Battle of the Fates and podracing on the cinema again!
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Feb 10, 2024 7:56 pm
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Feb 10, 2024 7:45 pm
In event of its 25th anniversary, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace will be going back to theaters for a minimal time on May 3, 2024.
StarWars.com revealed the news and shared some stunning brand-new art and a poster for the movie from artist Matt Ferguson, and it includes Darth Maul, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, and a young Anakin Skywalker.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was very first launched in theaters on May 19, 1999, and was not just the very first movie in the prequel trilogy, however likewise Episode 1 of the Skywalker Saga that started with Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977.
The prequel trilogy is clearly a questionable subject for Star Wars fans, however even Ewan McGregor stated back in 2022 that there’s now a “wave of positivity” about these 3 movies.
“Now I satisfy individuals who we made those movies for, who were the kids of the time” McGregor stated. “And our Star Wars movies are their Star Wars movies. In the manner in which Carrie Fisher and Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford’s movies were ours, we’re theirs. Which’s gorgeous that they was very important to the kids who we made them for. It’s so great to lastly get that wave of positivity about them.”
Having the ability to see the lightsaber fight in between Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Darth Maul with Duel of the Fates blasting through theater speakers will sure be fantastic, and it will likewise be a good method to assist with the wait on The Mandalorian and Grogu in 2026 – the very first brand-new Star Wars movie to be launched in theaters given that 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker.
For more, take a look at where The Phantom Menace ranks on our list of the very best Star Wars films and why McGregor thinks Duel of the Fates is still the very best lightsaber battle.
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