Tag: The Phantom Menace

  • Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/5/24

    Box Office Breakdown for Weekend of 5/5/24

    What’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! The Fall Guy Wins Another Slow Weekend Even though the new Universal film The Fall Guy won the domestic box office weekend handily, it still came in almost $1 million less than what many were projecting it would make. With an early international release last week in some countries, the movie so far has made…

  • RUMOR: George Lucas Working on a Star Wars TV Show?

    RUMOR: George Lucas Working on a Star Wars TV Show?

    Is George Lucas returning to save his creation from Disney’s incompetence? Probably not, even if this story is true, but he may try. Star Wars Theory recently spoke to Roger Christian, the set decorator on Star Wars and second unit director on Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace. (He has some other great credits as…

  • Star Wars Fans Accused of Hating Mace Windu and Finn

    Star Wars Fans Accused of Hating Mace Windu and Finn

    Every so often, someone kicks the hornet’s nest just to see what happens; that’s what I assume this is, at least. Today, a content creator called Okiro posted about racist sci-fi fans on X in response to another post about asking what fictional character “that it’s hate is forced.” Oiko posted four pictures about black…

  • Star Wars 9-Movie Marathon Coming to Theaters

    Star Wars 9-Movie Marathon Coming to Theaters

    Remember when we reported about The Phantom Menace returning to theaters for its 25th anniversary? Well, now you can watch all nine Star Wars films in the Skywalker Saga in a row. The Hollywood Reporter exclusively reveals that the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission in San Francisco will host a 21-hour marathon of the three trilogies with breaks for “unlimited coffee and water” on May…

  • Jake Lloyd’s Mom Clears the Air

    Jake Lloyd’s Mom Clears the Air

    Jake Lloyd’s mother, Lisa, recently spoke with Scripps News about her son’s mental health. She discusses how Lloyd, who played Anakin Skywalker in The Phantom Menace, is doing now, the tragic loss of his sister, Madison, and how he feels about Star Wars these days. “He just couldn’t handle it,” Lisa said of Jake’s sister’s passing.…

  • Samuel L. Jackson Says Mace Windu is Alive

    Samuel L. Jackson Says Mace Windu is Alive

    Samuel L. Jackson wants to trade in Nick Fury’s eyepatch for Mace Windu’s lightsaber. In an exclusive talk with Empire about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (which is being re-released in theaters this May), the British film magazine asked Jackson about Windu’s death in Episode III – Revenge of the…