Jude Law Underestimated Working With Droids & Creatures In Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

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By Jeff Ewing/May 5, 2023 6:10 pm EST

Since its inception in George Lucas' original trilogy, the "Star Wars" franchise has boasted some of the greatest and most detailed worldbuilding in sci-fi history. Nowhere is this more obvious than its massive array of species, droids, and creatures, all brought to life by talented teams of puppeteers and visual and special effects artists. It can all be a little overwhelming, as "Peter Pan & Wendy" star Jude Law discovered while working on the forthcoming series, "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew."

The Disney+ show sees a set of adventurous children lost in the galaxy, and Law plays a Jedi trying to help them find their way home, a storyline that appears to pull inspiration from Amblin films in a way akin to how "The Mandalorian" was influenced by the Japanese samurai film, "Lone Wolf and Cub."

No matter what inspirations lie behind different projects, however, almost every addition to "Star Wars" pays homage to the franchise's many creatures and droids. And in a recent appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," Law revealed that acting against certain classic "Star Wars" creations hit him harder than he expected.

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In the interview, Jude Law wastes no time explaining how it felt to act alongside the creatures and droids of the "Star Wars" galaxy. They're certainly everywhere around an actor on set, which makes for some unusual interactions. Law described his experience:

And so you get to work with, at times, five, six, seven puppeteers. And these people are masters, so your conversations are like, 'Oh, who does the left arm? Okay, you do the left arm. So do you wanna put the left arm here, or when you look at me ...?' And it's a really weird, very different type of acting, but it's fun."

Not only do those unique set conversations make for a novel acting experience, but Law proceeded to note how odd it felt to perform alongside these particularly famous otherworldly characters. "And then," he continued, "you've got to pinch yourself because you're surrounded by this weird creature, and this robot, and you're doing a really serious scene."

Law added that he's very thankful to be part of "Star Wars." "I've been very lucky, I've worked with some particularly respectable actors," he told Jimmy Fallon, "but I've never been star-struck like I was when I met a Jawa. I'm not joking, I saw a Jawa walking by, I was like 'I can't believe it's a real Jawa!'"

It's hard to imagine such a famed "Star Wars" creation walking by and not feeling the same.