Earlier today the newest episode of The Star Wars Show hit YouTube, and featured an interview with a Star Wars legend. Host Anthony Carboni sat down with the man behind Yoda, Frank Oz, to discuss a variety of topics.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Frank Oz Talks Yoda On 'The Star Wars Show'
Earlier today the newest episode of The Star Wars Show hit YouTube, and featured an interview with a Star Wars legend. Host Anthony Carboni sat down with the man behind Yoda, Frank Oz, to discuss a variety of topics.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Frank Oz Talks About Keeping Yoda's Return In 'The Last Jedi' A Secret
One of the most pleasant surprises in Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the return of Master Yoda to offer Luke Skywalker some advice when he needed it most. The moment was emotional, both for audiences and the performers involved--Mark Hamill can be seen getting very emotional during the rehearsals in the documentary The Director and the Jedi. Yoda's return was kept a secret (mostly) during the production and promotion of the film and now Frank Oz, who both voices Yoda and performs the puppet spoke about keeping the return a secret in a new interview with IGN.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Mark Hamill Reacts To Seeing Yoda Again In 'The Last Jedi' Behind The Scenes Footage
A new preview of the behind the scenes footage being included on the home media release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been released by USA Today. The footage features Luke Skywalker actor Mark Hamill reacting to seeing Yoda on set again for the first time since the filming of Return of the Jedi. Hamill is visibly moved by seeing his former "co-star" again, and is comforted by director Rian Johnson and Yoda puppeteer and voice actor Frank Oz. You can see the moment below,
Monday, March 13, 2017
Frank Oz Says He Has Been Asked Not to Talk About Yoda in 'The Last Jedi'
By: Dominic Jones
Could a legendary Jedi master be making his return in Star Wars: The Last Jedi? A new interview with Frank Oz certainly makes it seem so. The actor and puppeteer who brought Yoda to life in five previous Star Wars films (first as a puppet in the original trilogy, then returning to provide his voice in the prequels) spoke with Variety recently, mainly about the legacy of The Muppets though he had to dodge a question about the future of Star Wars.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Rumor: Frank Oz To Be on the 'Episode VIII' Set at Pinewood Studios
Appear in Episode VIII, Yoda will? Well, we don't know that for sure but a new report from MakingStarWars.net may be hinting in that direction. MSW is reporting that Frank Oz is headed to the UK to visit the Star Wars Episode VIII sets at Pinewood Studios. However, the extent of Oz's visit is unknown and none of their sources have been able to confirm an appearance by Yoda. However, if you are hoping for a Yoda appearance in Episode VIII, MSW does report that one of the sets created at Pinewood for a scene on Ach-To (the planet from the final scene of The Force Awakens) has been made to accommodate a puppet.
Could we be seeing Yoda as a Force ghost in Episode VIII? That certainly sounds cool, I would love to see a scene between Rey and Yoda. And it's worth noting that Frank Oz did record new lines for Yoda for the "Force-back" scene in The Force Awakens (though JJ Abrams ultimately decided to go with classic Yoda dialogue from The Empire Strikes Back) and he has lent his voice to Yoda for a couple of episodes of the animated series Star Wars Rebels.
Another thing to keep in mind is that Episode VIII director Rian Johnson actually spoke about the potential of bringing Yoda back in a podcast he did with Terry Gilliam for The Talkhouse Podcast. Gilliam told Johnson that, if he brought Yoda back for Episode VIII, he needed to bring Frank Oz back to perform Yoda as a puppet on set. Johnson replied by saying, "You kidding? How could you not. How could you not!"
Of course, the other possibility is that Frank Oz is just visiting the set for fun or to lend his opinion on something completely unrelated to Yoda.
Of course, the other possibility is that Frank Oz is just visiting the set for fun or to lend his opinion on something completely unrelated to Yoda.
As always this is just a rumor until confirmed or denied by Lucasfilm or Disney.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
'Star Wars Rebels: Shroud of Darkness' Preview
By: Dominic Jones
Lucasfilm released a new preview clip today from next week's Star Wars Rebels episode "Shroud of Darkness". The clip features Ezra and Ahsoka meditating and discussing Jedi Master Yoda. Yoda, once again voiced by Star Wars legend Frank Oz, then makes an appearance to Ezra in a vision. Check out the preview below,
Lucasfilm publicist Tracy Cannobbio also confirmed on Twitter that this episode would see the return of Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker (Lanter previously voiced Anakin on Star Wars: The Clone Wars).
Been waiting for this all season - @MattLanter is returning as Anakin in next week's #StarWarsRebels! #ChosenOne pic.twitter.com/8cXYqtQB6F— Tracy Cannobbio (@Tcann13) February 25, 2016
Several images from the episode were also released, including one of Kanan fighting with a Jedi temple guard and an appearance by Darth Vader. Check them out below,
It sounds like some of the big mysteries and themes of Star Wars Rebels will be addressed in this episode, not the least of which being whether or not Ahsoka knows about Anakin becoming Vader. It will also be exciting to see what new lessons Yoda has for Ezra now that he has progressed in his Jedi training. The episode will also see the return of the Inquisitors, the Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister, for their first appearance in 2016.
Star Wars Rebels airs Wednesday nights at 9pm on Disney XD.
Monday, December 21, 2015
JJ Abrams Confirms Cameos From Ewan McGregor and Frank Oz in 'The Force Awakens'
By: Dominic Jones
Warning: This Story Contains Spoilers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you haven't seen the film yet, stop reading now!
We heard reports this weekend that Ewan McGregor had reprised his role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but it turns out Obi-Wan wasn't the only classic Jedi with lines in the film. JJ Abrams revealed to Entertainment Weekly that, not only did McGregor reprise his role, but Frank Oz also came back to record new Yoda dialogue! Both can be heard when Rey experiences a Force vision after picking up Luke's old lightsaber in Maz Kanata's basement.
First Abrams confirmed what we heard in the sequence, telling EW,
"You do hear a little bit of Yoda. You hear Luke yelling out, ‘Nooo!’ from that moment in Empire. And you hear Obi-Wan at the end say, 'Rey … these are your first steps'"
About working with McGregor, Abrams said,
“Here’s the cool part. We asked Ewan McGregor to come in and do the line. And he was awesome and we were very grateful. He was incredibly sweet and handsome, and all that stuff. Then he rode off on his motorcycle. Literally the coolest voice over actor ever.”
“Here’s the cool part. We asked Ewan McGregor to come in and do the line. And he was awesome and we were very grateful. He was incredibly sweet and handsome, and all that stuff. Then he rode off on his motorcycle. Literally the coolest voice over actor ever.”
About working with Oz, Abrams told EW,
“He was incredibly generous and came in to Bad Robot, where we had a
recording area, and he was doing Yoda, saying a number of lines we gave
to him. This whole experience has been one outrageous
moment after another. Just watching Frank Oz, you look at him and talk
to him and his voice is very deep. I don’t know why I would have thought
he sounded like Miss Piggy! He was very generous to say, ‘Whatever makes the movie better, I’m
happy to help out.”
Abrams also revealed that through some audio editing, they were also able to get Sir Alec Guiness' voice saying "Rey" during that sequence. Abrams described his reaction when producer Bryan Burk first brought the audio to him, saying,
“I said, ‘That’s cool, is that the thing from Ewan McGregor?’ He said ‘No, we took a line from Alec Guinness saying
‘Afraid.’
They cut it, and you hear the performance – he’s saying it the way I would have begged
Alec Guinness to have said it. It is so crazy perfect. So when you hear Obi-Wan talk to Rey it is both Alec Guinness and Ewan
McGregor doing the voice."
Abrams also explained why all these voices can be heard in the sequence, saying,
"The idea of the voices was, we wanted the audience to feel – but not
necessarily be presented right in your face — this idea that familiar,
Force-strong voices were connecting with her. At least as well as they
could."
The more I learn about this sequence, the cooler it gets. I love that they were able to bring back Oz and McGregor to do new dialogue and the fact that they were able to make it so Alec Guinness says "Rey" in the sequence is fantastic. It does a really nice job of tying Rey' story in with what came before.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Frank Oz Talks Yoda In 'Rebels'
Legendary voice actor and puppeteer Frank Oz is returning to one of his most iconic roles next week when everyone's favorite backwards talking Frog makes his debut on Star Wars Rebels. It was recently announced that Yoda's disembodied voice would make an appearance in the mid-season premiere episode "Path Of The Jedi", where the exiled Jedi Master will commune with Kanan Jarrus through the Force. You can get a taste of that exchange in a clip that was released yesterday.
Frank Oz recently spoke with LaughingPlace.com about his return to the the Galaxy far, far away:
Q. How does it feel to be reprising the voice of Yoda for Rebels after nearly ten years? A. It was wonderful to be him again.
Q. How did you like working with Dave Filoni, EP/Supervising Director of Star Wars Rebels?A. Dave was great. He “got it.” We worked well together.
He was also asked about how Yoda, and his voice, came to be, which he discussed in detail. You can read the full interview on LaughingPlace.com. And be sure to tune into "Path Of The Jedi" on Disney XD this Monday, January 5th at 9:00pm ET/PT, or catch it on Watch Disney XD right now!
Source: LaughingPlace.com
Via: Stephen Stanton
New 'Star Wars Rebels: Path Of The Jedi' Preview
Anticipation is building now that we're less than a week away from the return Star Wars Rebels to our TV screens! Episode eight, titled "Path Of The Jedi", will be the mid-season premiere of season one and will pick up where "Gathering Forces" left off. The official synopsis for the episode reads:
"Recognizing it's time for Ezra to undertake his next important step in Jedi training, Kanan and his apprentice quest for an ancient Jedi Temple on Lothal. Once there, Ezra begins a series of Jedi tests and receives some unexpected guidance from Jedi Master Yoda."
Lucasfilm has released a new clip from the episode which features Ezra beginning his trail inside the Temple and getting a little advice from Kanan:
The episode also features the return of Frank Oz as Yoda who communes with Kanan through the Force. You can watch a clip from that scene here.
Be sure to catch "Path Of The Jedi" on Disney XD this Monday at 9:00pm ET/PT. Or if you're a Disney XD subscriber, you can see it now on Watch Disney XD.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Star Wars: Rebels - Yoda and Kanan Scene
By Ciaran
Duggan
It was just two weeks ago that we discovered Frank Oz would be
returning to voice Master Yoda in Star Wars: Rebels. Now, we are able to
witness the fruits of the Rebels team’s labour. Click on the link below to
watch a clip of Yoda communicating with Kanan through the force.
How excited are you now to view this episode? Personally, I cannot
wait to learn the progression of this storyline. It certainly appears that the
episode will concentrate on the Master-Apprentice relationship between Ezra and
Kanan. I am further compelled to unearth the reasons behind Yoda’s intercession
in this episode.
Path of the Jedi is available for Watch Disney App viewers
today, whilst the episode will officially air on the Disney XD channel next
Monday.
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