Nick Maley will present “Making the Mos Eisley Cantina Creatures”, one of many panels at Rogue Fun II: Fun and Villainy in Atlanta, Georgia between Thursday, April 30th and Sunday, May 3rd, hosted by the Georgia Alliance of Star Wars Collectors.
Join us for a fascinating panel discussion featuring Nick Maley, a prolific artist whose career spans over 60 movies across an impressive range of roles, including Make-up Artist, Prosthetics Designer, Director of Special Make-up and Creature Effects, Screenwriter, Storyboard Supervisor, and video Director/Producer.
Nick’s big break arrived in 1976 through his collaboration with veteran Special Make-up designer Stuart Freeborn, leading directly to his involvement in the creation of the original STAR WARS. He was a key contributor to the iconic Mos Eisley Cantina sequence, bringing characters like Chewbacca, Greedo, Dr. Evazan, Wuher the barman, Walrus Man (Ponda Baba), The Smoker (Dannik Jerriko), the Fly Alien (Tzizvvt), the Snaggletooths (Takeel & Zutton), the Crockers (Hrchek Kal Fas & Sai’torr Kal Fas), the Rat Alien (Reegesk) , the Snitch (Garindan), the Bat Alien (Kabe), and the Walrus creatures (Mosep).
In this can’t-miss panel at Rogue Fun II: Fun and Villainy, Nick will share incredible behind-the-scenes stories from the early days of the saga, focused specifically on insider information and slides about the creation of the Mos Eisley creatures.
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