Ed Sheeran's favorite Star Wars movie is The Phantom Menace, causing mixed reactions in the fanbase. Despite widespread criticism, The Phantom Menace has highlights like Darth Maul and pod racing.

Artist Iain McCaig did character artwork for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace; in a new interview, McCaig discusses one big idea that crossed his desk but didn’t make it into the finished film. That idea ...

The name change-up supposedly clarifies a detail from Alec Guinness' version of the character — but does it make sense? If you strike him down, Obi-Wan Kenobi will become more powerful than you could ...

You know a Star Wars-ass name when you see one. There’s something about the cadence and the mouthfeel of a name that immediately suggests it could only exist in the Star Wars setting. It’s that ...

Episode I - The Phantom Menace inadvertently led to the creation of another spectacular TV series that is well worth diving ...

As if George Lucas‘ 1999 Star Wars prequel wasn’t divisive enough, The Phantom Menace nearly ended on a complicated twist. Marking the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, ...

The absence of the word “Sith” from the original trilogy is surprising in retrospect. It was a piece of early conceptual lore left in the dust while the focus remained squarely on the heroes’ journey.

We’ll argue the merits of the Star Wars prequels until the end of time. Or, at least, until Red One changes the hierarchy of power in sci-fi fantasy blockbusters forever. Still, even with the recent ...

Movies about sci-fi fans often make their subjects look foolish, like Trekkies documentaries that show how earnestly ...

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