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 ...

Darth Maul is 22 in Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t divine this information from repeated Phantom Menace viewings; the Sith Lord’s age is never uttered in the ...

Once simply a campy sci-fi series of the 1970s and 80s, "Star Wars" has grown into an omnipresent pop culture behemoth with its own theme park and a never-ending stream of movies, television series ...

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace returned to theaters this weekend to celebrate both May The Fourth and the 1999 movie's 25th anniversary. Despite receiving largely negative reviews from longtime Star ...

“I had a dream I was a Jedi.” Before he was Darth Vader, he was Anakin”Ani” Skywalker: a nine-year-old slave on the remote planet Tatooine.With the guidance of Qui-Gon Jinn and the teachings of his ...

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 ...

For this series we’re going to start where it all began! Well, chronologically at least. 1999’s Star Wars The Phantom Menace was not without its share of critics, but it has since gotten its flowers ...

Initially created by George Lucas in the 1970s as a fun, out-of-this-world sci-fi story, Star Wars quickly became one of the most recognized movie franchises of all time, amassing over 12 films and ...

This special limited engagement of 'Episode 1' includes an early look at Disney+'s new series 'The Acolyte.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford in "Star Wars: Epoisode IV - A New Hope." (©Lucasfilm Ltd./courtesy Everett / Everett Collection) What does it take to host a nearly 21-hour Star Wars ...