In a new article posted by Entertainment Weekly, stunt coordinator Nick Gillard talks about choreographing some of the awesome lightsaber duels that take place across the Prequel Trilogy films. Specifically, Gillard covers the thrilling fight between Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, and Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, the massive battle that goes down inside the Geonosis arena in Attack of the Clones, and the emotionally-charged epic confrontation between powerhouses Obi-Wan and Anakin/Darth Vader in Revenge of the Sith.
Even Star Wars fans who have gripes about The Phantom Menace admit its climactic lightsaber fight is one of the best — if not the best — laser sword bout in the franchise. The riveting three-way battle with confident Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and his eager apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) facing the ferocious Sith apprentice Darth Maul (Ray Park) is a spectacular sequence combining acrobatic moves and a clever deployment of an array of Force powers.
EW spoke to stunt coordinator Nick Gillard about that sequence — as well as the arena scene in Attack of the Clones and the Anakin vs. Obi-Wan fight in Revenge of the Sith.
