George Lucas, Rick McCallum, and casting director Robin Gurland auditioned over 200 actresses for the part of PadmÃ© Amidala. [11] They chose 16-year-old actress Natalie Portman to play the role. According to The Phantom Menace production notes, The role required a young woman who could be believable as the ruler of that planet, but at the same time be vulnerable and open.
Draconian is an adjective meaning great severity, that derives from Draco, an Athenian law scribe under whom small offenses had heavy punishments (Draconian laws). Draconian may also refer to: 1  Draconian (band) , a Death/doom metal band from Sweden. 2  Draconian (Doctor Who) , an extraterrestrial race from the Doctor Who television series. 3  Draconian (Dragonlance) , a fictional species in the Dragonlance setting.
adj. Exceedingly harsh; very severe: a draconian legal code; draconian budget cuts. from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. adj. Very severe, oppressive or strict. adj. Of or resembling a dragon; from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English