C-3PO character on "Sesame Street" episodes 1364 and 1396 (along with R2-D2). Daniels initially did not agree to be cast as C-3PO but changed his mind after reading C-3PO's part in the script and seeing a concept painting by Ralph McQuarrie, who based his early design largely on Walter Schulze-Mittendorff's "Maschinenmensch" from the celebrated Fritz Lang film "Metropolis". Daniels appeared as C-3PO at the 50th Academy Awards in 1978 and 88th Academy Awards in 2016. During the development of "", C-3PO's left arm has been replaced with a red arm. The circumstances that caused it is told in Marvel's one-shot Star
The Making of Star Wars The Making of Star Wars The Making of Star Wars is a television special produced by 20th Century Fox, which aired on the ABC Television Network on September 16, 1977. It was written by Richard Schickel and directed and produced by Robert Guenette. Premiering four months after the release of the film, the special was the first "Star Wars" documentary ever made. The special was hosted by C-3PO (voiced and played by Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2. A voiceover narration was additionally supplied by William Conrad. It features behind-the-scenes footage from "Star Wars", and interviews with writer/director George Lucas, producer Gary