See What General Grievous Almost Looked Like in STAR WARS Concept Art by Warren Fu


Check out Star Wars concept art by Warren Fu!

Every Friday I try and feature artwork from a classic of science fiction cinema or television. This week's "Flashback Friday" post is on Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999),  Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III -  Revenge of the Sith (2005).

I got a request for Star Wars concept art (thanks Armond!) and I'm always happy to have an excuse to show Star Wars concept art. This batch is from Warren Fu. Fu is a professional concept artist and director who's worked on Hollywood films like the Star Wars prequels, Star Trek (2009) and Terminator Salvation (2009).

General Grievous


Mag Guards


Ships



See more of Warren Fu's excellent video work for Daft Punk and other projects at www.seeoutloud.com

Click on the links if you want to see more of Warren Fu's work or Star Wars on my blog.

Some images via http://conceptships.blogspot.com.

What do you think of the concept art? If you've seen Star Wars what did you think? 

Official Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Synopsis
Stranded on the desert planet Tatooine after rescuing young Queen Amidala from the impending invasion of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a young slave unusually strong in the Force. Anakin wins a thrilling Podrace and with it his freedom as he leaves his home to be trained as a Jedi. The heroes return to Naboo where Anakin and the Queen face massive invasion forces while the two Jedi contend with a deadly foe named Darth Maul. Only then do they realize the invasion is merely the first step in a sinister scheme by the re-emergent forces of darkness known as the Sith.
Directed by George Lucas
Cinematography by David Tattersall
Production design by Gavin Bocquet
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid
Release Date: May 19, 1999 (USA)
Official Site: http://starwars.com/explore/the-movies/episode-i/
© Copyright 1999 Copyright Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox

Official Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones  Synopsis
Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to break away from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, twenty-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In the course of his mission, Anakin discovers his love for Padmé as well as his own darker side. Soon, Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan Kenobi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement and the beginning of the Clone Wars.
Directed by George Lucas
Cinematography by David Tattersall
Production design by Gavin Bocquet
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson
Release Date: May 16, 2002 (USA)
Official Site: http://starwars.com/explore/the-movies/episode-ii/
© Copyright 2002 Copyright Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox

Official Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Synopsis
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice -- Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring -- the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become heroes.
Directed by George Lucas
Cinematography by David Tattersall
Production design by Gavin Bocquet
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson
Release Date: May 19, 2005 (USA)
Official Site: http://starwars.com/explore/the-movies/episode-iii/
© Copyright 2002 Copyright Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox



Comments

  1. I like the look of the first Grievous.
    He almost looks tribal. While the second is more droid than creature.

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  2. True David. They had to go out of their way to remind us he's not a droid.

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  3. Man, those Grievous designs are cool. But where are his extra arms? Did they not have them at that stage?

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  4. I guess not. Maybe it was a late addition so he could spin the lightsabers.

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