sith; IMDB link) to film…
Last Saturday (12th April) saw a double Star Wars event in Hamilton. The Vader Balloon & Bodie Taylor. The basis for this Star…
According to this New Zealand Herald article, kiwi Star Wars actress Keisha Castle-Hughes (who would have wrangled with galactic-scale politics as the Queen…
According to the New Zealand Herald this morning, Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett and various Episode 3 clones) will be returning to the television…
Rena Owen is the actress that voiced the character Taun We in Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. One of New Zealand’s most…
Although she’s only had a little to do with the Star Wars universe since appearing as the Queen of Naboo in Episode 3:…