Puppets and Changes

It seems that a rumor has surfaced regarding the Yoda puppet in the first Star Wars prequel: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace. Originally, it was a puppet performed by the great Frank Oz. However, rumor has it that it will be replaced by a digital Yoda similar to the one in Episodes 2 and 3. There is a featurette on the recently released Episode 3 DVD that has a digital Yoda performing the line from Episode 1: "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate...leads to suffering!"

I have just watched the featurette in question: "The Chosen One". It does have a digital Yoda reading this line. I assume they will be updating Episode 1 to include this digital Yoda. There was much joking throughout the Star Wars community at the sight of the puppet Yoda from Episode 1. One joke was that he looked like a drugged up Yoda from the 70s. I guess Lucasfilm took this to heart. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they replaced the puppet with the digital Yoda for continuity. I did however like how Yoda looked when he walked at the end of Episode 1.

Lucasfilm be warned: If you even TOUCH the puppet Yoda from Episodes 5 and 6, I'll come over there and start cracking heads!!!