{"id":13779,"date":"2011-03-09T11:54:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T19:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=13779"},"modified":"2011-03-09T22:38:46","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T06:38:46","slug":"tarkin-and-anakin-forge-a-bond-while-escaping-the-citadel-in-the-final-chapter-of-a-thrilling-three-part-clone-wars-storyline-%e2%80%93-this-friday-on-cartoon-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/?p=13779","title":{"rendered":"Tarkin and Anakin Forge a Bond While Escaping the Citadel in the Final Chapter of a Thrilling Three-Part “Clone Wars” Storyline \u2013 this Friday on Cartoon Network!"},"content":{"rendered":"

from StarWars.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

After their ship is destroyed, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi must find a new means of escape from the Citadel. They lead the freed prisoners — including the Republic\u2019s Captain Tarkin — across the planet\u2019s perilous landscape as Plo Koon commands a Jedi armada through Separatist defenses in a daring rescue attempt. It\u2019s the thrilling conclusion to a three-part Clone Wars<\/em> storyline in \u201cCitadel Rescue\u201d — airing at 8:30 p.m. ET\/PT Friday, March 11 on Cartoon Network.<\/p>\n

For Stephen Stanton, assuming the iconic role of Tarkin — made famous by Peter Cushing in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope<\/em> — was not a responsibility to be taken lightly. Using the first Star Wars<\/em> film as a starting point and a foundation, Stanton immersed himself in the legendary actor\u2019s filmography and early TV work, while at the same time dissecting the character for clues to Tarkin\u2019s personal trajectory.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeter Cushing\u2019s original Tarkin was the epitome of someone who had succumbed to the dark side. [He] is that quiet, elegant, grandfatherly kind of villain that you want to believe in with all your heart.\u00a0And when you do, he turns on you with a smile and says \u2018You\u2019re far too trusting\u2019 — and then destroys everything that you hold dear,\u201d says Stanton. \u201cBut since I don\u2019t believe anyone is born evil, I approached the younger version of his character from the standpoint of a career military man who fervently believes that what he is doing is the right thing. That gave me a certain amount of latitude to ask questions of the character — like, what was he like before he embraced the dark side? On one hand, I am using Peter Cushing\u2019s voice and performance as a template, so I want to keep the essence of what he did. But on the other hand, I\u2019m creating the voice of a young Tarkin — who no one has heard before. I think these new episodes challenge our ideas of who Tarkin was in A New Hope<\/em> more than it reflects his character and what we know about him at the end of his days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Accused of \u201cholding Vader\u2019s leash\u201d by the captive Princess Leia in Episode IV, Tarkin has the distinction of being the one Imperial officer with some authority over the menacing Sith Lord. He commands Vader with haughty impunity, publicly dressing down the master of the Force. According to Stanton, that relationship had to start somewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe relationship between Anakin and Tarkin — and ultimately Vader and Tarkin — is what is being explored now in The Clone Wars<\/em>,\u201d he says. \u201cWho exactly is this Grand Moff and why is he able to exert control over Lord Vader?\u00a0It was never fully explained in the films, but we\u2019re getting some hints of how it all might have started.\u00a0For myself as a viewer, I think Tarkin recognizes a kindred spirit in Anakin. It\u2019s the choices they make and why they make them that will determine their destination. How their story evolves should be quite interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tarkin\u2019s not the only familiar face making his Clone Wars<\/em> debut; airing on April 1 at 8:00pm ET\/PT, the one-hour season three finale features a special appearance by everyone\u2019s favorite furball, Chewbacca the Wookiee!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

from StarWars.com: After their ship is destroyed, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi must find a new means of escape from the Citadel. They lead the freed prisoners — including the Republic\u2019s Captain Tarkin — across the planet\u2019s perilous landscape as Plo Koon commands a Jedi armada through Separatist defenses in a daring rescue attempt. It\u2019s … Continue reading “Tarkin and Anakin Forge a Bond While Escaping the Citadel in the Final Chapter of a Thrilling Three-Part “Clone Wars” Storyline \u2013 this Friday on Cartoon Network!”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-films","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13779\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uberscifigeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}