Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Recalls First Star Wars Prequel Scene (That Was Cut)
Obi-Wan Kenobi star Bonnie Piesse recalls her debut scene in the Star Wars universe, which was unfortunately cut from the theatrical release of Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones. Piesse reprises her role as Aunt Beru Whitesun Lars in the upcoming Star Wars series, which follows Ewan McGregor as the titular hero living in exile on the desert planet Tatooine following the events of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith. Set 10 years after the fall of the old Republic, the Jedi Master must protect a young Luke Skywalker, who is now being raised by Uncle Owen (Joel Edgerton) and Aunt Beru.
Piesse joined Star Wars in 2002 as a teenager with Attack of the Clones. Although she appeared in a few scenes with Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman), Piesse only had one word of dialogue in the film. She simply said "Hello" after Beru was introduced to Anakin and Padmé by Owen at the Lars Homestead. The actor returned to the role in Revenge of the Sith, the final film in the prequel trilogy. However, Piesse had no lines of dialogue within the entirety of the film.
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ComicBook.com caught up with Piesse to discuss her role in the highly-anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series, as well as to look back on what Star Wars meant to a young actor out of Australia. Piesse has fond memories of working with Star Wars creator George Lucas, calling him "super easygoing." The actor also remembers her very first Attack of the Clones scene, which was unfortunately removed from the final film. Read how Piesse recalls the moment:
But actually, my first scene in Episode II was a scene that they cut in the end. It was a big dialogue scene
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