6 Things You May Not Have Known About Boba Fett... According to Boba Fett

When you mention Boba Fett nowadays, many fans automatically think of Temura Morrison. He portrayed Jango, the original man from whom all the clones, including Boba, were created. However us old timers know someone else. The real Boba Fett. Jeremy Bulloch.

May 21st marked the 35th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. To celebrate the occasion, The Huffington Post reached out to Jeremy Bulloch to share some on-set stories. He shared some things about his experiences that perhaps not many others know.

• Boba Fett's demeanor was inspired by Clint Eastwood's character in the classic Sergio Leone spaghetti western,  "A Fist Full of Dollars".

A huge fan of westerns, Bulloch said Boba Fett's cape reminded him of Clint Eastwood's cloak. So he decided to emulate the gunslinger's behavior. Walking around slowly,  watching  people around him very carefully, and waiting.

• George Lucas initially thought Boba Fett would be a small role, never anticipating the impact the character would have for decades to come.

Bulloch (Left) got the roll thanks to his half brother Robert Watts (Right), who was an associate producer on the film. Jeremy was acting in theater at the time Watts offered him this "small" role. He initially balked, but then accepted the offer when it became apparent that the schedules would not affect his theater commitments. When Jeremy met George, he was greeted with "Welcome aboard. Well, it's not a big role, but welcome". 

• In addition to donning the infamous Mandalorian armor, Jeremy Bulloch also had a second roll in the same film as Lieutenant Sheckil, the Imperial officer in charge of the capture of our heroes.

          ...who was later captured himself.

• Boba Fett & Darth Vader once bumped into each other on the carbon freezing chamber set, and were both floundering on the floor unable to get up.

• The Boba Fett costume was a near perfect fit on Jeremy Bulloch when he first tried it on, as if it was made to his measurements. As Vader would put it "It is your Destiny".

When Jeremy showed up on the first day, the suite was already built and they had him try it on for alteration. As it turned out, it fit him perfectly, right down to the boots. They were a size 10, and it just so happened that Jeremy's shoe size was also 10. 

     

      The suit still fits to this day.

• Visibility through the visor was worse than through the Stormtrooper helmets

"Imagine a pair of sunglasses covering the whole of your face, but a deep sort of color". That's how Bulloch described the experience of having the helmet on. He had to rehearse counting how many steps it took to get to his marks during scenes, since he could not see a thing in front of him. This was doubly important, as just like David Prowse, during filming he also had to say his lines, and every time he spoke, the lens would fog up.

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Source: The Huffington Post