Every saga has a beginning, and that of the Skywalker clan has its own name: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The film that reinvigorated a phenomenon that does not cease. And if you couldn’t see it in movie theaters back then or you want to see the Tatooine races on the big screen again, we have great news for you: officially, Episode I will have a limited time rerelease in a matter of months.
Through the Official Star Wars websiteDisney has announced that starting May 3 you can see Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in movie theaters. A date that is very wisely chosen, since it will be the weekend on the eve of “May the 4th” (the big day of Star Wars) and, in addition, it will commemorate 25 years since its premiere, also in May but 1999. And that’s not all.
Taking advantage of the occasion, a new poster has been created commemorating the 25 years of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on the occasion of the film’s return. The uniqueness is that this has been created by the artist Matt Ferguson, responsible for creating images and art for theThe great contemporary film productions and cult revivals, including the Marvel Studios films, the Star Wars of the Disney era and, already outside the house of the mouse, Mad Max: Fury Road or DUNE or Blade Runner 2049.
And although it is unfair to compare Ferguson’s work with the original poster (drawn by the legendary Drew Struzan) there is no doubt that he manages to capture the essence of the film and condense the most iconic moments and characters in a single spectacular image.
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace It is set 32 years before the classic trilogy and 13 years before the fall of the Jedi order and the rise of the Galactic Empire, putting all the pieces on the board for those events to occur: a shadow ambition has begun. the conquest of a peaceful planet.
Fate will have two emissaries from the Senate take part and repel the invasion, skipping some protocol and making an unusual discovery: on a remote lawless planet, a boy with a powerful connection to the Force, the energy that connects all forms. of life, will join the cause. What no one suspects is that this child, called Anakin Skywalker
It is unknown how long it will be seen. Star Wars: The Phantom Menacea in theaters, or if it will be the same version – several times updated – that is available today from Dinsey Plus. In any case, time and the most recent films have been able to reposition the origin story of George Lucas’ saga. It may not be the best of the entire Skywalker saga, but 25 years later, and based on iconic scenes, it is dazzle viewers. Especially those who will come brandishing a laser sword.
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