such a clean fight. Wish we got this in the film. Good post Nick :)

That last move letting go of his lightsaber to dodge from his arms getting cutting off, then regrabbing it with the other hand.... THAT was pretty slick.

0:51 I love how Anakin's face goes from an arrogant smirk to anger. Little facial expressions like that should have really stayed in the final movie.

Wow. Hayden got the worst of public opinion for absolutely nothing. What an amazing actor with such astounding potential. It’s heartbreaking his career was shortened by such cruel opinions. I would watch more with him in a heartbeat.

The dedication from everyone involved is just awe-inspiring. Makes you respect the cast and crew that much more.

The choreography and intensity of this duel is top notch, explains why the lightsaber duels in ROTS and the prequel in general were so good!

One of the best lightsaber duels I’ve ever seen!

1:17 has to be the coolest move i've ever seen for a fight scene

Ok, I don't care how, but this lightsaber duel should have been in the movie. The choreography, the fast and perfect moves and slings are insanely good. I always loved Dooku's elegant style, this fight is a mixture of that and yet heavy moves because you can feel that he's figthing for his life.

These are so fascinating to see, and should make people respect Hayden's acting and abilities a little bit more, because he definitely deserves more recognition! It's really cool seeing the team at work behind the scenes.

I do love the progression in Anakin’s lightsaber skills being made visible between films. Dooku barely broke a sweat in their first duel, but in Revenge of the Sith you could see he was forced on the defensive, instead of his usual perfect balance of attack and defence.

I can't get over 0:15. It's so aggressive, clean, and a bit disrespectful. Just such an Anakin move. At least we got to see it in the Episode 3 movie video game.

1:16 that lightsaber throw and catch was epic

1:17 how Hayden drops his lightsaber and catches it is just do cool

This version is what should have been canon. Anakin isnt even putting up much of a challenge, he's just toying with Dooku. He's in complete control of the fight. Which is accurate to how powerful his is at this point in the series.

I love how every time Anakin fights, he’s always applying pressure and dominating the fight. He’s always setting the pace for the duel and bringing the fight to them. But for all his power and strength, there is still this subtlety in every move he makes. Every attack he throws has a purpose. His battle instincts are off the charts. He is a true natural.

All those punches and kicks make it way more personal. Love it

Hayden was so fierce, so determined as a "fighter" that he steals every single scene.

Hayden abilities are insane. How can he deliver such tremendous blows with such grace is beyond me. Thanks for the uploading you are a legend. Proud to grew up with the prequels❤

Hayden is so good it’s unbelievable

It's depressing how awesome this fight is and how little of it made it into the movie. This was great. Why did they only use 5% of it. The last move where Anakin released and caught his Saber. Super cool

That transition at the end by Anakin with his sabers to the death kill was so freaking dope. Man I miss these types of lightsaber battles. Nick truly had a vision with these

This is absolutely insane Nick and truly appreciate all of the work and effort you guys put into the prequels.

Hayden really is the GOAT. You can hardly tell who is the stunt and who is the actor here as far as skill goes. This fight adds so much to their characters’ stories/personalities and needed to be in the movie.

0:51 that smirk, man I like hayden so much, anakin my favorite character. Love and respect to everyone that was involved with this, and thank you nick for the upload and everything so far. Great stuff

I was always captivated by the duels in the prequels, the swordsmanship, the footwork and to see the behind the scenes and rehearsals all these years later just makes me love them even more. Thanks for posting these Nick!

Love this scene because you can see the fear in Dooku eyes , what was first a cocky Sith Lord with the upper hand is beginning to realize that Anakin is more powerful than he predicted.

HC is a BEAST. It's cool to consider how many of these moves made their way into Obi vs. Ani & how Obi-Wan countered them. 👊💀🍻🚬

Nick I hope you get the chance to read this comment. In all sincerity, for those of us - and there are many - who were so heavily invested in these movies, characters and fight scenes as young adults and kids, glued to the screen, rewinding the vhs player back and forth to learn the choreography and watch the fights a million times, it seriously brings immense amount of joy, thrill, emotion and wonder to see the outstanding rehearsal footage. A look behind the curtain as to what you guys were up to. Thank you for uploading and please bring us more if you have any videos still hidden away! 🙏❤️

1:10 Okay, all of this is seriously impressive - somewhat more so in its raw form. But, holy shit that lightsaber drop, grab, and hand sever is on another level. Even in slow motion, I'm still scratching my head like, what just happened. From start to finish, it's faultless, entirely believable, and flows like water running over a rock. Shout out to all involved (including behind the scenes)! 🙌

1:13 Ouch, right in the eye!

The fact that we’re still getting to see this after so many years amazes me lol. But why did they cut such amazing choreography for the final version

Love how Dooku went from using 1 hand to 2, shows how he was pushed to his limits when fighting Haydenkin.

This is pristine. The original duel is beautiful, perfect.. but it is too short imo... THIS? This is something else (in every positive meaning that there is out there).

Please don’t stop uploading these Nick! Even as a child, I loved the behind the scenes of the Star Wars films and the segments with you discussing the fight scenes were some of the highlights for me

Hayden got so much crap when the movies first premiered. Now comic cons,etc. Hail him! I thought he was brilliant then and of course i still do. The fight on Mustafar had me on the edge of my seat! Hope we'll see more of him even as a force ghost! ❤❤❤

0:32 - 0:44 Absolute Favorite Part.

Mr. Gillard, thank you sooo much for uploading these valuable resources of lightsaber combats! And thank you so much for influencing my childhood! Your fighting choreography is filled with passion and elegance! With agression and confidence! It is pure art!

This is superb Nick - the choreography and the skill of the two players is really something to behold. Fantastic

Thank you Nick for sharing these videos! It's so cool all these years later to still learn more, and it's so easy to see how well you understood these two characters in your choreography. Thank you for making my childhood just a bit brighter by your work!

Hayden was a machine!!! Look at him! Amazing choreography and stunts, the crew looked awesome 👌🏾

It's insane how little of the choreography that was done made it into the movie

Wow Hayden’s skills in this are so good. The sword drop and catch was so smooth

These videos are fantastic! Loved the fights, and all the Prequel behind the scenes content for years. It's awesome to get to see more footage of all your hard work!

The hand switch @ 1:17 to avoid a wrist strike and dual wrist strike reversal is "Impressive"! Almost too fast to notice. Shows how much work was done prior, nice!

Can't believe I'm just now seeing this for the first time

This is why Prequels were superior. The time, work & effort in Saber choregraphy n battles was amazing. Now its lazy and poor.

Hayden is so freaking phenomenal

1:17 I came here after watching the Star Wars Fan Film, "CLONE WARS BATTLE OF THE HEROES" where there's a scene where Anakin let's go of his lightsaber and grabs it back.

0:34 - he did it! He did the thing!

Amazing test footage, I love how Anakin from his right hand lets go of his lightsaber to dodge Dooku's strike from cutting his arm and grabs the lightsaber again with his left hand, that's so freaking impressive, Hayden is such an impressive actor for his role as Anakin Skywalker 🔥

Thank you so much for posting Nick! we love jumping into the past with you guys😊

I'm really glad Nick is on KZfaq and taking the time to upload these behind the scenes clips for us fans.

I just want to say that I really appreciate all the hard work you guys did. It fueled my dreams as a kid and gave me countless hours of joy!

We need this scene recreated for the fans. It looks amazing!

thanks for putting this together, it looks phenomenal

This is amazing Mr.Gillard it perfectly shows the hints of Anakin's inner darkness being exposed I would have loved to seen this extended fight scene in the original film! So thank you again Mr.Gillard for posting this video (as well as the others) and sharing with us your experiences helping in creating the prequels

Obi-Wan wasn't kidding when he told Luke that his father was a cunning warrior

What an exciting fight and that little smile Hayden adds in when they're in the bind is *chefs kiss* Keep uploading this stuff if you're able. It's truly a joy to watch!

I live for these videos. Thank you Nick, and please keep posting!

Thank you for sharing master gillard! Beautifully choreographed fight and brilliant execution. The man who played dooku was great and younger Hayden was a monster! Thanks again ✌️

Thank you for posting all of these. They are absolutely incredible.

Absolutely amazing! Thank you for posting these!!! Incredible how Hayden mastered this I never noticed the ljgtsaber switching hands mid air like that

Omg! Mr Gillard Thanks for uploading this! Hayden is so fast! I can tell what you where talking about in Theory interview of Anakin going more Darker I love how he was going to cut Dooku eye🌋👏

Hayden and Kyle are incredible. Thank you for posting this is brilliant work.

This is awesome Nick! Great to watch these, thank you for the upload!

1:26 DEWWW IT

Look at Hayden Christensen smiling at 0:56. He's not even tired. Meanwhile, I would have collapsed from all of that jumping around.

Even in its early design it still looks cinematic. Bravo Gillard 👏

Thank you so much for uploading this. The choreography is absolutely amazing to see and here. What a sword fight!

Amazing footage Mr. Gillard! Love that my favorite childhood movie still has more BTS footage releasing. The community appreciates your efforts and work

Props to Haydens opponent. He is keeping up with a cloak in the way lmfao.

I loved how you initially planned out this fight. Dooku getting burnt on the eye was a great touch. I still enjoyed the finished product in the film. It was a shorter. but still very intense fight.

Love seeing these other fights the boys made, it's really amazing work from Gillard and everyone involved!

These are absolutely incredible, your work on the prequel‘s helped make them the legendary movies that they are. If ever Disney decides to make an Old Republic series, they need to bring you in to do the fight choreography.

Impressive as this is, the "kick" at 0:21 had me laughing.

Hey @gillardstunts, i just want to say: Thank you for keeping uploading these clips. We all really appreciate the work that you and all the stuntmen and actors have been doing and i sincerely hope that the unacceptable actions by this certain youtuber won't let you keep from showing all those fantastic clips to the public! It would really be a shame if all that effort went unseen because of the actions of one greedy youtuber.

This was amazing! Hope to see more in the future :)

This is incredible! You're such a legend of balancing story and fighting! You are the John Williams of Fight Choreography!

The last exchangr after Anakjn blinds him. I love how Anakin more or less hides his light saber from Dooku, while still parrying Dooku's attacks, and moving in, all done behind the back, completely taking away any chance for him to retake the initiative. He then presents his lightsaber hand as a target, and af ter an awesome hand switch, the duel is over. Its so much like chess, where you suddenly find yourself completely on the defensive, then even more suddenly the game is over.

this was so much better than the one used in the movie

Thank you nick for posting these BTS your one of the best stubs coordinators George could’ve Ever worked with.

Hayden can play well even without stunt. Very impressive actor now hes our Darth Vader.

Damn we had some fun Boss. ❤️⚔️❤️

This is absolutely incredible. The choreography is amazing, the dedication from the actors is awe inspiring and the dedication of everyone on the team here is just unbelievable.. I wish we had this stuff nowadays, I feel like the quality of lightsaber battles lately has been very very mediocre

Love this. So much work they put into it.

Nic Gillard’s choreography is true poetry in motion and that move Hayden pulls off at 1:17 was too cool for school.

Haden is like a machine when it comes to saber fights… remarkable.

This is insane! Thanks Nick for sharing!

WOW! Seeing this is amazing. Thank you for sharing these with us Mr. Gillard :)

Amazing fight, lots of work put into learning the choreography and being able to perform it at this speed

The guy who did Dooku's stunts really had the moves of a guy who's a descendant of Charlemagne, is the vocalist to a death metal band, speaks like 7 languages fluently and once was a secret agent who had a passion for the occult. He was really commited to the role.

Thanks for posting Nick, and thanks for and inspiring Interview with Star Wars Theory. The stories you could tell, wow. I like you have put your channel name in the video, and we all know the reason for that. Can I suggest you move your name further down, maybe even put one more in the bottom right side. You could also make it switch places, yeah it's annoying, but unfortunately necessary. With that said, I just want to say thanks for all your work on Star Wars, I wish a scene like this had made the final cut. Keep do what you're doing, and I will look forward to see and here more from you. All the best here from Denmark.

This was simply magnificent 😮 what a pace and precision 🙏

This is awesome. Thanks for posting these!

Hayden is so good at this, I could watch him fight all day. So fast, clean, and precise movement.

Thank you for sharing this nick, and thank you for giving us some legendary lightsaber duels. Youre a major reason people love the prequels! Its shameful Disney didnt hire you again.

Great video! Great work, Nick! And to all the Stunt Crew and Hayden!

Love seeing these old Clips Nick! Must have been great to watch this in person

Christian was so ridiculed but to me he was a very impressive actor and here shows us his abilities as an athlete, such skifful saber strikes. Guys very nimble to.. He deserved a lot more from the fans..