Daniels Talks About SW2 Threepio Posted By Sebastian on October 29, 2000
Kev & Nick sent us this info about another Anthony Daniels TV appearance where he talks about Threepio in Episode II and the rerelease of the Classic Trilogy on VHS. The report does contain minor spoilers, so skip the space below if you're avoiding them:
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Anthony Daniels just appeared on UK kid's show Live & Kicking to plug the Star Wars Trilogy and revealed that C-3PO will not be completed in Episode II.
After playing a clip from Star Wars, Daniels, standing in front of a full-size C-3PO costume, was asked if he looked like that in Episode II, to which he replied "no, that's how I look in episodes IV, V & VI, in this he's all wires."
He then went on to explain that puppeteering C-3PO in Episode II was "like steering a car".
Interesting, this doesn't seem to fit with the quote from Ben Burtt when he says he put the faceplate on Daniels, and a Jay Laga'aia interview where he mentions that the suit "just fit" (see the report here. So, maybe he just didn't explain it clearly on the show.