skinnyman27
06-27-2003, 08:39 PM
I know it was a short plug but still ..........
Spence Joins Ep III Cast
June 18, 2003
Though most of the cast of Episode III will be returning from previous installments of the Star Wars saga, a few new faces will join the production that starts principal photography on June 30. Joining the cast of Episode III as a helpful alien is Bruce Spence.
An actor in Australia since 1969, Spence has appeared in numerous works on stage and screen, making his film debut in the 1971 comedy Stork. Genre audiences will recognize Spence from Dark City, The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the latter of which garnered him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films.
Spence also appeared as Prefect Falaak in "Farscape," and can be seen as the Trainman in The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolutions. Most recently, Spence's voice can be heard as Chum, the Aussie shark in Finding Nemo. Later this year, Spence can be seen as Cookson in Peter Pan, and as the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Keep checking starwars.com for more casting updates in the coming weeks. For the full making of Episode III experience, complete with daily diary reports and on-set webcam
Spence Joins Ep III Cast
June 18, 2003
Though most of the cast of Episode III will be returning from previous installments of the Star Wars saga, a few new faces will join the production that starts principal photography on June 30. Joining the cast of Episode III as a helpful alien is Bruce Spence.
An actor in Australia since 1969, Spence has appeared in numerous works on stage and screen, making his film debut in the 1971 comedy Stork. Genre audiences will recognize Spence from Dark City, The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the latter of which garnered him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror Films.
Spence also appeared as Prefect Falaak in "Farscape," and can be seen as the Trainman in The Matrix: Reloaded and The Matrix: Revolutions. Most recently, Spence's voice can be heard as Chum, the Aussie shark in Finding Nemo. Later this year, Spence can be seen as Cookson in Peter Pan, and as the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Keep checking starwars.com for more casting updates in the coming weeks. For the full making of Episode III experience, complete with daily diary reports and on-set webcam