Making The Jawa Set
The charming yet mysterious Jawas are one of the first unusual characters we meet in Star Wars: A New Hope. The Jawas, who sound somewhat like Despicable Me’s Minions, are in charge of capturing R2-D2 and C-3PO before selling them to Luke Skywalker. The Jawas’ transporter, like many other structures in the original trilogy, was a small model with only half of the bottom being converted into a full-sized set. The Chief Jawa was performed by Kenny Baker’s comedic buddy, Jack Purvis.
Making The Jawa Set
Carrie Fisher And Warwick Davis
Warwick Davis is one of the youngest actors to have a big role in Star Wars. Davis got the role of Wicket E. Warrick, the Ewok Leia encounters on the forest moon of Endor, when he was barely 11 years old. Kenny Baker, the voice of R2-D2, was reportedly supposed to play the main Ewok in the film but had to cancel due to food poisoning. Davis’ personality drew George Lucas’ attention, and he opted to cast him as Wicket instead.
Carrie Fisher And Warwick Davis
