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.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Darth Maul is soundly beaten by Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Phantom Menace, but returns later in the Star Wars timeline. Alas, he ...

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 ...