Editing Boba Fett (section)

==Concept and development==
[[File:Clint Eastwood - 1960s.JPG|thumb|Boba Fett was inspired by the character [[Man with No Name]], portrayed by [[Clint Eastwood]] in the Italian ''[[Dollar Trilogy]]'', including his mannerisms, taciturn demeanor, and green-on-white armor coloured after the Man's poncho.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Bryan|title=THE CINEMA BEHIND STAR WARS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-cinema-behind-star-wars-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly|website=StarWars.com|date=18 December 2012|access-date=18 May 2016}}</ref>]]
''[[Star Wars]]'' creator [[George Lucas]] created Boba Fett in his April 1978 screenplay draft of ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', basing the character on Italian filmmaker [[Sergio Leone]]'s [[Man with No Name]] ([[Clint Eastwood]]) from the ''[[Dollar Trilogy]]''. The character needed to be designed quickly, as Lucas had agreed for him to be featured in the ''[[Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' later that year.<ref>{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Brian Jay |title=George Lucas: A Life |date=2016 |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |location=New York City |isbn=978-0316257442 |page=268}}</ref> The character's design stemmed from initial concepts for [[Darth Vader]], who was originally conceived as a rogue [[bounty hunter]].<ref name="starwars_bobafett" /> While Vader became less of a [[mercenary]] and more of a dark [[knight]], the bounty hunter concept remained, and Fett became "an equally villainous" but "less conspicuous" character.<ref name="protofett2" /> [[Concept artist]] [[Ralph McQuarrie]] influenced Fett's design, which was finalized by and is credited to [[Joe Johnston]].<ref name="sfgate">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/14/DDG94CO3CN1.DTL&hw=fett&sn=001&sc=1000 |title=Forget Anakin – for die-hard 'Star Wars' fans, Boba Fett rules |last=Hartlaub |first=Peter |date=May 14, 2005 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref>

[[Norman Reynolds]] and the film's art department built the costume.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ultimate Star Wars|last1=Barr|first1=Patricia|last2=Bray|first2=Adam|last3=Wallace|first3=Daniel|last4=Windham|first4=Ryder|author-link4=Ryder Windham|page=258|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|date=2015|isbn=9781465436016}}</ref> Fett's armor was originally designed for "super troopers", and was adapted for Fett as the script developed.<ref name="Giant-Robot">{{cite magazine |year=2004 |magazine=[[Giant Robot (magazine)|Giant Robot]] |page=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ioaAQAAIAAJ |title=Interview |publisher=Eric Nakamura}}</ref> [[Screen-test]]ed in all-white, Fett's armor eventually garnered a subdued color scheme intended to visually place him between white-armored "rank-and-file" [[Imperial stormtroopers]] and Vader, who wears black.<ref name="protofett2" /> This color scheme had the bonus of conveying the "gray morality" of his character.<ref name="protofett2" /> The character's armor was designed to appear to have been scavenged from multiple sources, and it is adorned with trophies.<ref name="protofett2" /> A description of Fett's armor in the mid-1979 ''[[Bantha Tracks]]'' newsletter catalyzed "rampant speculation" about his origins.<ref name="protofett3" /> By 1979, Fett's backstory included having served in an army of Imperial [[shock troops]] which had battled the [[clone trooper]]s of the [[Galactic Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kaminski|first=Michael|title=The Secret History of Star Wars|edition=3.0|year=2008|orig-year=2007|publisher=Legacy Books Press|isbn=978-0-9784652-3-0}}</ref>

Despite two years of widespread publicity about Fett's appearance in ''The Empire Strikes Back'', script rewrites significantly reduced the character's presence in the film.<ref name="protofett3" /> Fett's musical theme, composed by [[John Williams]], is "not music, exactly" but "more of a gurgly, [[viola]]-and-[[bassoon]] thing aurally cross-pollinated with some obscure static sounds."<ref name="bissell">{{cite book |last=Bissell |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Bissell |chapter=Pale Starship, Pale Rider: The Ambiguous Appeal of Boba Fett |editor-first=Glenn |editor-last=Kenny |publisher=Macmillan |year=2002 |title=A Galaxy Not So Far Away |pages=10–40 |isbn=978-0-8050-7074-3 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grAvkJhyz30C&pg=PA10}}</ref> [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|Sound editor]] [[Ben Burtt]] added the sound of jangling [[spur]]s, created and performed by the [[Foley (filmmaking)|Foley]] artist team of [[Robert Rutledge]] and Edward Steidele, to Fett's appearance in [[Bespin|Cloud City]], intending to make the character menacing and the scene reminiscent of similar [[gunfighter]] appearances in [[Western (genre)|Western]] films.<ref name="esbcommentary">''The Empire Strikes Back'' DVD audio commentary{{Full citation needed|date=December 2020}}</ref> At one point in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''{{'}}s development, Fett was conceived as being a main villain, but he was finally replaced with [[Palpatine|the Emperor]] when Lucas decided to not make a [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|third trilogy]] of ''Star Wars''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inverse.com/article/15123-george-lucas-s-original-plans-for-star-wars-episode-vii-and-boba-fett-reve|title=George Lucas's Original Plans for 'Star Wars: Episode VII' and Boba Fett Revealed|last=Zakarin|first=Jordan|date=May 4, 2016|publisher=Inverse}}</ref> Lucas also considered having Fett fight [[Lando Calrissian]] during the [[sarlacc]] sequence.<ref name="annotatedscreenplay-258">{{cite book |last=Bouzereau|first=Laurent|author-link=Laurent Bouzereau|title=Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays|date=1997|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|isbn=0345409817|page=258}}</ref>

An official reference book states that Fett charges "famously expensive" fees, and that he undertakes only those missions which meet "his harsh sense of justice".<ref>{{cite book|last1=Reynolds|first1=David West|first2=James|last2=Luceno|first3=Ryder|last3=Windham|title=Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary&nbsp;— The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga|publisher=DK Children|year=2006|isbn=978-0-7566-2238-1|url=https://archive.org/details/starwarscomplete00reyn}}</ref> [[Daniel Keys Moran]], who wrote a few stories featuring Boba Fett, cited Westerns as an influence on his development of the character.<ref name=moranint_fanclub/> Moran said:
{{blockquote|The difficult thing with Fett was finding a worldview for him that permitted him to proclaim a Code&nbsp;— given the stark Evil that permeated the Empire, Fett pretty much had to be either 1) Evil, or 2) an incredibly unforgiving, harsh, "greater good" sort of guy. The second approach worked and has resonated with some readers.<ref name=moranint_fanclub/>}}

Lucas at one point considered depicting Vader and Fett as brothers in the prequel films, but discounted it as too "hokey".<ref name="skywalking287" /> In continuing to develop the character in the prequel films, Lucas closed some avenues for expanding the character's story while opening others by establishing that Fett is a clone of a similar bounty hunter, [[Jango Fett]].<ref name="convergenceculture" /><ref name="Variety201Cast" /> Lucas considered [[Changes in Star Wars re-releases|modifying later editions]] of ''Return of the Jedi'' by adding a shot of Fett escaping the sarlacc, but decided against it because it would have detracted from the story's focus.<ref name="rotjcommentary">''Return of the Jedi'' DVD audio commentary</ref> Lucas also said that, had he known Fett would be so popular, he would have made the character's death "more exciting".<ref name="rotjcommentary" /> In 2014, after Lucas had sold [[Lucasfilm]] to [[Disney]], ''Star Wars'' historian [[Jonathan W. Rinzler]] revealed that Lucas had privately acknowledged that Fett escaped from the sarlacc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2avk5i/hi_reddit_jonathan_rinzler_star_wars_scholar_and/ciz7w38/?context=3|title=JonathanRinzler comments on Hi reddit, Jonathan Rinzler (Star Wars scholar and Lucasfilm historian) here. AMA!|publisher=Reddit.com|date=July 16, 2014|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> This was canonically established with Fett's appearances in ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' six years later portrayed by [[Temuera Morrison]], which led to a spin-off focused on the character, ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]'', starring Morrison. Joe Johnston and Morrison himself criticized the decision to portray the character without his helmet,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|date=2021-12-24|title=Boba Fett, Intergalactic Man of Mystery|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/arts/television/star-wars-boba-fett-disney.html|access-date=2021-12-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Morrison noting it was done to avoid comparisons with the [[The Mandalorian (character)|titular character]] of ''The Mandalorian''.<ref name="Variety206Cast" />

===Film casting and production===
Boba Fett is primarily played by [[Jeremy Bulloch]] in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi''. Bulloch's half-brother alerted him to the role.<ref name="io9" /> He was cast as Fett because the costume happened to fit "as if a [[Savile Row]] tailor had come out and made it";<ref name="io9" /><ref name="bullochtgf">{{cite news|url=http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2008/11/boba-fett-actor-star-wars-is-a.html|title=Boba Fett says Star Wars' appeal is a fairy tale in space|last=Bentley|first=David|date=November 24, 2008|work=Coventry Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524013155/http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/thegeekfiles/2008/11/boba-fett-actor-star-wars-is-a.html|archive-date=May 24, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2014}}</ref> he did not have to do a reading or screen test,<ref name="efilmcritic" /> and Bulloch never worked from a script for either film.<ref name="bullochwp" />

Filming the role for ''Empire'' lasted three weeks.<ref name="sandtroopers" /> The actor was pleased with the costume and used it to convey the character's menace.<ref name="bullochwp" /> Bulloch based his performance on Clint Eastwood's portrayal of the Man with No Name in ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'';<ref name="sandtroopers" /> similar to the Western character, Bulloch cradled the blaster prop, made the character seem ready to shoot, slightly tilted his head, and stood a particular way.<ref name="efilmcritic" /><ref name="11th2">{{cite web |url=http://www.the11thhour.com/archives/111999/features/bobafett2.html|title=Boba Unfettered: The Galaxy's Most Notorious Bounty Hunter Reveals the Mandalorian Behind the Mask|last=Rosiak|first=David|date=November 2009|publisher=the 11th hour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927020132/http://www.the11thhour.com/archives/111999/features/bobafett2.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2014|page=2}}</ref> Bulloch did not try to construct a backstory for the character, and said later that "the less you do with Boba Fett, the stronger he becomes".<ref name="io9">{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5830464/what-happened-to-boba-fett-after-the-sarlacc-pit-the-original-fett-actor-tells-all|publisher=[[Gawker Media]]|work=[[io9]]|title=What happened to Boba Fett after the sarlacc pit? The original Fett actor tells all! |first=Meredith|last=Woerner|access-date=September 5, 2011|date=August 12, 2011}}</ref> Playing Fett in ''Empire'' was both the smallest and most physically uncomfortable role Bulloch has played;<ref name="efilmcritic" /><ref name="Lightsabre">{{cite web|url=http://www.lightsabre.co.uk/Interviews/jeremybullochinterview.htm|title=The Lightsabre Interview: Jeremy Bulloch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905162707/http://www.lightsabre.co.uk/Interviews/jeremybullochinterview.htm|archive-date=September 5, 2008|access-date=December 13, 2014}}</ref> Bulloch said donning the heavy jetpack was the worst aspect of the role.<ref name="11th1">{{cite web|url=http://www.the11thhour.com/archives/111999/features/bobafett1.html|title=Boba Unfettered: The Galaxy's Most Notorious Bounty Hunter Reveals the Mandalorian Behind the Mask|last=Rosiak|first=David|date=November 2009|publisher=the 11th hour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927020204/http://www.the11thhour.com/archives/111999/features/bobafett1.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|access-date=December 13, 2014|page=1}}</ref>

Bulloch spent four weeks on ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name="sandtroopers" /> He was unaware of Fett's demise before filming began and was "very upset" by the development;<ref name="bullochtgf" /><ref name="bullochwp" /> he would like to have done more with Fett.<ref name="bullochwp" /> Still, Bulloch believed killing Fett made the character stronger,<ref name="bullochtgf" /> and that his "weak" death makes fans want the character to return.<ref name="sandtroopers">{{cite web|url=http://www.sandtroopers.com/events/collectors_expo2004/jeremy_bulloch.htm|title="Straight Shooting" with Jeremy Bulloch|last=Spice|first=Chris|publisher=sandtroopers.com|access-date=January 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716002939/http://www.sandtroopers.com/events/collectors_expo2004/jeremy_bulloch.htm|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bulloch thought [[Changes in Star Wars re-releases#Jabba's palace|a&nbsp;scene]] created for the 1997 Special Edition in which Fett flirts with one of [[Jabba the Hutt]]'s dancers was not in keeping with the character's nature.<ref name="starstore2">{{cite web|url=http://www.starstore.com/Magazine/Interviews/JeremyBulloch2.htm|title=Confessions of a Bounty Hunter: An interview with Jeremy Bulloch|date=September 10, 1998|website=starstore.com|page=2|access-date=January 15, 2010|archive-date=September 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927155000/http://www.starstore.com/Magazine/Interviews/JeremyBulloch2.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A younger version of the character was played by [[Daniel Logan]] in ''[[Attack of the Clones]]'', which establishes that Boba is a clone of his father, Jango. Logan had not seen any of the ''Star Wars'' films before being cast as Fett, but he watched the [[original trilogy]] at Lucas' request.<ref name="enewsi">{{cite web |url=http://enewsi.com/news.php?itemid=17180 |title=Daniel Logan Talks About Boba Fett & Clone Wars Season Finale|first=Jay|last=Cochran|access-date=October 13, 2010|date=April 12, 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710193531/http://enewsi.com/news.php?itemid=17180|archive-date=July 10, 2011}}</ref> The actor had to rely on his imagination for the [[chroma key|bluescreen]] filming.<ref name="enewsi" /> Both Bulloch and Logan had also expressed interest in reprising their role of Fett in the planned ''[[Star Wars: Underworld|Underworld]]'' TV series, but the series remains undeveloped.<ref>{{cite news|last=Keck|first=William |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-06-12-afi-star-wars_x.htm|title=USATODAY.com – Lucas: Man of the gala|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 12, 2005|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref>

====Other portrayals====
According to the official ''Star Wars'' website, Fett was voiced by [[Don Francks]] in the ''Holiday Special''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/the-star-wars-holiday-special-boba-fett|title=The Star Wars Holiday Special and the Debut of Boba Fett|last=Seastrom|first=Lucas|date=November 15, 2018|website=StarWars.com|access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/23942-star-wars-holiday-special-boba-fett|title=38 Years Ago Today, Boba Fett Was Spotted for the First Time|first=Ryan|last=Britt|date=November 17, 2016|access-date=May 26, 2018|work=[[Inverse (website)|Inverse]]|archive-date=May 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526214906/https://www.inverse.com/article/23942-star-wars-holiday-special-boba-fett|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Previously, a Lucasfilm-licensed magazine inaccurately listed Fett's voice as being provided by [[Gabriel Dell]] and [[George Buza]] in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Droids'', respectively,<ref>{{cite journal|editor-first1=Bob|editor-last1=Woods|editor-first2=Chip|editor-last2=Lovitt|editor-first3=Steve|editor-last3=Sansweet|editor3-link=Steve Sansweet|date=April 1998|journal=Star Wars: Boba Fett|title=Multiple Actors|location=Brooklyn|publisher=[[Topps]]}}</ref> causing some to speculate that the information was intended for the ''Holiday Special''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobafettfanclub.com/fettpedia/gabriel-dell/|title=Gabriel Dell|website=Fettpedia - Boba Fett Fan Club}}</ref>}} Bulloch wore Fett's costume in ''Empire'' and ''Jedi'', but [[John Morton (actor)|John Morton]] filled in during one scene for ''Empire'',<ref name="bullochwp" /> and [[Jason Wingreen]] voiced the character in ''Empire''. His brief appearance in the Special Edition of [[Star Wars (film)|the original film]], ''Episode IV''{{Snd}}''A New Hope'', was performed by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] creature animator Mark Austin.<ref name="bullochwp" /> The character's appearance in the Special Edition footage of ''Jedi'' was performed by [[Don Bies]]<ref name=":4" /> and Nelson Hall. For the 2004 rereleases, [[Temuera Morrison]] replaced the character's original voice for continuity with ''Attack of the Clones'', in which Morrison portrays Jango Fett.<ref name=":3">{{cite magazine|last=Eveleth |first=Rose |author-link=Rose Eveleth |date=August 27, 2014 |title=The ''Star Wars'' George Lucas Doesn't Want You To See |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/08/the-star-wars-george-lucas-doesnt-want-you-to-see/379184/ |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=2020-12-15}}</ref>

The character's voice in [[National Public Radio]]'s [[Star Wars (radio)|''Star Wars'' radio dramas]] was provided by [[Alan Rosenberg]] in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and [[Ed Begley Jr.]] in ''Return of the Jedi'', Tim Glovatsky in the audio adaptation of ''Dark Forces: Rebel Agent'', Joe Hacker in an audio adaptation of the ''Dark Empire'' comics, Temuera Morrison for ''[[Star Wars: Empire at War|Empire at War]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)|Battlefront II]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron|Battlefront: Elite Squadron]]'', [[Dee Bradley Baker]] in ''[[The Force Unleashed]]'', ''[[The Force Unleashed II]]'' and ''[[Star Tours: The Adventures Continue]]'', Chris Cox in ''[[Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]'', [[Tom Kane]] in ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds|Galactic Battlegrounds]]'', ''[[Star Wars: Demolition|Demolition]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy|Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]'', and Daniel Logan for ''The Clone Wars'' animated TV series and ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Video Game]]''.<ref name="loganinterview" />

The first live-action depiction of Fett outside the theatrical films was in the second season of the original [[Disney+]] series ''The Mandalorian'', wherein Morrison reprised the role.<ref name=":1" />

The character also made a [[cameo appearance]] in a live-action [[mockumentary]] filmed on the set of ''Return of the Jedi'' titled ''[[Return of the Ewok]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web |last=Lamar |first=Cyriaque |title=Sunday Matinee: "Return of the Ewok," a bizarre Ewok promotional film from 1982 |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/sunday-matinee-return-of-the-ewok-a-bizarre-ewok-pr-5683724 |website=io9 |access-date=March 27, 2019 |date=November 7, 2010}}</ref> Post-production was never completed, and it has never been officially released.<ref>''David Tomblin: A.D. to Indy Jones'', Starlog #86 pp. 44–46, 58. September 1984.</ref>