Rubie's Official Disney Star Wars C-3PO Men's Costume, Adult Fancy Dress

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In the earliest days promoting the franchise, Daniels admits to feeling a bit neglected. His character played an important role in the driving plot of the first film, but during press tours he was not regarded as one of the key players from the film, he says, the preference being to maintain the idea that the droid was in fact a droid and not an actor in a suit. “I was not allowed to be a part of it and it took me many, many years to begin to feel a part,” he says. “Now I end feeling a part. So there is a journey there, which I hadn’t recognized as I was writing.” Only actor from the first theatrically released Star Wars film to play the same character in both series. However, Anthony Daniels appears in Solo as another character, making him the only actor to be involved in all twelve theatrical Star Wars films. [6] C-3PO makes a brief appearance alongside R2-D2 in Rogue One (2016), [39] accompanying Rebel Alliance troops to Scarif alongside Princess Leia.

Kristin Baver; Amy Ratcliffe (21 July 2017). "From a Certain Point of View: What is the Best Episode of Forces of Destiny So Far?". StarWars.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018 . Retrieved 5 June 2018. Daniels also played C-3PO in the live-action segments of Star Wars Holiday Special (1978), [18] and voiced the character in the animated portion. [d] Daniels appeared as C-3PO at the 50th Academy Awards in 1978 and 88th Academy Awards in 2016. He also voiced C-3PO in the radio drama adaptations of the original trilogy and five Star Wars animated series: Droids (1985–86), Clone Wars (2003–05), The Clone Wars (2008–14), [16] Rebels (2014–18) [19] and Resistance (2018–20). He reprised his role in The Lego Movie, [19] in which C-3PO has a cameo appearance with crew members of the Millennium Falcon, [20] and in the Star Wars Forces of Destiny episode "Beasts of Echo Base", in which his voice can be heard on Leia's comlink. [21] [e] Daniels also voiced C-3PO in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), [22] [f] various animated Lego Star Wars productions [24] and video games. Galaxy of Adventures features some of C-3PO's dialogue from the Skywalker Saga. C-3PO was featured with R2-D2, BB-8 and Chewbacca in Star Wars Blips. [25] And he relishes meeting fans and recalling anecdotes from his career, occasionally breaking into C-3PO’s prim inflection. “I find it really quite rewarding and touching when I am telling an anecdote in public and I do necessarily drop into the voice that people really respond to it,” he says. “People do really get emotional remembering those early days of seeing it with their family. It’s a whole family thing, Star Wars.”

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Libbey, Dirk (5 September 2019). "Anthony Daniels Teases C-3PO's Red Eyes As A 'Magnificent Piece of Storytelling' ". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on 9 September 2019 . Retrieved 10 September 2019. Daniels reprised his role of C-3PO for the Disneyland ride Star Tours, [19] co-created by George Lucas in 1987. He was videotaped while recording the dialogue, with the tape serving as a reference for the Imagineers to program an audio-animatronic C-3PO in the queue area. Both it and the audio-animatronic R2-D2 are the original props used in filming. Daniels also donned the costume for certain video segments played before and after the simulator ride itself, also portraying an electronically disguised Ewok announcer. Daniels also appeared in the C-3PO costume for various promotional materials for Star Tours, including the electronic press kit, a Disney special on Star Tours hosted by Gil Gerard, and various opening day skits. When Star Tours opened a bilingual version at Disneyland Paris, Daniels re-recorded C-3PO's dialogue in French. C-3PO ends up in the pilot's seat of the Starspeeder 1000 in the attraction's successor, Star Tours – The Adventures Continue, [26] in which he is also played by Daniels. [10] McMilian, Graeme (25 April 2014). "Lucasfilm Unveils New Plans for Star Wars Expanded Universe". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016 . Retrieved 26 May 2016. Lucas Seastrom (15 November 2018). "The Star Wars Holiday Special and the Debut of Boba Fett". starwars.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018 . Retrieved 3 January 2023. The sequence would present an adventure where Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker, and their companions [C-3PO and R2-D2] are on the search for a mystical talisman. They run into trouble when they encounter Boba Fett, who at first pretends to be an ally but is later revealed as an agent of Darth Vader.

Herzfeld, Noreen L. (2002). In our image: artificial intelligence and the human spirit. Fortress Press. ISBN 978-0-8006-3476-6 . Retrieved 4 February 2011. Star Wars’: C-3PO Actor Anthony Daniels Initially Had No Interest in George Lucas or ‘Star Wars’ — ‘I Slightly Think 3PO Fell in Love With Me’

Designing the C-3PO costume was a lengthy process

Anthony Daniels did not initially agree to be cast as C-3PO, but changed his mind after reading the character's part in the script for Star Wars (1977) [b] and seeing a concept painting by Ralph McQuarrie, [8] who based his early design largely on Walter Schulze-Mittendorff's Maschinenmensch from the Fritz Lang film Metropolis (1927). [9] The initial costume had to be roughened so it would not reflect too much light. [10] Daniels tried on the full costume for the first time the day before shooting began, [11] and did not see its final appearance until being shown a Polaroid photograph of it while he wore the suit. [10] Franchise creator George Lucas originally envisioned the character as "more of a con man" with an American accent, but changed his mind after Daniels' voice performance outshone that of 30 other actors that tested for the role. [12] [c] Mel Blanc was considered for the role, but according to Daniels, Blanc told Lucas that Daniels was better for the part. [13] [14] Actor Anthony Daniels, who has played C-3PO since 1977 Although Daniels wasn’t initially interested in joining the Star Wars team, his mind changed when he was introduced to C-3PO. He knew Lucas was onto something special, and decided to sign on. Rossen, Jake (10 September 2019). "Anthony Daniels Finally Explains the Mystery of That Obscene C-3PO Trading Card". Mental Floss. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019 . Retrieved 10 September 2019.