Peter Serafinowicz perfectly captures the disappointment of the Phantom Menace

The Phantom Menace was the greatest disappointment since, well, anything, ever.
Peter Serafinowicz voiced Darth Maul in the film. He talks about his experiences, and that moment in the cinema when you realised the film was a total disaster.
This is taken from an interview with Richard Herring from his Leicester Square Theatre Podcast www.comedy.co.uk/podcasts/rich...
I don't own any of the rights to any of this (including the photos). Please don't sue.
Also, they swear a bit. Consider yourself warned.

[@jamesthomison4356]

Could you imagine voicing the main villian in a blockbuster movie and NOT being invited to the films PREMIERE?

[@TehPwnographer]

James Thomison to be fair there were extras with more lines than him lol

[@thomasvolsin2422]

Can you imagine being the creator of the saga and not being invited to the premiere of the last movie of the saga?

[@lukess.s]

@@thomasvolsin2422 it's arguable that George Lucas did much creating

[@WyvernX_]

He has like two lines bro chill

[@DDChorror]

"Main villain"

[@Cowboymeisje]

The frame rate of this video is shockingly low.

[@KaitainCPS]

But the resolution is excellent.

[@BLINDTUBEMARES]

I know, you may as well be looking at a still image!

[@justinb954]

lmao

[@nigelcrowley8529]

I like the bit where he puts his fingers down

[@iyikotucirkin3742]

fuckoff human eye can't see beyond 1 frame per 500 seconds! 4 frames per 1202 seconds is plenty enough!

[@HRHooChicken]

When i saw the film at age 6 or 7, my favourite part was the trade embargo.

[@boiledelephant]

The poorly-defined tension! The vague threat of political turmoil!

[@heffnermichael]

I remember sitting in the theater as a kid, edge of my seat, wondering if they will settle the trade dispute or when we could learn more about the intricacies of the senate.

[@cubeincubes]

Alex Jones explained it for me

[@observer4916]

"Will you defer your motion to allow a commission to explore the validity of your accusations?" Let me tell you, when I was 5 years old, this line was so exciting and impactful for me

[@kyllerbuzcut]

And now, after the sequel trilogy..... looking back - the Phantom Menace doesn't seem too bad, lol Not to defend it too much, because it certainly wasn't a patch on the original trilogy, but... At least it joined up, made some sort of sense, and didn't break in-universe "laws of physics" etc. Yeah, there might have been some boring bits about senates and trade disputes, but there were some good bits and I'll definitely take boring over bad.

[@JP-1990]

I will say this: Darth Maul's dual-sided lightsaber was a complete game-changer for kids who liked to play Star Wars on the playground.

[@fenhen]

We were all Star Wars kid.

[@seebarry4068]

Yeah you had to up your game from my 70s darth impression.

[@seebarry4068]

@@oHaiKuu the official red handle 70s sabre was great until the plastic bent. You forever had a floppy end once this occurred.

[@Mario_N64]

And Lucas never explored that again.

[@rosePetrichor]

Peter's impressions are so good, he just casually puts on one of the best George Lucas voices i've ever heard

[@stephenhall2980]

Hey, have you seen 'darth vader in love' it is Peter's masterpiece!

[@mcrettable]

Oh he’s practiced that for ages

[@jacktheflash8478]

@@stephenhall2980 I’ve seen that

[@kisbie]

I think Serafinowicz’s problem, and why he’s never quite become the superstar he should be, is that his impressions are too good. Proper Uncanny Valley territory.

[@babelchips]

If you like that impression and you haven’t seen this, brace yourself… kzbin.info/www/bejne/opCZhaijmZ14h6s

[@DaveDexterMusic]

"What direction can you give me?" "Oh, very little."

[@SethHesio]

DaveDexterMusic ha ha ha

[@themagictheatre2965]

The amount does not matter. The competency does. He could give a ton of direction but if he's incompetent (which he is) then it won't amount to anything.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

@@themagictheatre2965 "How much competency do you have these days?" "Oh, very little."

[@jacktheflash8478]

....

[@larniieplayz6285]

@@themagictheatre2965 oh god..

[@Picnicl]

"Cos, of course, it's about this trade embargo - which kids love".

[@jacktheflash8478]

Depends on the kid

[@MrZackavelli]

Yeah, the kids loved it History speaks for itself

[@bufflatino5121]

@@MrZackavelli *No they didn't, stfu*

[@casualhamburger9607]

@@MrZackavelliyup, the prequels are still shit to everyone with brain cells.

[@joshliam1967]

If the amount of lines Jar Jar and Darth Maul had in Phantom Menace were swapped...that would've been great.

[@judcrandall3170]

not for sure. People usually like characters who talk less when they are badass fighters. Less is more with maul/boba fett etc

[@henryambrose8607]

@@judcrandall3170 I think that how little he spoke in The Phantom Menace really enabled Sam Witwer's fantastic performance in The Clone Wars to be much more unique without being noticeably different. It probably ended up saving the character in the end.

[@aceman0000099]

It jar jar was less goofy that would've been great

[@tubetorpedo]

@@judcrandall3170 Pretty much this. E.g. your evil character is way more menacing and badass if you just let him do the job instead of talk and do not overuse them. Only bring them in when needed, be effective and then leave. And as the general rule: show don't tell. In general more they talk (especially about themselves), less menacing they feel. Same actually works with any character. E.g. if someone has seen Clint Eastwoods old westerns where he usually talks very little and is just effective. It makes his characters more mysterious and more badass.

[@slaughterhome]

@@tubetorpedo That's what I don't like about Maul's character in the Clone Wars tv show. He's way to talkative. I do happen to enjoy him in Rebels though.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

One of the most talented people who should be far more well known than he is. Fantastic at everything he does, he had a short run tv series and he was wonderful. I hope he reads this

[@johnmartinez7440]

I think he does well from voice acting, and he's popped up in stuff like John Wick 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy lately. Incredibly funny and talented man

[@ay-ohrussell658]

I think the silly acting name he gave himself held him back if not for this he would I think of got more voiceover work or maybe he wouldn't? Although No he wouldn't actually now i think about it guy's

[@cdgins]

He's wonderful now in The Tick.

[@Skraboing649]

@@ay-ohrussell658 What do you mean "name he gave himself"? That's his real name. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Serafinowicz

[@joedix1290]

Agreed, Peter Serafinowicz is not too bad either!

[@bicolouredprawn]

"Liam Neeson's there being all giant and gorgeous with everybody."

[@joegrimes9232]

you mean "Stoic and indifferent to everything and everyone"

[@csurname]

and "Slightly different behaviour regarding black people"

[@nialas1]

You are a moron Colin.

[@BeezerWashingbeard]

Think that was a joke mate.

[@TheZigzagman]

For people wondering years from now: As a young man in the 1970s, Liam Neeson had a "very dear friend" who was "brutally raped" by a black person. After that he "...went up and down areas with a cosh(stick or pipe), hoping...some ‘black bastard’ would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something... So that I could … kill him.” Later in the same interview he said "If she had said an Irish, Scot, or a Brit, or a Lithuanian - I know I would have felt the same way. I was trying to show honour and stand up for my dear friend in this terrible medieval fashion … It shocked me when I came down … Luckily, no violence occurred, thanks be to God.” www.theguardian.com/film/2019/feb/05/liam-neeson-says-he-is-not-a-racist-in-wake-of-rape-comments

[@trublgrl]

Peter Serafinowicz is one of the most underrated comic actors of our time. His own sketch show was absolutely brilliant. I love how his commentary on The Phantom Menace is mostly how the jokes don't land. Of all the discussion of the film, I've never heard anyone mention how the comedy just never works. Comedy that doesn't work tends to feel insulting.

[@DanielSwindlehurst]

Yep. Couldn't agree more

[@RataStuey]

It’s a great take

[@annoyboyPictures]

KITCHEN GUN!

[@trublgrl]

@@annoyboyPictures I LOVE YOU KITCHEN GUN!!!

[@sidhackney8831]

I'm honestly baffled as to why he doesn't get more recognition, he's unparalleled and he's in everything

[@ronineditor]

He's so spot-on and honest, I love that someone is being candid about Lucas and how the guy just CANNOT direct actors. Every film he actually "directs," his actors are totally lost, just 'saying' lines because of the horrible direction - "Um, just bigger, louder," or random, generic direction. Watch the making of Attack of the Clones where he just keep repeating the same direction and the actors kinda shrug their shoulders. I'm glad someone finally put their name to it and was honest, publicly.

[@twooffour]

+ronineditor Lol McGregor's been doing that for a long time.

[@al112v4]

And then you have people saying the Prequels are missunderstood masterpieces better than the Original Trilogy. Seriously, I'm not kidding, there's many blogs talking about it. The guy can be a good creator, but he can't write good scripts or direct well.

[@wwb16]

al112v5 I don't hate the prequels personally but they have not aged well with the exception of ROTS. But im baffled people now think TFA is worse than the prequels

[@al112v4]

+Will Brock I don't hate them neither, I do enjoy the Clone Wars cartoon that came out from those movies, 2D & 3D versions. If we compare them with TFA isn't a fair comparison to be honest, because I remember how people were disappointed by TPM because it wasn't like the original movies, and then we have TFA, a clearly homage to the original Star Wars movie, and yet people complain that it is too similar. People are never happy, that's why I don't listen to certain opinions that really don't say anything but whining and bitching. With that said, TFA is another movie that is clearly far from being flawless and I understand the complains here, I do, like Rogue One wich it tried to be more realistic and it's fine, but characters there are more empty than in TFA, that's for sure, at least for me.

[@wwb16]

al112v5 the last jedi was a better second installment than attack of the clones

[@henman09]

It was as soon as Peter said: “And then we started to read the text” I just lost my shit 😂😂😂😂

[@somemong989]

10:08

[@borismuller86]

George Lucas giving Terence Stamp a set of stencils is one of the bravest moves I’ve ever heard of.

[@nintendianajones64]

KNEEEEEEEEEEL!

[@Scripture-Man]

I've come back to listen to this story many times now and it's always hilarious. The juxtaposition between excitement and disappointment. The tragedy of starring in a huge film yet being treated like a nobody. His awe for George Lucas, and the gritty reality. And the hilarity of what Terence Stamp thought he was signing up for and what he actually got!

[@laserpanda94]

The Terrence Stamp story is one of the most unexpectedly dark yet funny things I've heard. The stencil conclusion felt perfect. Go and draw a picture of Jar Jar Binks with that you old nonce 😂

[@imamoronand9199]

starring is a strong word

[@mattappleby861]

I come back to this once or twice a year because it never gets old. I piss myself every time.

[@DanielSwindlehurst]

Same :)

[@MrLtia1234]

Same! Each time, to the increasing background of angry kids who get offended when we all tell prequel jokes!

[@mattappleby861]

@@MrLtia1234 It NEVER gets old!

[@mattappleby861]

Yeah, still fucking hilarious

[@milaanvigraham8664]

@@mattappleby861 "It never gets old" Just like you baby oldies

[@MattieKonig]

RIP Dave "he called them the Jeddy" Prowse

[@ASKpq]

Peter's got a very droll delivery. It's really very funny. I find myself returning to this video every few moths just because he's a great storyteller.

[@stevedoolan1540]

How many moths do you usually get through? What is your current moth-to-video ratio?

[@colinreid3586]

🤣

[@markolin100]

I mean...he must have told this story a hundred times...he makes it sound so fresh. Utterly hilarious! Easily best podcast out there...well done Richard

[@turntablestudios]

I felt so sad when he said "make him evil" oof. Poor guy

[@MrHestichs]

TurnTableStudios Why? Compare it to a musician, you’re not really going to be getting more direction. I feel like if you say yes to job you already conceive some sort of idea what you are going to do and be proffessional about it.

[@tomekk.1889]

​@@MrHestichsI know this is old but of course you would be getting good directions. The director has a certain image of the character in mind that they want the actor to reproduce. If the actor can't, they will be as specific as possible to make them. Watch Tarantino's directing. Or Nolan's or Vince Gilligan's. Brilliant stuff

[@KalvinStrange]

​@@tomekk.1889 Yeah that's not necessarily true. Yes there are directors who have that style, others like to see what the actors can do and work from there. In case you were unaware, filmmaking is an artwork and there is no 1 right way to make art. Perhaps this is why something like Star Wars exists, you see. Because Lucas didn't direct traditionally.

[@adnaanu]

Voice artists always get screwed over, the same thing happened to the voice actors in Space Jam, they were also not invited to the premiere and excluded from the after party.

[@strikerecho2592]

Yeah it absolutely sucks. It reminds me of this vid where Alan Ritchson talks about how much of a nightmare it was for him and the other three actors that were playing the turtles: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqXPdWxmrLJmhNE

[@AshArAis]

The Phantom Menace was 18 years ago, Tim!

[@KazakhToon]

It still hurts!

[@2thinkcritically]

@@KazakhToon What about the Ewoks eh? They were rubbish! You don't complain about them!

[@kingloser4198]

You've got an answer for everything

[@davidherron9151]

@@2thinkcritically Job centre : "don,t worry just leave it with me and your money will with you in a couple of days "

[@chriswagg1354]

@@2thinkcritically Jar Jar Binks makes The Ewoks sound like fucking shaft!

[@hassan_0160]

The Terence Stamp part and Watto part had me dying in laughter! 😂😂😂

[@viz0rgaming503]

Holy shit, Darth Maul was voiced by him?!

[@DanielSwindlehurst]

+viz0r Yep, we live in a weird world

[@jamesnunn7181]

Who's him?

[@smileyfaceguy95]

+james Nunn Duane from Spaced.

[@RyoooPT]

+viz0r gaming Sure was. Are you telling me you never read the cast in the end credits?

[@viz0rgaming503]

Damarus Can't say I do. I'm also terrible with names so it probably wouldn't have helped...

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

I can imagine Star Wars Theory shaking in anger watching this 😂

[@jimmojam7211]

Why?

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

@@jimmojam7211 if people say anything negative about the prequels he freaks out

[@jimmojam7211]

@@Pepsi_Man_Max Ahh ok, lol. I've heard of him, just not aware of his lore. Surely even he must admit that GODDAMN, the Phantom Menace is a tough watch compared to the others (besides the ending fight).

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

@@jimmojam7211 no he ranks it as the one of the best apparently. Its rough

[@jimmojam7211]

@@Pepsi_Man_Max Oof, not good... not good opinioning right there...

[@darkanguiel]

I'm very happy for randomly stumbling upon this video. It's the most hilarious take on The Phantom Menace I ever heard (and have been hearing them for 24 years now).

[@McSynth]

Peter Serafinowicz - such a stunningly skilled guy.

[@mjfernandez-muldoon5202]

This guy is a comedic genius.

[@pineutrino]

Those aren't mutually exclusive

[@MegaMr46]

best joker but yet he voiced the Menacing Sith Lord, Darth Maul.

[@yrebrac]

Absolutely :)

[@andrewphippsphillips1455]

If you have a chance, look around for the ITV series "Hardware" with him, Martin Freeman, Ken Morley & Ryan Cartwright. His character Kenny is probably the most randomly daft and funny part of the entire series.

[@novustalks7525]

Ad Max great film*

[@BADD1ONE]

This guy has such an uncanny knack with voices

[@jamesdixon3644]

Funny Ian who plays the emperor says he has absolutely no direction for his character either. George got so lucky having actors that cared about their roles because the originals would be a pile of shit if it was all down to him.

[@JPH1138]

I saw in an interview Ian McDiarmid saying that George had asked him early on to make his voice sound more like Clive Revill from ESB so that they wouldn't have to dub over him. This specifically happened after George had said "I like what you're doing with the performance - we might let you keep your own voice" Apparently McDiarmid convinced Lucas that the voice was right for the makeup they had used, but it sounded like that was the only direction he had.

[@al112v4]

Ewan, Natalie, Ian and Liam saved this movie, the other 2, well, I'd say mainly Ewan, Ian and Natalie were the saviors lol but seeing the BTS stuff makes it looks like if it wasn't THAT bad but of course, you have PT fanboys trying to mock you for disliking George's hability as a writer, he has never been good, he has always been better as a creator and having other people helping him.

[@SuperTonyony]

@@al112v4 The unsung heroes of the franchise are Marcia Lucas and Gary Kurtz.

[@al112v4]

Frank Bowman Absolutely! His ex wife, Gary and Irving (RIP both) truly helped George during the early years of SW, and then ROTJ happened haha. I don’t dislike it, but definitely both first 2 movies were superior.

[@sidrat69]

@GiRayne The first Star Wars has poor dialogue, dodgy acting and peculiar accents? REALLY ? In the wake of the Prequels there's a huge amount of revisionism towards the Original Trilogy and attempts to denigrate it. Absolute tosh of course because the Prequels exist because of the staggering success of the Original Trilogy. Why do you think Disney paid 4 Billion Dollars for Star Wars? Clue: Because of the cultural phenomenon that the Original Trilogy became. So let's stop jumping on this nonsensical Revisionism bandwagon!

[@TheSkipjack95]

It's been 20 years Daisy, and it still hurts :'(

[@sabianroberts]

Spaced!

[@hunterkiller1440]

"B-but Sequels bad! So Phantom Menace good!"

[@boxxylegoplaymobil8906]

two things can be true

[@smittenthekitteninmittens2679]

Frraaannnnn?!

[@SethHesio]

SmittenTheKitteninMittens I’m ravenous for books

[@Demon-Psychiatrist]

You look frantastic

[@chriswagg1354]

Do you want me to come Fran, because I'll come if you want me too...

[@therealKINDLE]

"I Shall Do So Immediately.... "

[@Scripture-Man]

Peter Serafinowicz AND Richard Herring. Two of my favourite comedians. Hilarious interview. Shame it was cut down. :)

[@DanielSwindlehurst]

+Lee Bee You can listen to whole thing here soundcloud.com/britishcomedyguide/richard-herring-lst-podcast-12-peter-serafinowicz

[@Scripture-Man]

+Daniel Swindlehurst Fantastic! Cheers for that! :)

[@GherkmanProductions]

+Lee Bee Brian Butterfield!

[@jim191185]

Darth Maul looked so fucking cool and should've been given a lot more screen time. The fight in Phantom Menace was the best scene out of the prequels.

[@muat1155]

jim jimjim just interested how much screen time you think Darth Vader has throughout episodes 4-6? It’s little over 30 minutes for the entire trilogy. Sometimes less is more.

[@jakearmitage7811]

@@muat1155 Who cares.

[@RataStuey]

True! It’s a shame the film sucked though

[@ExileGilby64]

​@@muat1155the original trilogy works though right? So didn't need more Vader.

[@LordVader1094]

@@ExileGilby64 Exactly the point. Darth Maul was in the movie as much as he needed to be, like Vader in ANH.

[@DeckyStrikesBack]

18 years later. Still raw.

[@joeberryman3563]

I'd love to see some animation set to this.

[@SuperTonyony]

That's a really great idea!

[@niallmurphy8711]

Yes!!!!

[@winstonsmith09]

abso-fucking-lutely

[@Empress_Theresa]

"Just make him sound evil!" Yep! That's George alright! And people call him a genius...

[@m35cobol]

Well, to be fair, George Lucas is more of an ideas man. He just needs someone to execute them.

[@niklaskornaat259]

@@m35cobol Which is exactly why ESB is so popular

[@minicle426]

Well it's not like George has ever referred to himself as one. 🤷‍♂️ He was just a guy having fun with his passion for filmmaking.

[@KalvinStrange]

He created the film franchise you adore . What have you created in life?

[@TheArticulatingAnoraksPodcast]

Every so often I remember this video and I’ll rewatch it and it’s still hilarious

[@dimitreze]

more people need to hear how bad the prequels are

[@shelbyvillerules9962]

From their release up until around 2015, the general consensus seemed to be that they were bad movies. But then, after the newer ones started to come out, all the kids who grew up with the prequels and were now old enough to make their voices heard online started to reevaluate them with nostalgia goggles, and the overall narrative started to shift.

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@shelbyvillerules9962 Exactly spot on. In 10 to 15 years time, the discourse will inevitably shift again to elevate the new movies. Try telling a Star Wars fan that, though, and they’ll deny that inevitability all day like it didn’t already happen with the prequels, which are still the worst movies in that series anyway.

[@dimitreze]

@@shelbyvillerules9962 If you only consume garbage you think that that's good. Young people think that Star Wars are supposed to be the bad movies from the prequels and not really well done films. And the discourse online really changes it with people saying they love the prequels, Hayden acting. The new trilogy is even worse. It doesn't even feel like Star Wars.

[@paulmartin6419]

@@dimitrezeThe prequels are the original soulless cash grab.

[@jj9749]

"The name's Tex. You know short for Terry and Texas and that"

[@SethHesio]

hoii put it on the SLATE

[@marksaint7858]

Michael..what the hell's going on?

[@andrewdickens7016]

I’m down but I’m not a hoe

[@belverticale]

Text?!

[@rorycox7830]

My man's gotta be Wayne

[@mattbritzius570]

His description of the lead up to the Phantom Menace sounds like the opposite of what happened before a New Hope. Everyone thought the Phantom Menace was going to be incredible, and then came out like crap, whereas the people working on a New Hope thought they were making SciFi garbage (based on the costumes and the sets), but it turned out to be a cultural cornerstone.

[@jacktheflash8478]

..

[@MrZackavelli]

It came out great, what film were you watching

[@milaanvigraham8664]

@@MrZackavelli The Force Awakens

[@MrZackavelli]

@@milaanvigraham8664 Ha

[@drlca6601]

at the end of the day the Phantom Menace is 100x better than the Force Awakens as a Star Wars movie.@@milaanvigraham8664

[@russell7768]

I can hear you Clem Fandango

[@chriswagg1354]

Erm Stephen...it's Clem Fandango, could you do it in a really evil voice

[@shayZero]

That Terrance Stamp story was hilarious

[@NxDoyle]

"Fancy science fictionals? On a budget? Do you like actoring? Own broomsticks but no glow in the dark paint?" Then you need the Butterfield Star Wars production kit!

[@NxDoyle]

Call now!

[@NosyFella]

I see your comments everywhere.

[@greenaum]

He's not as bad as Larry Bundy Jr, I'm convinced there's 6 of him.

[@NxDoyle]

@@NosyFella I'm sorry.

[@NosyFella]

@@NxDoyle Apology accepted.

[@TheEditingShop]

This was better than the film.

[@PauLtus_B]

Well, is that an achievement?

[@ICOEPR]

Fancy finding you here

[@yourface1218]

That's not saying much

[@cdgins]

This and Weird Al's "The Saga Begins" are some of the best bits of the prequels.

[@ExireHG]

Rise of Skywalker was even better. By better, I mean way worse. lmao

[@kisbie]

“No I don’t want to hear your Darth Vader impression. Everybody does that one. Leave me alone!” 😂😂😂

[@robertlowrie8446]

This is the best interview ever.

[@MrThunderwing]

Great interview, very funny.

[@Derke73]

What happened to Lucas is the same as what happens to many leaders, business owners, and creative types when they become big and surrounded by sycophants and ass kissers - they lose all ability to judge, or have judged, the worth of their own ideas. They become adverse to any and all criticism and incapable of knowing shit when they see it. Luckily for us, a few people had the balls to stand up to Lucas when he wanted to include a child Han Solo in Episode 3.

[@Lexyboogie]

+Derke73 People forget that George Lucas really only directed one good Star Wars movie, and that was the first one. Empire and Return were directed by other people and Empire is hands down the best of all six movies. Star Wars movies are better when Lucas isn't directing them, that's why I have so much faith in Episode 7.

[@twooffour]

+Fedzi "George Lucas really only directed one good Star Wars movie" Two good movies, ROTS being the other. The first one wasn't just good however, it was GREAT. "Empire is hands down the best of all six movies." Hands down? IV, if not on par, is certainly a very, very close second. Also I heard he directed some of the throne room stuff from VI, i.e. that part of the movie that was as good as Empire - but don't quote me on that, just what I've heard.

[@twooffour]

+Derke73 "a few people had the balls to stand up to Lucas when he wanted to include a child Han Solo in Episode 3." wat

[@jean-marieproslier7142]

+Derke73 Well, Lucas, at least, stuck with the lessons he had been given. He wrote about what he knew. He wrote the original trilogy after watching tons of old serials, Kurosawa samurai films and classic Hollywood adventure movies. Later, he spent 15 years negotiating deals for Lucasfilm, and turning ILM into a major SFX company. And he makes a trilogy about trade negotiations.

[@JarJarAbrams]

I think it's true, he was also surrounded by jaleous and envious people who wanted to steal Star Wars away from him, eventually will encourage him with bad ideas instead of warning him. I'm thinking Speilberg, Kathleen Kennedy and Bob Iger. They definitely plotted against him and succeeded in stealing Lucasfilm by lying to him. Now look at the movies they are making, the prequels are masterpieces next to Force Awakens. I'd love to hear Serafinowicz make a review of it.

[@euresearcher733]

In fairness to Dave Prowse he wasn't in the suit when Darth Vadar ran, as Darth Vadar doesn't run and he wasn't in the suit when he fought, in the same way Alec Guinness wasn't in Obi Wan's costume when he fought as that was done by stunt men.

[@mahna_mahna]

You don't remember the famous scene where Darth Vader is on the treadmill?

[@nitaigauranga3849]

Now you've got Norfolk's maddest man!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chriswagg1354]

Text?

[@user-dq6se6er8j]

TEX

[@CaptainNow2]

That was absolutely brilliant

[@Rickyroo1980]

Peter "I'm not a monster Tim" Serafinowicz...

[@kingloser4198]

Pull my finger...

[@DangerousDavies2008]

Twice a year this gets recommended to me. I watch the whole thing and it still makes me laugh hysterically😂

[@thegreatinterpreter8382]

Ha. I think a lot of people pretend to like this movie. But I remember going in just as excited as Peter, and coming out just as disappointed.

[@rooty]

Yes, I agree, they are mostly just contrarians. If everyone loved the prequels, I'm sure they'd be hating on them just to be different.

[@KalvinStrange]

​@@rooty this may be hard for a narcissist like yourself to understand, but some people have different opinions than you and like different movies. But go ahead and keep coping with that however you need to chummy

[@rooty]

@@KalvinStrange ok contrarian

[@MattySadler]

"I could've stopped you at 'have you ever done a job?'" Oh Richard

[@TAKTAK_Toys]

Kids love a trade embargo classic 😂😂😂😂

[@SethHesio]

You shot me in the bollocks, George

[@Badgers0710]

His Darth Maul voice sounds like he's going to do shipping forecast

[@Samlowry27B-6]

Watch his appearance in Black Books...

[@Badgers0710]

"Fran? Are you hurt? Are you okay? Do you need me to come? I'll come Fran! Fran, I'll come" I'm VERY familiar with his role in Black Books c:

[@SethHesio]

Fraaan?

[@salmon5169]

'Hey,you look Frantastic' ;)

[@RataStuey]

Fran?

[@stuartwilson2123]

Stewart lee has let himself go

[@DanielSwindlehurst]

Nah, that's Andrew Collins.

[@_TheDayman]

I watch this video AT LEAST 5 times/week. It's just so hilarious. Peter does a great George Lucas impression too

[@brandonthomas6602]

I watch it 7-8 times per week it’s wonderful

[@paulmartin6419]

The Phantom Menace was the first time that Star Wars fans had to confront the reality that these movies being good is not a guarantee.

[@Cor_Nelis]

"I came all the way back from Australia to do it. I didn't want to but my agent leaned on me and I wanted to meet Natalie Portman because I'd seen her in The Professional. And I did meet her and she was absolutely enchanting. But on the day I'm supposed to do my scene with her, for which I'd traveled halfway around the world, I said, "Where's Natalie?" And George says, "That's Natalie," and points to a bit of paper on the wall. It was just boring." - Terence Stamp A bit creepy, Mr Stamp...

[@jakearmitage7811]

There's nothing creepy with wanting to be around a hottie like Natalie, now go back to twitter incel.

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

14:19 "I mean, poor guy! I mean WTF is he doing now?!" - Peter Serafinowicz talking about Ahmed Best. *Thankfully* , Ahmed Best has now returned as a different awesome (and important) character in Season 3 of The Mandalorian. But yes, Serafinowicz was VERY RIGHT at the time of this interview. Ahmed Best had to deal with a lot of hate and wasn't hired for many other roles... and I believe I read that he had suicidal thoughts on multiple occasions, or at least depression as caused by his involvement in the movie.

[@Benjiesbeenbetter.]

The little lad had a rough time as well as I recall.

[@Autotrope]

Jake Lloyd, yes. A number of star wars actors have said that they disliked being involved with the franchise. Most famously Harrison Ford. While he loved filming the Indiana Jones films and enthusiastically signed up for the new ones, he never really liked Star Wars and agreed to Force Awakens on the condition his character was killed off. Even Ewan McGregor said he didn't much like Phantom Menace, despite previously being a big Star Wars fan going into it.

[@Autotrope]

Not to forget Denis Lawson, who not only had his voice over-dubbed by someone else in the original 1977 film but his name was spelled incorrectly in the credits.

[@Autotrope]

Also John Boyega has had some pretty harsh words to say about the franchise, mostly about how his and Kelly Marie Tran's characters were sidelined in the sequels

[@beijaflor9313]

1999 internet lol, it really was the shits but I really miss those days.

[@SuperTonyony]

In '99, I didn't even have a real computer. I used WebTV!

[@NautilusGoose]

I remember seeing the internet for the first time. It musta been like 97. I used to help my cousin with his paper round the owners of the shop were two hilarious Pakistani dudes called Shiv and Dill, young guys with a devilish sense of humour. They had just bought a pc and got internet hooked up and showed me the website they were looking at. It was some sorta bestgore type site and it was a video of two humongous sumo wrestlers both duel wielding tiny knives, like about the size of a dorito and shaped almost the same way in a triangle. They were locked together stabbing each other on the love handles, trails of blood coming out, stabbing so fast and furiously yet having little mutual effect. It was so funny because they were too fat their stomachs kept them apart to reach around and hit anything important and it looked like a couple walruses in some sorta ritual. Weird story but true

[@PaulMurphyMusic]

I remember it too. Maybe it’s a little nostalgic but I think if you had it again you wouldn’t miss it any more lol

[@idiot_wins]

We need to see Darth Maul with the Kitchen Gun

[@NightMedicine]

I just discovered this guy and he’s a GEM!

[@brendanmccallion2350]

Lol he's right! When Obi Wan says "I have a bad feeling about this.", it should have served as a warning right from the beginning hahaha! 😂

[@stevenhibbert694]

make him sound evil

[@SuperTonyony]

We should cut space taxes on the rich, and raise space taxes on the poor, my master. DO IT!!!

[@mrwthegreenhornet]

Wish I could find the rest of this interview. Just this 20 minutes is fantastic.

[@humblescribe8522]

It's Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP!) and this is the only Star Wars stuff in it. Episode is at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGKZdKBnobmUkKM

[@jakethewoz]

Fine, youtube. I'll watch it.

[@HunterMagunter]

Prequels made it abundantly obvious how limited star wars was formula wise, and these new disney shows and movie's have further proven that. Its not star trek, its not expansive, its a very simple space opera that theyve managed to utterly destroy

[@paulmartin6419]

It really worked well as a simple trilogy. Oh well….

[@Jimbo8012]

You've encapsulated this perfectly. The best Star Trek is immeasurably better written the best Star Wars. People look back on Star Wars with rose tinted spectacles, but the only film that was objectively good was Empire Strikes Back.

[@JosephSchneider26]

You guys think Qui-Gonn is joking, whereas actually you need to be a Jedi Master to visit the forbidden archives of ancient knowledge. Only then, if you approach the third shelf in the back of the forbidden sector, you find a book: "Naval insights from ancient Force users". You open the appendix of that book, p. 856, and only then will you learn: "There is always a bigger fish."

[@cheesywheels]

Hhhmmm, great wisdom have you.

[@GAFloppa]

I listen to this every 6 months for a laugh

[@h.w.barlow6693]

Phantom Menace is one of the worst movies ever made. I've never seen people so angry and disappointed after a movie. I went to a midnight showing in 99 and I haven't revisited that abortion of a film since.

[@Gethsemanes]

Peter is a geniunely talented man and properly funny.

[@TheSuperQuail]

Sebulba had more lines in the final cut than Darth Maul...

[@SuperTonyony]

Sebulba ALWAYS wins!

[@communication001]

There's a link to the wider interview in the description but I can't find the bit that this is taken from in Richard Herring 134 podcast. Maybe it's a snippet not heard before.

[@phj223]

I love the Mr. Plinkett review of the movie, but Peter sums it up beautifully xD

[@WrecklessEating]

This was a pleasure to listen to lol

[@sikid4000]

He's an asshole. Glad he got replaced by Sam Witwer.

[@tirkon9798]

No it wasn't

[@ThisHandleIsInteresting]

@@sikid4000 And he’s an asshole why?

[@jager9022]

@@sikid4000 okay

[@sawlau]

One of my favourite RHLSTP moments. xxx

[@MarkArandjus]

When the bit about the gift came on, I had already lowered my expectations as to what it could be... but a fucking stencil set, man?? :D

[@CarlosFontes]

Good Lord, this was amazing to listen to. I've never had so much fun cleaning my kitchen and laughing my ass off 😂😂

[@KaitainCPS]

I remember doing an overnight download of that bloody trailer. And I think it was, I dunno, 240p or something.

[@paprikafka]

Prequels fanboys disturb me. It's ok to like them when you're five but there are thirty year olds who defend these movies like they're the bible.

[@Hysteria98]

14:20 - Sadly, his life was crippled by that role as he was verbally annihilated by many and consequently contemplated suicide heavily.

[@knightwarrioranimations9656]

I know is it just me or Serafinowicz doesn't really take it seriously.

[@jakearmitage7811]

It wasn't the role that his life was crippled by, it was all of the sexually frustrated prequel hating incels that took their anger out on him that was the cause of his depression.

[@themagictheatre2965]

@@knightwarrioranimations9656 He probably doesn't know those details.

[@christiandaugherty6339]

@@jakearmitage7811 You like the prequels?

[@MrZackavelli]

@@christiandaugherty6339 Prequels are fantastic.

[@JohnDoe-od7ye]

You see that little white cross? That’s Natalie Portman. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@richardclarke376]

I just love this guy. What a talent !

[@chriswagg1354]

Isn't he wonderful

[@michaelubaldi4414]

Serafinowicz's memory of the trailer and 30-second shorts is exactly mine. I only went to two viewings of the film and haven't bothered since. So if I watch the promo reels I can see The Phantom Menace from 35,000 feet, if you will - this magnificent impression of a space opera that hasn't yet been spoiled by the actual movie.

[@RataStuey]

That’s a great way to view it

[@RataStuey]

That said I’m rewatching right now

[@seanoreilly1832]

I remember watching the phantom menace when it came out. I remember sitting in the movies as a kid thinking " this is fucking horrible"

[@MrZackavelli]

You were one of the few

[@Bale4Bond]

@@MrZackavelli nice pisstake

[@pisse3000]

@@MrZackavelliNah 🤡

[@williamconway4676]

This was such a revealing conversation. I saw it live at RHLST as a double bill with Rob Delaney. Best £10 I ever spent.

[@javierk2143]

3:10 I remember those!!! When I went into the movie I remember thinking "where is Darth Maul 'Fear is my ally' monologue? I thought at the time that Darth Maul was going to be villain of the new trilogy

[@Mario_N64]

My guess is that he really was, but most of his scenes were cut.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Bonbonbonbons Call now!

[@sayno2lolzisback]

I love hearing stories like this

[@willyum3920]

Peter Serafinowicz is absolutely brilliant

[@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276]

“Jar-Jar is the key to all of this” -George Lucas, 1998

[@dravalanche1997]

To be fair Terence REALLY loves stenciling.

[@yankeedrummer21]

A stencil set.....yep lost bladder control at that point 🤣🤣🤣

[@philwoodward4297]

Nicely done at the end, there, Mr Swindlehurst. "The thing is, George Lucas probably gets discount on those"[end of clip]. Priceless.