Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace is widely regarded as a low point for the franchise, but a new retcon is fixing that.

Finally off the starting line.

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No joking: there likely would be no Rebel Alliance in the galaxy without the secret involvement of one of the most ...

The absence of the word “Sith” from the original trilogy is surprising in retrospect. It was a piece of early conceptual lore left in the dust while the focus remained squarely on the heroes’ journey.

Jar Jar Binks has finally completed his redemption arc thanks to a new Star Wars comic book focused on a previously-unexplored chapter in his story.

Sixteen years ago The Phantom Menace found itself in a similar situation, leading the way for the prequel trilogy as it brought Star Wars back to the big screen. Of course most fans hope the new film ...

Jake Lloyd, best known for playing a young Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, offered an update on his schizophrenia diagnosis. In an interview with Clayton Sandell ...

At eight years old, Jake Lloyd became the co-lead of a Star Wars movie when he was tapped to play Anakin Skywalker. But the former child star's Hollywood career didn't last. He experienced bullying in ...

Almost all of you reading this are likely aware that Star Wars mastermind George Lucas had a cameo role in 2005's Revenge of the Sith. The filmmaker played the blue-skinned Baron Papanoida but it ...

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