Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

...would encounter twelve years later. As revealed in The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, director George Lucas conceived the character of Qui-Gon Jinn during pre-production of the film. This is shown by concept art where...

In this article: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Council, Jedi Master, Naboo, and Trade Federation

...a time, once, when geeks everywhere revered the name of George Lucas. Then The Phantom Menace came out and took him down a few dozen pegs in our collective estimation. The next two movies didn't help, either, and changing Star Wars to make...

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...is that she was beautiful, but sad." When Lucas drafted the script for The Phantom Menace, he envisioned a "link between Padme and Princess Leia, the daughter who follows so closely in her footsteps." According to Natalie Portman, "It...

In this article: Padme Amidala, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Natalie Portman, Star Wars, Palpatine, Anakin Skywalker, Naboo, Galactic Republic, and Obi-Wan Kenobi

...Thunder (minor league baseball), and Trenton's old logo. Remember when George Lucas put Jar Jar Binks in The Phantom Menace because he was a character the kids would like? That didn't work out so well from a public reception standpoint.

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...and the film recouped only a third of its budget. Perhaps the most hyped film ever was George Lucas' 1999 revival of his Star Wars franchise, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Having re-released technically enhanced versions of the...

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...an iconic hero as a young boy. Lucas would return to this device in the Star Wars movie Phantom Menace by showing us Darth Vader as a 10-year-old boy (Jake Lloyd even looks a bit like Corey Carrier). To paraphrase comedian Patton Oswalt:...

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...22 years, and only his fourth overall. The film follows Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who flee the planet Naboo with Queen Amidala in the hope of finding a peaceful end to a trade dispute. Along the way, the ship must stop for...

In this article: George Lucas, Star Wars, Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Darth Maul, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Naboo, and Queen Amidala

...Star Wars prequel films. "When George Lucas was casting The Phantom Menace he, for one day maybe, considered me for the role of Anakin Skywalker and possibly found that I was too old," Marsters told StarWars.com. Too old? That's an...

In this article: James Marsters, Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars, George Lucas, TV Movie, The Phantom Menace, Apollo 11, Cartoon Network, and Hayden Christensen

...the camera would still run without complications. Lucas had stated that he wished to film The Phantom Menace on this format but Sony was unable to build the cameras quickly enough. In 2002, Attack of the Clones became the third film to...

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