C-3PO was rebuilt from spare parts by Anakin Skywalker (played by Jake Lloyd), in the Star Wars motion picture, The Phantom Menace. George Lucas based C-3PO and R2-D2 off Tahei and Matashichi, two characters in one of his major inspirations, the 1958 film The Hidden Fortress. C-3PO was portrayed and voiced by the actor Anthony Daniels, who had met George Lucas in 1975.