In an upcoming clip from the bonus options of Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s steelbook blu-ray launch, Hayden Christensen and the crew discuss how they made the bacta tank scene that correctly introduced Darth Vader’s introduction to the sequence.
Via Variety, the manufacturing made a acutely aware resolution to not be overly reliant on visible results to point out Vader within the tank. It was fully sensible, and Hayden Christensen revealed he was truly within the tank holding his breath whereas capturing the scene to verify no air bubbles had been current inside.
I needed to be utterly submerged in water holding my breath. [So] I set to work with an incredible dive coach, and he would train me completely different respiration methods. I feel my longest breath holds had been round two and a half minutes. It was surprisingly peaceable in there.
That declare is made much more spectacular whenever you bear in mind he was coated in prosthetics to make his head and torso look as charred because it was within the aftermath of Revenge of the Sith and his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar. Associate Producer Stephanie Peters talked a bit extra about needing to get the lighting proper and keep away from these air bubbles.
It was actually necessary to try it out forward of time to verify the lighting was right, the water colour was right, to ensure that the prosthetic held up, and there weren’t any air bubbles. Because we weren’t dishonest it. It was Hayden with none kind of respiration equipment, doing breath holds.
Co-Producer and Production Designer Doug Chiang spoke about his pleasure at having the ability to present a extra intimate have a look at Darth Vader, as somebody who has labored on Star Wars initiatives since 1999.
For the primary time, we had been going to disclose Vader in all of his numerous phases. In some methods, it’s higher to be extra mysterious. But right here, we’re now making an attempt to peel again the layers.
Obi-Wan Kenobi shall be launched on blu-ray on Tuesday, April 30.
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