Neal Scanlon, Star Wars: The Last Jedi creature creative supervisor, talks about what went down behind-the-scenes in bringing back Jedi Master Yoda for the Rian Johnson-written/directed contribution to the famed franchise.
The Last Jedi has spawned varying opinions from the Star Wars community, most notably for its subversion of expectations (killing Supreme Leader Snoke; Rey’s alleged parentage reveal).
Scanlon’s work to re-introduce Yoda to a brand new generation of fans (and reunite him with old-timers) in Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the first step of hopefully seeing more of the green Jedi master in the upcoming Star Wars films, specifically the reported Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff that is currently in development.
It’s Frank Oz, who is one of the greatest puppeteers ever, and we knew that Frank was going to redo this.