For the 25th anniversary of "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," three Variety staffers discuss Anakin, Darth Maul, Jar Jar Binks and lightsaber battles. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Star Wars creator George Lucas once revealed his plans to replace Darth Vader in the sequel trilogy with another powerful ...

“The Phantom Menace” of today arguably isn’t the same one fans flocked to see in 1999, and perhaps for fans of “Clone Wars,” “Rebels,” etc. it’s now a better movie.

“The Phantom Menace” arrived saddled with many expectations. Audiences who grew up on “Star Wars” in theaters or on VHS tapes knew how Darth Vader’s story ended.

While I do want a Darth Vader show, there's one Anakin Skywalker story that I'd so much rather see, and it would be a genius move for Star Wars.

On the final page of the series’ debut issue, Vader was confronted with a figure who he assumed to be his long-lost love Padmé Amidala, based solely on her appearance. Given her death in Star ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Erich Schwartzel, who covers the film industry for The Wall Street Journal, about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.

Out of all the Star Wars movies, one of the scariest villains ever has to be Darth Maul, who only appeared in The Phantom Menace. His red face, piercing yellow eyes, black face tattoos, and horns ...

Star Wars fans’ first look at the prequel trilogy debuted in 1998 with a poster depicting a young Anakin Skywalker’s shadow taking the shape of Darth Vader.The evocative image heightened ...

George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” has a clear set-up/pay-off as the reason for its existence: young, innocent child Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) will grow up to ...

We didn't actually see Sabé after The Phantom Menace, but she has made an appearance in canon novel Queen's Shadow which is referenced here by Darth Vader when he calls her the "Queen's shadow ...