Editing R2-D2 (section)

===Other films===
Along with the ''Star Wars'' films, R2-D2 makes non-canon cameo appearances in several other films, including: ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'' and ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'', where he was seen flying in debris; ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'', in which he is seen on the underside of the alien ship; in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', in which he is seen on the wall of the room containing the Ark;<ref name="slashfilm-cameo">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1463365/star-trek-j-j-abrams-r2-d2-star-wars-close-encounters/|title=R2-D2's Star Trek Cameos Are More Than A Simple Star Wars Homage|last=Seibold|first=Witney|website=[[/Film]]|publisher=[[Static Media]]|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> in ''[[Poltergeist (1982 film)|Poltergeist]]'', where he is seen in several objects on Robbie's room; and in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', where he is seen flying among rubble and debris in the sky. In ''[[Ready Player One (film)|Ready Player One]]'', R2-D2 is also seen as a toy model in Wade and Samantha's apartment. He also appears in the ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' sequel, ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''.

In an early script to 2014's ''[[The Lego Movie]]'', R2-D2 was set to be one of the main characters, but was written out due to the directors failing to obtain the rights to the character.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Child|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/19/star-wars-r2-d2-lego-movie|title=The missing piece: Star Wars' R2-D2 originally a key character in The Lego Movie|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=19 November 2014|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041536/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/19/star-wars-r2-d2-lego-movie|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Graeme|last=McMillan|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/r2-d2-was-almost-lego-749878|title=R2-D2 Was Almost in 'The Lego Movie', Directors Say|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 8, 2014|access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207092444/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/r2-d2-was-almost-lego-749878/|url-status=live}}</ref>