A Star Is Reborn
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The
force will soon be with us again. Star Wars fans
the world over are now counting the days until the new
movie, The Phantom Menace, blasts into life -
slated to be June 3 in Australia. Long, long ago when Star
Wars premiered in 1977, plans were already afoot to
develop it into a six-film saga. The Phantom Menace,
know in fan circles as Episode 1, is a prequal - that is,
it goes back to the very beginings of the Star Wars
empire, set in a galaxy far, far away. |
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of the name will be familiar, but the faces are new.
Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neelson is a
lightsabre-weilding Jedi warrior, Qui-Gon Jinn, while
Ewan Trainspotting McGregor plays the apprentice
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi, who grows into the wise old warrior
played by Alec Guinness in the earlier films. |
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You'll
also meet a little boy named Anakin Skywalker, played by
eight-year-old Jake Lloyd. He seems sweet, but keep an
eye on him - he grows up to be the nasty Darth Vader. As
a youngster he romances Queen Amildala, played by Natalie
Portman - and together they'll eventually create the
twins Luke and Leia Sykwalker. |
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the legion of famous animated oddities from the original
film series, pointy-eared Yoda reappears, and you'll
witness the birth of R2-D2 and C-3PO. |
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To
keep tabs on The Phantom Menace as it completes
production, wave your lightsabre over the official Star
Wars web site (www.starwars.com) |
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