Episode 1 and All that

Hey Mr Bostwick,

A friend and I, Star Wars fans both, have a bet that there's a longer cut of Episode 1 where you voiced a character called General Malfeasance? My friend sweaers by this, I say he's screwy. Which of us is correct - there's jar of macadamia nuts riding on this one, sir.

Reg Lambrusco,
Three Hummock Island,
Tasmania


Dearest Reg,

Your friend is indeed screwy! I wouldn't have anything to do with a so-called Star Wars, so-called film. My good friend Ewan MacGregor often drops by the house in Lake Como and he made it abundantly clear the difficulties of acting in an all green-screen environment whilst shooting Star Wars Episode 1:

At 62 years of age, I have more than paid my dues in this business we call show, I certainly don't intend to spend the final, glorious part of my career standing in a drafty studio acting with a CG Space Maggot who'll be droopped into the frame by some intern at ILM six months later. Know what I'm saying?

Enjoy the nuts!

Til The Clouds Roll By,
Barry Bostwick