George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” has a clear set-up/pay-off as the reason for its existence: young, innocent child Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) will grow up to become Darth ...

HOLLYWOOD -- When an unauthorized, re-edited version of George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace began circulating around town in early June, fans on the Internet were convinced that ...

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The year is 1999. Fans are lined up around theaters. News stations are treating it like a breaking news event. On May 19, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace hit theaters, the first movie of the ...

In 1999, when Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace was first released in theaters, it had been 22 years since the release of just plain old Star Wars in 1977. Now, in 2024, the number of extant ...

Has it been that long? George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is getting a 25th anniversary re-release by Disney on May 3. That’s in time to celebrate Star Wars day, May the 4th. As ...

The movie that started the Star Wars saga, at least from a chronological story standpoint, is returning to movie theaters for its 25th anniversary. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace returns to ...

The teeth-gnashing aspects of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” have been chewed upon for a quarter century, from Watto to Anakin Skywalker’s Midi-chlorian count (and miracle birth) to almost everyone’s ...

Poor Jake Lloyd copped a lot of flack for his portrayal of the future Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, in The Phantom Menace. That amount of intense public scrutiny would’ve been hard for any actor to ...

Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn in front of a Star Wars logo in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace Image by Zanda Rice Can you believe that it's been 25 years since George Lucas kicked off the Star ...

The prequel trilogy represents one of the most important periods in the Star Wars timeline, but what exactly happened between Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II - ...