Tony Dyson supervised the rebuilding of R2-D2 for The Empire Strikes Back. Dyson was commissioned by Brian Johnson, the lead special effects supervisor, to create several revised versions of the droid based upon the original Star Wars design. R2-D2 was based on concept art by Ralph McQuarrie[2][3] and physical designs by John Stears.
Dyson was also involved in the special effects for the films Superman II, Moonraker, Dragonslayer, Altered States, and Saturn 3.[4]
Dyson had died in his Maltese home on the island of Gozo at the age of 68 on March 4, 2016.[2]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑
Tony Dyson at Find a Grave on www.findagrave.com (backup link archived on March 2, 2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Tony Dyson, Who Brought R2-D2 to Rolling, Beeping Life, Dies at 68 on The New York Times (March 5, 2016) (backup link archived on July 12, 2023)
- ↑ Star Wars: Building R2-D2 on Tony Dyson (backup link archived on May 13, 2011)
- ↑
Tony Dyson Creator of Star Wars R2-D2 dead at 68 on www.rollingstone.com (March 4, 2016) (backup link archived on January 11, 2017)
External links[]
- Tony Dyson on Wikipedia
- Tony Dyson at the Internet Movie Database
