20 Things You Somehow Missed In Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones

20. Christopher Lee's Face Was Digitally Placed Onto A Stunt Double When Fighting

Taking his place as the Prequel Trilogy's latest big bad to take centre stage on the back of Darth Maul's apparent dispatching in The Phantom Menace, Darth Sidious' next apprentice and former Jedi Master by the name of Count Dooku was masterfully brought into being by the magnetic Christopher Lee.

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Mostly, that is.

With the iconic thespian coming in at an impressive 79-years-of-age at the time of shooting Episode II, it was a big ask to expect the Count Dracula legend to fully execute each and every intricate lightsaber exchange his villainous fallen Jedi was involved in - despite his boasting of holding the record for the most cinematic sword fights ever.

So, to get around this, Lucas decided to remarkably slap a digital version of Lee's face on top of his stunt double for the more athletic sequences during his battles with Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Though, Lee was still more than up for the task of throwing down with the likes of Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen when the time came for an intense close-up collision.

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