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    Apr 12, 2012 - Luthor's control Panel....from Death Star?! #1

    I snapped this pic with my phone.....

    Any chance this terminal was refitted from a Death Star one? Just looks familiar...possibly from the detention area? Keep in mind this same room also had the exact same trunk that old Ben had in his place.
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    Apr 13, 2012 - Re: Luthor's control Panel....from Death Star?! #2

    My gut says yes. And here's something to back it up:

    List of Pinewood Studios productions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    1977
    The People That Time Forgot
    The Medusa Touch
    Meetings With Remarkable Men
    Wombling Free
    Superman
    Star Wars

    Death On The Nile
    Warlords of Atlantis
    International Velvet

    Nice catch!
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    Apr 13, 2012 - Re: Luthor's control Panel....from Death Star?! #3

    Wasn't his kryptonite necklace trunk also Obi-wan's trunk? Another link...

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    Apr 13, 2012 - Re: Luthor's control Panel....from Death Star?! #4

    Hmm...there may be many star wars props in Superman then....very interesting. Yes Tom..the same trunk!

    Hmm..looks similar to the one in the control room..
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    Apr 17, 2012 - Re: Luthor's control Panel....from Death Star?! #5

    No SW scenes involving that hardware were shot at Pinewood. Doesn't rule it out, though.
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    Apr 17, 2012 - Re: Luthor's control Panel....from Death Star?! #6

    If I'm not mistaken, the panel used to fire the super weapon was a Grass Valley live switcher. I think I still have it in the basement at work.
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    Apr 18, 2012 - Re: Luthor's control Panel....from Death Star?! #7

    It was almost the exact same art department from Star Wars under Production Designer John Barry that worked on Superman I and II (not the Lester footage...) So I am reasonably sure that if his control panel wasn't one used in Star Wars, it was designed and built by the same people... just a few months later.

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