Oakland Fails AT-AT Paternity Test

"One of the greatest Bay Area moviemaking urban legends involves the Port of Oakland container cranes and the AT-AT snow walkers that invaded the ice planet Hoth in George Lucas' 'The Empire Strikes Back.'

As a 'Star Wars' geek and Oakland resident, I've been plagued by the legend as well. So last year, during an interview for a profile that ran in The Chronicle, I asked Lucas about the similarities - making sure it was my last question, in case it got me kicked out of Skywalker Ranch.

'That's a myth,' Lucas said, politely but firmly. 'That is definitely a myth.'"

To read more of Peter Hartlaub's SFGate article, click here.

Photo by Tristan.

Thanks to io9.com for the link!