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 cameo appearance with crew members of the Millennium Falcon. In "Star Wars Forces of Destiny", "Beasts of Echo Base", although C-3PO does not physically appear his voice can be heard on Leia's comlink. This episode ties with a deleted scene from Episode V, when C-3PO rips a warning sign from an Echo Base door (where the wampas are kept) - to trick the Imperials into going into the wrong room. Daniels also voiced C-3PO in "Ralph Breaks the Internet". Daniels reprised his role of C-3PO for the Disneyland ride "Star Tours", co-created by George Lucas in 1987. He was videotaped