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- The Phantom Menace. 32 BBY. The Skywalker Saga begins – not with a bang but with, er, trade negotiations. Yippee! The first chapter in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy is both the story of Jake Lloyd’s young Anakin Skywalker (fated to become Darth Vader) being rescued from servitude by Jedi duo Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (hello there, Ewan McGregor), and a look at how the Empire’s eventual rise began with political meddling and Sith-flavoured subterfuge in the highest halls of power.
- Attack Of The Clones. 22 BBY. The middle film in the prequel trilogy leaps forward a decade after The Phantom Menace – Anakin Skywalker is now not only Hayden Christensen-shaped, but a hater of sand, a beginner at flirting, and a fully-fledged Padawan apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi (still McGregor).
- Revenge Of The Sith. 19 BBY. The final chapter of the prequel trilogy sees Anakin Skywalker finally become Darth Vader – turned to the Dark Side under the influence of Palpatine, who’s eventually revealed as the mastermind behind the collapse of the Republic.
- A New Hope. 0 BBY. The film that started it all. Luke Skywalker, now 19 and played by Mark Hamill, is bored of his dry, desert life on Tatooine and pines for a more exciting existence among the stars.
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- The Phantom Menace (1999) The origins of George Lucas’ Skywalker Saga (before it was even collectively referred to by that name) were revealed in its “first” episode.
- Attack Of The Clones (2002) Ten years after defeating Darth Maul (Ray Park) to avenge the slain Qui-Gon Jinn at the conclusion of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan Kenobi is now a Jedi Knight training a grown, sand-hating Anakin Skywalker (recast with Hayden Christensen) as his padawan in the second chapter of the Star Wars movies prequel trilogy.
- Revenge Of The Sith (2005) Three years into the Clone Wars, Jedi Knight and soon-to-be father Anakin Skywalker’s commitment to the Light Side hangs by a thread as Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) slowly and insidiously lures him to the Dark Side.
- A New Hope (1977) Picking up immediately after the events of Rogue One, Star Wars: Episode IV sees Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones, with David Prowse in the suit) and the Empire threatened by “a new hope” as droids C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) escape to Tatooine to deliver a message from Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) to Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi (Alec Guinness).
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May 11, 2023 · Joel Edgerton and Quintessa Swindell in ‘Master Gardener’ (Picture: Press) Cautious he may have been, but Edgerton was still thrilled to be asked by Schrader to take the lead in one of his movies.
May 15, 2023 · Edgerton previously played Anakin Skywalker's half brother, Owen Lars, in the Star Wars prequel films and in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. In the 2016 film Loving, he played Richard...
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May 15, 2023 · Anthony Nash. May 15, 2023 · 2 min read. 2. Joel Edgerton: I Owe So Much of My Career to Star Wars & George Lucas. Joel Edgerton appeared in the Star Wars prequel film Star Wars: Episode II —...
As well as acting, he has also starred, co-written and produced the short movie Bloodlock (1998). His first international break came from when he played Uncle Owen Lars in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002).
