10 Star Wars Scenes Even More Impressive When You Know The Truth

It may not be perfect by any means, but you'll still struggle to find a franchise that boasts quite as many instantly iconic big and small screen occurrences as the galaxy far, far away...

Yet, the real-life struggle, drama, and effort behind some of Star Wars' many immortal scenes is often just as compelling as the finished article itself.

Now sure, it's pretty common knowledge that George Lucas and the gang increasingly opted to rely on more and more CGI when crafting jaw-dropping space battles and many a clone trooper as the years would roll by.

However, there are still a few legendary moments housed within this much-loved series that were pulled off via some admittedly magnificent dedication to choreography, inspired spur-of-the-moment improv, and a number of other secrets that only make you appreciate the completed sequence that little bit more.

From the galaxy's favourite Jedi being forced to pretend he didn't feel like chucking up, to actors not having any idea at all what was heading their way before stepping foot on set, you simply won't believe what went into making these particular Force-sensitive scenes a reality.

Hot on the heels of the pair reuniting within the Star Wars sphere during this year's Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series, now feels like as good a time as any to remind folks just how damn dedicated Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen were to the lightsaber fighting cause nearly two decades earlier.

With the Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker actors tasked with taking part in perhaps the most hotly anticipated showdown in the franchise's history up to that point, the duo threw their hearts and bodies into two months of fencing and general fitness preparation in the lead-up to shooting the climactic Mustafar sequence in Revenge of the Sith.

As it goes, the pair's commitment to nailing the choreography led to the stars being able to perform it at such a fierce speed on the day of shooting that their lightsaber combat sequence didn't need to be digitally accelerated in post-production in the slightest.

And unsurprisingly, both McGregor and Christensen didn't appear to suffer from any duelling rust upon crossing sabers once again in their recent rematches of the century or flashbacks either.