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George Lucas, what were you thinking? First, Jar Jar Binks. Now, this?
The new animated Star Wars clone thing features Jabba’s uncle, Ziro the Hutt, a reportedly lisping, peacock-feather laden slug which Lucas insisted should sound like … Truman Capote.
Actually, Ziro sounds like he’s gonna look like what Truman Capote called Mick Jagger.
This article appears in August 8 • 2008.
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