Check your midichlorian counts, gas up your fastest podracers and prepare for the triumphant theatrical return of "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" beginning on May 3, 2024 in celebration of the polarizing prequel's big 25th anniversary bash.
Written and directed by mastermind George Lucas, "The Phantom Menace" arrived on the big screen on May 19, 1999 with unrivaled hype and a storm of media attention. It was the first journey back to the galaxy far, far away since the conclusion of the original trilogy with 1983’s "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" sixteen years earlier.
