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R2-D2 (/ ˌ ɑːr. t uː ˈ d iː t uː /) or Artoo-Detoo [1] is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including every film in the "Skywalker Saga", which includes the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy.
R2-D2 The Cage: Merlin Short film 2003 Swiss Toni: Guyler Episode: "Cars Don't Make You Fat" 2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith: R2-D2 2007 Casualty: Charles Isaac Episode: "The Miracle on Harry's Last Shift" 2013 One Night at the Aristo: The Bartender: Voice, short film 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: R2-D2 Consultant and ...
Onboard the Falcon, R2-D2 successfully repairs C-3PO. At the beginning of Return of the Jedi (1983), Luke sends C-3PO and R2-D2 to the palace of the crime lord Jabba the Hutt, who has purchased the frozen Han from the bounty hunter Boba Fett. To C-3PO's dismay, R2-D2 plays a recorded message in which Luke offers the droids as a goodwill gift to ...
John Stears (25 August 1934 – 28 April 1999), known as the "Dean of Special Effects", [2] was a British special effects expert. He created James Bond's lethal Aston Martin DB5, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder, the Jedi Knights' lightsabers, the Death Star and the robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, as well as a host of other famous movie gadgets and special effects.
Image credits: Chris Walter / Getty Images #13 C3PO and R2D2. While the Star Wars saga was packed with robots, C3PO and R2D2 were the most beloved droids from the series. The protocol droid C-3PO ...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts a future with personal robots like R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars. Huang referenced the droid duo during an appearance at T-Mobile's Capital Markets Day.
Premiering four months after the release of the film, the special was the first Star Wars documentary ever made. The special was hosted by C-3PO (voiced and played by Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2. [4] A voiceover narration was additionally supplied by William Conrad.
Anthony John Dyson (13 April 1947 – 4 March 2016) was a British special effects designer, best-known for working on the R2-D2 droid props used in The Empire Strikes Back and subsequent films in the Star Wars film series.