As I’m currently knee-deep in preliminary research for future Galactic Style Guide entries, our offering this month is a slight change of pace. This latest round of scrutinization has been turning up a lot of unexpected details in the Prequels, and though some of these insights fall a little outside of our main living-history costuming wheelhouse, I still think they’re worth sharing, so please enjoy!
Anakin’s desk decor
While it’s easy to overlook while watching the film, if you pause any random Star War (or only pay attention to what’s going on in the background) you can usually pick out all kinds of crazy stuff. Case in point, Anakin’s bedroom desk – which you probably didn’t notice the first time (because you’re not supposed to!), but if you’re familiar with GFFA beasts of burden, you might spot a surprising detail if you pause this scene:
How about now?
That’s right, Anakin’s desk decor includes a ronto figurine! My first assumption was that this was the Hasbro toy released in 1997 (to coincide with the Episode IV Special Edition and the animal’s first appearance), and while I suppose it’s possible it was available on set at the time (Episode I began filming several months later on June 26, ’97), upon closer scrutiny I don’t see any of the articulation of the toy. I wonder if this was originally a maquette from the production of the Special Edition?
Speaking of Anakin’s desk, minus all the clutter, it’s actually a really cool design!:
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