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Anthony Daniels is the only actor to appear in every theatrical Star Wars film. Even though C-3PO was absent from the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, Daniels still participated, playing a prisoner named Tak.

So, which one of those films was Daniels’ favorite?

Speaking to a crowd at FanX Salt Lake Pop Culture & Comic Convention, the actor reminisced about his time with the franchise. “My favorite was actually Episode IV, the very first film. The reason for that is it was a very simple story. You had Luke, who was the hero who comes from nothing, and he meets people on the way, the classic journey. And then you have a bad person called Darth Vader, at that time we don’t know that it’s his daddy. And so, I understood it.”

However, his favorite movie to film was an unexpected choice.

“My favorite film to make was the last one, The Rise of Skywalker. I had such fun with the new cast particularly. Oscar Isaac, truly one of the best actors to be in a Star Wars movie. And he had such a bad relationship with Threepio, that he persecuted him on an hourly basis. Even worse than Han Solo. I just was giggling inside the costume as Oscar annoyed me. The film didn’t work out like I thought it might, but nevertheless, it’s part of the saga, so you’re stuck with it.”

Love or hate it, if Rise of Skywalker gave Anthony Daniels happy memories, then it can’t be that bad.

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