10 Biggest Behind The Scenes Star Wars Mistakes That Ever Happened
4. Whirring Cameras Force A Complete Re-Recording Of Dialogue - Attack Of The Clones
By all accounts, despite getting to throw on the robes of a Jedi or swinging a lightsaber around not exactly being the worst way to earn a living, it's safe to say that those tasked with bringing to life the various Prequel entries weren't always over the moon to let loose George Lucas' questionable dialogue or commit to the moment in front of little more than a blue screen.
So you can only imagine how soul destroying it must've been for all involved with Attack of the Clones when it was eventually revealed that the cutting edge digital cameras Lucas was using to capture the space opera magic actually produced a humming noise that matched the frequency of the human voice.
What are the chances?
As Obi-Wan actor Ewan McGregor himself would tell British GQ:
"...they discovered after we'd finished shooting that they hummed in the frequency of the human voice, so we had to redo every single line of the second film in ADR (Automated Dialog Replacement)."
Thankfully, judging from McGregor's comments, it appears as though the audio kinks were ironed out a touch by the time they crew came to shoot Revenge of the Sith. But you have to feel for Hayden Christensen in particular having to relive that sand monologue in a booth...