Blessed hoped to be cast in the original trilogy, but suspects his iconic role in the similarly space- operatic Flash Gordon in 1980 may have gotten in the way. It wasn’t until the late ’90s, with The Phantom Menace entering pre-production, that he finally secured a meeting with George Lucas. “They were keen for me to be...
It’s important to understand that, as formidable as Darth Vader’s armor may be, its main purpose was to keep Darth Vader alive. That means it was constructed of fairly common substances in the Star Warsi galaxy, with a plastoid girdle and a plasteel helmet - lighter to allow Darth Vader more mobility. The bulk of the armor,...
Can it really be that there are Star Wars fans who see George Lucas’s Episode I – The Phantom Menace, once considered the emblem of everything that went wrong with the long-running space saga, as a bona fide classic ripe for rehabilitation 25 years on? As the much-derided 1999 film returns to cinemas this weekend, there are...
The Star Wars Legends continuity recontextualizes Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in a multitude of fascinating ways. The Star Wars Legends continuity has been a mostly discontinued alternate Star Wars timeline since April 2014, but before then, it was the official Star Wars canon, enhancing and expanding the...
‘Twas the afternoon before Star Wars Day, and all through the internet, Hasbro was stirring our wallets with yet another big stream of reveals from the galaxy far, far away. Appropriately, given that 2024’s Star Wars Day coincides with the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Menace, many of these goodies are celebrations of the...
I’ve got a couple friends who have never seen Star Wars, but would like to. What is the best order to introduce “Star Wars virgins” to the franchise?...