As today is celebrated by sci-fi fans worldwide as the unofficial Star Wars Day, we can't resist joining in with a look back at David Tennant's award-winning contribution to the franchise.
In 2012, David guest starred in the fifth season of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Huyang, an ancient droid loyal to the Jedi Order and programmed with the knowledge of every lightsabre ever created. His role is to mentor a group of Jedi younglings in the creation and use of their own lightsabres. David appeared in two episodes, A Test of Strength and A Necessary Bond.
In June 2013, David was awarded the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performance in an Animated Programme for the role.
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David was asked to be a part of The Clone Wars by its
supervising director, Dave Filoni who is a fan of his portrayal of
the Tenth Doctor.
Speaking to IGN Filoni said, “My wife was the one who got me
watching Doctor Who and I am really glad she did. I remember thinking that the
series (Doctor Who) had many of the same production challenges that we do on
The Clone Wars - creating galactic scale adventures and planets with strange
life forms. As a fan that has the privilege of playing in the Star
Wars galaxy, I am always on the lookout for others who appreciate, and would
enjoy, an opportunity to go on an adventure in George’s galaxy far, far away.
When I heard the Doctor himself, David Tennant, was a fan of Star Wars I knew I
had to find a way to get in contact with him to see if he would perform on The
Clone Wars. The result was ‘Huyang,’ an ancient droid in the service of the
Jedi Order, whose sole task in life has been overseeing the construction of
lightsabers. I thought David was perfect for the part and he did not
disappoint. He delivered a performance which impressed even the Master himself,
George Lucas."
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