Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Star Wars Reveals New Scenes Set During Episode 1

Star Wars Reveals New Scenes Set During Episode 1

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi episode 4 While Tales of the Jedi episodes 2 and ...

Star Wars: Why Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan Struggled Against Darth Maul

Star Wars: Why Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan Struggled Against Darth Maul

Star Wars has finally revealed why Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi struggled to defeat Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I ...

The Phantom Menace is The Most Listened to Star Wars Soundtrack

The Phantom Menace is The Most Listened to Star Wars Soundtrack

As it turns out, the most listened to Star Wars track on Spotify comes from Star Wars: Episode I – ...

Star Wars: The 10 Funniest Quotes From The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: The 10 Funniest Quotes From The Phantom Menace

When George Lucas returned to the Star Wars universe with The Phantom Menace, a lot of fans and critics were ...

Why The Phantom Menace Is Star Wars’ Most Important Prequel Movie

Why The Phantom Menace Is Star Wars’ Most Important Prequel Movie

It might surprise many to learn that Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is actually the most important ...

George Lucas Defends The Phantom Menace’s Trade Dispute Plot

George Lucas Defends The Phantom Menace’s Trade Dispute Plot

George Lucas defends Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’s trade dispute plot. Released in 1999, The Phantom Menace marked the long-awaited ...

Star Wars Theory: Obi-Wan Used A Dark Side Trick To Hide From Vader

Star Wars Theory: Obi-Wan Used A Dark Side Trick To Hide From Vader

Obi-Wan Kenobi managed to hide from Darth Vader for almost twenty years in the Star Wars saga, and he might ...

Star Wars: 15 Memes That Show The Phantom Menace Actually Makes Too Much Sense

Star Wars: 15 Memes That Show The Phantom Menace Actually Makes Too Much Sense

For years, The Phantom Menace was dissed by a great many Star Wars fans. It was held up as the worst ...

Ron Howard Defends Jake Lloyd in The Phantom Menace in 1999 Letter

Ron Howard Defends Jake Lloyd in The Phantom Menace in 1999 Letter

A letter from new Han Solo director Ron Howard has resurfaced in which the Oscar winner defends The Phantom Menace and ...

Star Wars: Ron Howard Recalls Turning Down The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Ron Howard Recalls Turning Down The Phantom Menace

Ron Howard shares the real story behind him turning down the opportunity to direct 1999’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. ...

Star Wars Retcons Phantom Menace To Make Naboo Smarter

Star Wars Retcons Phantom Menace To Make Naboo Smarter

The latest Star Wars tie-in, E.K. Johnston’s Queen’s Peril, retcons Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace to make the Naboo smarter. ...

Why Clone Wars Isn’t Divisive (But The Star Wars Prequels Are)

Why Clone Wars Isn’t Divisive (But The Star Wars Prequels Are)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars covers similar ground to the Star Wars prequel trilogy – but it has proved nowhere ...

Star Wars Hints Qui-Gon Was The Only Jedi Who Could Stop Sidious

Star Wars Hints Qui-Gon Was The Only Jedi Who Could Stop Sidious

Star Wars has confirmed Qui-Gon Jinn was the one Jedi who could have thwarted Palpatine’s plans. Introduced in Star Wars: Episode I ...

‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D’ Review

‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 3D’ Review

Anyone who is interested by the idea of viewing Episode 1 in a full-fledged theater experience again (regardless of the ...

All Evidence Qui-Gon Jinn Could Have Stopped Anakin’s Dark Side Turn

All Evidence Qui-Gon Jinn Could Have Stopped Anakin’s Dark Side Turn

Qui-Gon Jinn is seen by many as the best of the Star Wars prequel era’s Jedi, and there is evidence ...

Anakin’s Chosen One Prophecy Wasn’t In The Phantom Menace’s First Draft

Anakin’s Chosen One Prophecy Wasn’t In The Phantom Menace’s First Draft

Anakin Skywalker’s role as the Chosen One is central to George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, however, the first script draft ...

How Padmé Almost Ruined Palpatine’s Sith Plan Before Phantom Menace

How Padmé Almost Ruined Palpatine’s Sith Plan Before Phantom Menace

The latest Star Wars tie-in has revealed how Padmé Amidala almost ruined Palpatine’s plans. Padmé Amidala was aged just 14 years old when ...

The Simpsons’ Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Response Was Surprisingly Brutal

The Simpsons’ Star Wars Prequel Trilogy Response Was Surprisingly Brutal

Upon release, many Star Wars fans were disappointed with George Lucas’ prequel trilogy, but the reaction from The Simpsons was ...

Phantom Menace’s First Draft Would Have Changed The Prequels In 7 Ways

Phantom Menace’s First Draft Would Have Changed The Prequels In 7 Ways

An early draft of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace features some drastic differences from the movie that actually made it ...

The 2 Star Wars Songs In Obi-Wan Trailer Explained: Story Hints & Meaning

The 2 Star Wars Songs In Obi-Wan Trailer Explained: Story Hints & Meaning

The Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer features two of Star Wars’ most iconic scores, both of which carry heavy meaning for the titular Jedi ...