Former ILM matte painter Caroleen “Jett” Green recently spoke to Clayton Sandell with SFFGazette, revealing she placed a small, hidden cameo for George Lucas in his first entry in the prequel trilogy.

As if George Lucas‘ 1999 Star Wars prequel wasn’t divisive enough, The Phantom Menace nearly ended on a complicated twist. Marking the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, ...

Easter eggs in Star Wars movies are usually discovered right away. But there was a pretty big Easter egg in The Phantom Menace that remained hidden for over 25 years. It just happened to be a cameo of ...

Love it or hate it, “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” is at least widely beloved for its casting of Ewan McGregor as young Obi-Wan Kenobi. A recent interview with “Star Wars” concept and ...

Almost all of you reading this are likely aware that Star Wars mastermind George Lucas had a cameo role in 2005's Revenge of the Sith. The filmmaker played the blue-skinned Baron Papanoida but it ...

During a 1999 interview with Empire Magazine, Lucas shrugged off the negative reviews of The Phantom Menace. “The critics pretty much hated the first three movies; they said the dialogue is bad, the ...

A quarter century has passed since George Lucas released “The Phantom Menace,” his 1999 directorial comeback. A follow-up to one of the ‘70s and ‘80s biggest blockbuster franchises, “The Phantom ...

It was supposed to be a kid’s movie for 12-year-olds that were going through puberty, who don’t know what they’re doing, and are asking all the big questions: What should I be worried about? What’s ...

The great thing about a Hollywood strike is that it forces the big studios to cover for the lack of new films by rereleasing older pictures for us to enjoy on the big screen once more. Still, ...

What are your thoughts on this movie? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It was supposed to be a kid’s movie for 12-year-olds that ...