Star Wars General Veers Actor Was Cast In Surprisingly Simple Way
Star Wars actor Julian Glover reveals the nonchalant way that he was cast as General Veers. Glover played Maximilian Veers aka General Veers in The Empire Strikes Back. While Veers is referenced in other Star Wars materials, The Empire Strikes Back is the only live-action film wherein the character appears on screen.
Though he may not be a household name, Glover is no stranger to roles in big franchises like Star Wars. Now 87 years old, Glover has been acting for over six decades. Before The Empire Strikes Back, he acted in Doctor Who in the late 70s. Since his Star Wars role, Glover has also been in huge films and TV series such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and most recently as Grand Maester Pycelle in Game of Thrones. In all of these titles, Glover has been immersed in fantasy, sci-fi, and/or action packed worlds, playing both villains and side characters in the pieces.
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Though General Veers is a critical character in The Empire Strikes Back, Glover reveals that he got the role in a quite unconventional manner. In a recent interview with The Guardian, the film’s executive director, Robert Watts, was his neighbor at the time. One day, Watts and Glover saw each other across their garden fence and Watts told Glover that he and the Star Wars creative team had a Star Wars sequel in the works. To Glover’s surprise, Watts casually asked Glover if he wanted to be in it, and sure enough, Glover ended up being cast in the film. Glover describes the full story below:
«Did I ever tell you how I got that role in Star Wars? The executive director on the film was a man called Robert Watts, and he lives right next
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