В эпизодах "Звездных войн", являющихся приквелами к снимавшимся ранее, мы встречаем многих уже известных, но "помолодевших" персонажей. В шестом эпизоде, на совете, обсуждающем план атаки на вторую Звезду Смерти учавствует сенатор Мон Мотма (Mon Mothma), которую играла Каролина Блекистон. В эпизоде "Месть Сита" молодого политика, опозиционера Палпатина будет играть ирландка по происхождению Женевьева О'Рейли, известная нам по роли офицера Вирц из Трилогии "Матрица"

. A stern, stately woman of middle age, Mon Mothma was the Supreme Commander of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Mothma rose to the rank of senior senator in the Old Republic. When Senator Palpatine made his move toward Supreme Chancellor, and later Emperor, Mothma remained a senator until the end, despite her opposition to Palpatine's policies. When the outrages became too difficult to ignore, and the debate moved from the senate floor to the battlefields of distant worlds, Mothma helped forge the Alliance that eventually toppled the Empire and restored freedom to the galaxy.


As Episode III bridges the prequel era with that of the original trilogy, many of the characters and situations will begin to resemble or tie in with those found in Episodes IV, V, and VI. A character that played a relatively small but important part in Return of the Jedi will return in a younger incarnation as actor Genevieve O'Reilly plays Mon Mothma in the next Star Wars movie.
O'Reilly has performed such stage roles as Ruth in Cosi, Veronica in The Ugly Man and Olivia in Twelfth Night. On television, she has appeared on "Beastmaster," "Life" and "All Saints." Her film credits include Avatar, and most recently, she played Officer Wirtz in The Matrix: Reloaded.

In Episode VI, Mon Mothma, played by Caroline Blakiston, appears during the Rebel Alliance briefing prior to the attack on the second Death Star. She is the leader of the Rebellion, and expanded universe publications explain that Mon Mothma was once an idealistic young Senator during the fall of the Republic -- the era in which Episode III is set.

Keep checking starwars.com for more casting updates in the coming weeks. For the full making of Episode III experience, complete with daily diary reports and on-set webcam, make the jump to Hyperspace today.

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