Ralph McQuarrie I still get fan mail — people wondering if I worked on "Episode I" or just wanting to have my autograph." McQuarrie's production painting of R2-D2 and C-3PO wandering in the desert on the planet Tatooine was the first to be completed. His early concept for C-3PO was visibly inspired by the Art Deco "Maschinenmensch" robot from Fritz Lang’s 1927 film "Metropolis". The painting had a particular impact on actor Anthony Daniels, who was about to turn down the part of C-3PO; ""He had painted a face and a figure that had a very wistful, rather yearning, rather bereft quality,
C-3PO in post-production. For "Episode II", Daniels requested to take over the puppeteering duties, but these scenes were later deleted. In Episodes "II" to "VIII" and "Rogue One", Daniels both wore the costume and provided the voice. Daniels also played C-3PO in the live-action segments of "Star Wars Holiday Special", while only voicing the character in the animated portion. He also voiced C-3PO in the four "Star Wars" animated series "", "", "" and "Star Wars Rebels" as well as in the radio drama adaptations of the original trilogy. He reprised his role in "The Lego Movie", where C-3PO has a