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Where is Kenny Baker on Ep7 — Page 2

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I was actually talking to Mr Baker and Mr Prowse on Sunday (12.10.14) at a gaming expo in Manchester England. Kenny is in a wheel chair and Dave is using crutches. Both were in good spirits but I doubt very much that they will be in the new movies.

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As I said before, giving them a bit part or cameo as a new character, where their faces can be seen, would be a nice gesture.

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lpd said:

Both were in good spirits but I doubt very much that they will in the new movies.

 I really wish they had taken Prowse up on his offer to reprise Vader in ROTS. =(

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Doh! Got Prowse and Mayhew confused.

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No problem! I thought I had missed an announcement somewhere... Prowse has publicly expressed interest in returning as Darth Vader in Episode VII... assuming the character will be in the film.  I still think Prowse, Mayhew and Baker should  have an unmasked cameo somewhere in the ST.

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I could be wrong, but I always thought Baker never really had that much involvement in Empire and Jedi anyways.

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unamochilla2 said:

No problem! I thought I had missed an announcement somewhere... Prowse has publicly expressed interest in returning as Darth Vader in Episode VII... assuming the character will be in the film.  I still think Prowse, Mayhew and Baker should  have an unmasked cameo somewhere in the ST.

 I agree. And since George isn't running the show, there's no reason Prowse can't be welcomed back into the fold.

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I remember hearing at a mini-convention years ago  Justin Dix who worked on the prequels as a droid wrangler said that Kenny Baker only made a token appearence in the prequels and  was only used in 1 or 2 shots and that he wasn't well liked on set

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Is Justin Dix even a real name? What were his parents thinking?

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Tobar said:

No sign of Kenny, however...

Awesome!

With the caveat that he doesn't reprise any past roles... perhaps a certain TIE Fighter pilot, though...?

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What? You don't want to see Wicket as the senator from Endor? This is also a golden opportunity to establish Willow as taking place in the SW universe. ;)

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Tobar said:

No sign of Kenny, however...

So Davis is going to be in the film, Lawson (Wedge) was asked but declined... what about Billy Dee??  Is his character going to have at least a cameo?  It seems like a good portion of the OT actors have been asked to return in some way except Billy Dee.