Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
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First Phantom Menace Draft Set Up An Anakin, Padme & Obi-Wan Love Triangle
Anakin and Padmé undoubtedly were the main couple of the prequel trilogy, but a first draft of Star Wars: Episode ...
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The Phantom Menace’s First Qui-Gon vs. Maul Duel Was Almost Much Bigger
The prequel trilogy’s first lightsaber duel between Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul was almost much bigger in Star Wars: Episode ...
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Star Wars Fixed Qui-Gon’s Big Anakin Failure (Before Disney Changed It)
Qui-Gon Jinn helped free Anakin Skywalker from slavery in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but before Disney relegated the Expanded ...
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Star Wars Would Be Unrecognizable If George Lucas Made Phantom Menace First
How different would Star Wars have been if George Lucas began with The Phantom Menace? Lucas has always liked to claim he ...
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Every Movie George Lucas Directed, Ranked From Worst To Best
George Lucas is one of the most important filmmakers of all time, but like any writer-director, his movies exhibit a ...
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Clone Wars Hinted Obi-Wan Knew Maul Could Return After Phantom Menace Death
Obi-Wan Kenobi bisected Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, but his behavior in Star Wars: ...
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Star Wars: Should Darth Maul Have Stayed Dead?
Despite having relatively little screen time in his live-action appearances, Darth Maul is a fan-favorite Star Wars villain, but should ...
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Phantom Menace is The Heart of Star Wars (Just Not The Movies)
It may be the most notorious of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but there’s no question that The Phantom Menace has gotten ...
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How Phantom Menace’s Ending Song References Return Of The Jedi
The ending song in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace references a very recognizable theme from Return of ...
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Star Wars: The Most Iconic Moment From Every Saga Film, Ranked
With the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the epic nine-film Star Wars saga that began in 1977 ...
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The Phantom Menace’s First Draft Was Better Than The Final Movie
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is arguably one of the most contentious prequels of all time, yet ...
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10 Great Endings In Bad Movies, According To Reddit
Spoiler Warning: The following article contains spoilers for… a lot of movies. Movie endings are tirelessly difficult to pull off, ...
Would Qui-Gon Jinn Have Served In The Clone Wars?
The Star Wars prequel trilogy would have been vastly different had Qui-Gon Jinn survived the Duel of the Fates, begging ...
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The Last Jedi Is A Reverse Phantom Menace
Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released last year, and the division between critical acclaim and fan reception is palpable ...
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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’s Reevaluation Misses Big Problems
The Star Wars prequels are not everyone’s favorites, but the trilogy has been going through numerous reevaluations in the last ...
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Star Wars Is Making Thrawn Its New Phantom Menace
Star Wars continues to set up the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and it’s now evident that the villain will ...
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Star Wars: Anakin Humanized Tusken Raiders Before The Mandalorian
While Disney+’s The Mandalorian humanized the Tusken Raiders when Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) collaborates with the creatures to defeat the ...
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Star Wars Reveals Why Anakin Built C-3PO
Star Wars has finally explained why Anakin Skywalker build C-3PO. When George Lucas launched the prequel trilogy in 1991, it was ...
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Star Wars Timeline Before The Phantom Menace Explained
James Mangold’s Dawn of the Jedi Star Wars movie will explore the Jedi Order’s origin, adding to the galaxy’s history ...