10 Ways Star Wars Actors FIXED Scenes They Hated
4. Samuel L. Jackson Requested A Purple Lightsaber To Stand Out On Geonosis - Attack Of The Clones
Samuel L. Jackson's time on the Star Wars prequels reached a fever pitch of frustration while shooting Attack of the Clones' Battle of Geonosis, when Jackson realised that his character, Mace Windu, wouldn't stand out amid the chaos of the battle.
And so, Jackson went directly to George Lucas and asked if, to help him pop among the literally hundreds of characters in the scene, Windu could have a purple lightsaber.
Though Lucas reminded him that Jedi lightsabers are typically only blue and green, Jackson retorted that he was playing "the second baddest Jedi in the universe next to Yoda."
Ultimately that was that, but when Jackson was summoned back for reshoots, Lucas called him over and showed him footage of the battle where Windu was indeed rocking a purple lightsaber, much to his delight.
Few actors would've had the confidence to make such a bold request of Lucas, let alone the clout to actually persuade him. Bravo.