'Very painful time': The C-3PO actor gets personal at SF screening |
Despite being the only person to appear in all 11 “Star Wars” films, Anthony Daniels has never been one to hog the spotlight. Known for portraying the human-cyborg relations droid C-3PO under a shiny gold suit, the actor was the guest of honor Monday night at the closing event for the San Francisco International Film Festival. He even received a proclamation from Supervisor Bilal Mahmood that officially declared May 4 “Star Wars” Day.
The ceremony took place at Starbelly. It preceded a screening of “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back” at the newly renovated Castro Theatre, which included an extended conversation between Daniels and Howard Roffman, a longtime Lucasfilm veteran and the SFFILM board vice president. During the film, cheers broke out at C-3PO’s first appearance and during at least three other moments.
Despite all the admiration, when asked about the idea of getting his own spinoff TV show, he dismissed the idea outright.
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Actor Anthony Daniels looks at his C-3PO head, part of his costume for the 1983 film “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi,” during a photo-call at the Propstore in Rickmansworth in the United Kingdom on Jan. 17, 2024.
“The idea of wearing that suit for a whole series, not going to be possible,” he told SFGATE. “... I think Threepio has had very good innings, and I’m slightly against the whole thing becoming attenuated and kind of unraveling.”
Daniels is a classically trained actor who spent three years in drama school prior to donning the golden suit, with the “Star Wars” gig coming directly after playing Guildenstern in the play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are........