It’s mostly silly fun. And a bit of coincidence. For example, a movie star personally knows the cast manager of the latest “Star Wars” shoot and asks him if he can get a small extra part. Clear! Grab a stormtrooper uniform!
From time to time there are purely practical reasons: if, for example, “Star Wars” and “James Bond” are shot at the same time on different stages of the same film studio. We’re talking cameos – when big stars fill small roles.
And there are quite a few of those in the Star Wars universe. If only because the film series has been around for so long that some of today’s global stars were young strangers in the prequels. But often also because you treat yourself to an inside joke. Here are 21 examples:
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Oh, let’s turn the question game around! If only we were straight to GoT:
Which brings us to the amazingly long list of celebrities who have played Imperial Stormtroopers. Let’s start with…
More Imperial stormtroopers? Please:
More Celebrity Stormtroopers:
Enough of the stormtroopers! How about this one?
No, these are by no means all cameos from all films and series (for example, George Lucas himself played an extra role). But hey, we have another one: