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“I wish to be Anakin Skywalker”
Emmie, age 11
Wish Adopted by: San Diego County Credit Union
If you could go anywhere, be anything, meet anyone, or have anything, what would it be? When 11 year-old Emmie closed his eyes and thought about his wish the only thing he could think of was his favorite Star Wars character, Anakin Skywalker. A huge Star Wars fan, Emmie’s most heartfelt wish was to be Anakin. So with an imagination as big as Emmie’s, wish granters J.R. Wall and Lindsay Ovre went into action and contacted the local San Diego FanForce. With the assistance of Donna Keeley of the San Diego FanForce, Emmie was on his way to Sound City Center Stage Studio in Van Nuys to star in his own movie as Anakin Skywalker. In typical Hollywood fashion Emmie arrived in a limousine to a crowd of fans awaiting his arrival. Dozens of Star Wars characters were on set to greet him, including R2D2. From there Emmie was off to his very own dressing room for costume and make-up. The next order of business was to meet with Director Trey Stokes and his production staff from Truly Dangerous Productions to start rehearsing for the first shot of the day. Once he learned the proper light saber fighting techniques and practiced his lines, Emmie was escorted to the green screen movie studio where he reenacted the pod racer scene, opening chase scene and light saber fight from the first Star Wars movie. Backgrounds and scene details were added in post-production editing. As an extra surprise, a special guest visited the set to meet our new star… Luke Skywalker himself, actor Mark Hamill dropped by for lunch with Emmie and signed autographs. Mr. Hamill was an absolute delight and Emmie had a smile from ear to ear after meeting him. After a long day on the set, Emmie packed up his new light saber, jumped in the limo and headed home to get some dinner where all the stars eat, Hometown Buffet! Emmie had his very own premier party with his family and new Star Wars friends on June 18, 2005. He arrived Hollywood style to dozens of cheering fans and camera flashes. Emmie imprinted his hands in concrete to mark his monumental moment. After viewing the movie, fans were able to meet and Emmie and receive his autograph. It was a magical night for Emmie, and for everyone who was fortunate to share the power of his wish.