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11 unusual facts about Star Wars Episode III


2005 Monaco Grand Prix

Both Red Bull Racing cars ran with the Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Livery and, for this race, the Red Bull Racing pit crew dressed up as Imperial Stormtroopers.

Michael Kingma

Outside of basketball, Kingma, along with fellow Australian basketballers Axel Dench and David Stiff, played a part in Star Wars: Episode III as Wookiees.

Operation D-Elite

EliteTorrents was singled out among the large number of Bittorrent sites because EliteTorrents released a Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith workprint approximately six hours prior to the movie's theatrical release.

Palauli

Jay Laga'aia, from Faala village ia an actor, Laga'aia is known for his part on Australian children's TV show Playschool, and also for his role as Captain Typho in the films Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Star Wars Kid

A petition was started by fans to include Raza in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

ToyFare

An example would be "Ask Anakin Skywalker, Burning in Lava" (a reference to the character's horrific fate at the end of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith); all of Skywalker's responses were non-sequiturs, primarily cries of pain and lamentations about his fall from grace.

Trade Federation

They are the main antagonist in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace due to being manipulated by the Order of the Sith Lords and become a part of a larger consortium in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith known as the Confederacy of Independent Systems or the CIS which is also manipulated by the Order of the Sith Lords.

However, in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Darth Vader murdered the Federation's rulers, Gunray and Haako, along with all the other members of the Separatist Council (like Shu Mai and Wat Tambor) in cold blood under orders from Sidious, who also ordered the remaining droid armies to stand down.

The Trade Federation's key role in the films was as Sith Lord Darth Sidious's puppet, facilitating his ascension to Galactic Emperor by the end of Episode III.

Unshelved

They finally got together over their mutual anticipation for Serenity following Revenge of the Sith.

Wookiee

In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith the Wookiees live in the lush forests and giant jungles on the planet of Kashyyyk, where they originated.


Fatal Charm

Her other credits include contributions to the soundtracks for Troy, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Shrek 2; also backing vocals for Björk at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games.

Max Dennison

Having worked on Revenge of the Sith for Industrial Light & Magic in 2004, he is now based in London and most recently completed work on X-Men: The Last Stand, The Da Vinci Code and Bryan Singer's Superman Returns.

Ron Fricke

His most recent work was as cinematographer for parts of the film Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (he was hired to shoot the eruption of Mt. Etna in Sicily for use in scenes of the volcanic planet Mustafar).

Star Wars: Battlefront

As Episode III had not been released at the time, the Clone Wars campaign ends with the Battle of Kashyyyk.

The Greatest Video Game Music

It was named Rolling Stones "weirdest hit album" of 2011, and debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 - the highest debut for an orchestral release since 2005's Star Wars Episode III soundtrack.

Wayne Pygram

In 2005, he made a brief cameo in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith as a young Grand Moff Tarkin, because of his resemblance to Peter Cushing, who portrayed the same character 28 years previously in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.