Mark Hamill.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
SeveralStar Warslegends have teamed up for a great cause.
In a May the Fourth-themed Quarantunes, a semi-weekly invite-only Zoom concert series, Jedi masterMark Hamillperformed duel service as the master of ceremonies for Tuesday’s event, which raised money for USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative.
The NAI “supports more than 1,000 children in college access programs and early literacy programs each year,” according toUSC’s website.
Referring to May the Fourth, Hamill, 69, joked, “I’ll probably never do a movie that gets its own day.”
Pedro Pascal.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Joining Hamill was the Mandalorian himself, Pedro Pascal, who admitted that he had “helmet hair.
“It’s amazing what you guys are doing,” Pascal, 46, added of the event, which was held remotely from USC’s coliseum. “I hope you raise a lot of money today.”
Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrisean), Frank Oz (Yoda) andEmpire Strikes BackandSoloscreenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan also joined as well, with Williams, 84, singing “Our Love Is Here to Stay” during his introduction.
Tina Fey.Jason Merritt/Getty
Oz, 76, opened up about how though he was hired to provide the puppetry for Yoda, he almost didn’t voice the green Jedi master.
“Well, actually when I did the character, I did a voice, but it was not Yoda’s voice,” Oz said, adding that the
Oz said he later provided some potential voices for the character, but that George Lucas auditioned several other voice actors for Yoda.
Oz added that Lucas, 76, eventually called him during his honeymoon after marrying his first wife.
" ‘Hey, Frank, maybe you can do the voice after. Maybe you can come down to L.A.,’ " Oz said Lucas told him.
Tina Feyalso joined the call, and opened up about playing Princess Leia as her 30 Rock character Liz Lemon, who tried to play the iconicStar Warscharacter to get out of jury duty. Fey, 50, also talked about having the lateCarrie Fisheron30 Rockre-deliver an iconic line and say: “Help me, Liz Lemon, you’re my only hope.”
Of filming that scene, Fey recounted of talking with Fisher, “And I was like, ‘So, you know, in this part is kind of a reference, and [Fisher]’s like, ‘You think? You think I don’t know what you want me to do here?’ "
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Kelly Marie Tran, who played Rose Tico inThe Last JediandThe Rise of Skywalker, also made an appearance, opening up about hanging out withStar Warslegend Hamill on the set.
“I was really, nerdy when I got to set and just would sort of go on set for all the scenes that I wasn’t in,” she said. “So I got to see Mark a lot and … he was really welcoming me into their family and we would hang out on the weekends and watch movies.”
Tran, 32, also talked about how her father couldn’t make the premiere ofEpisode IXdue to a dental appointment.
“My dad was essentially like, ‘Yo, so it’s on a weekday, and, uh, we’ve got this appointment. You know how hard it is.’ "
The night not only featured the many people behindStar Wars, but also magical musical performances.
In a pre-recorded segment,Josh Grobanand Aloe Blacc did a duet of “Imagine” in front of the Millennium Falcon.
And whatStar Warscelebration without the music of John Williams? The franchise’s iconic composer made a brief cameo performing the main theme ofStar Warson piano.
Since lockdown began, Quarantunes has raised more than $24 million for an array of causes as of Tuesday’s event.
source: people.com
