query: who played anakin skywalker in phantom menace?

title: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

text: Saché), Worst Screen Couple (Jake Lloyd and Natalie Portman), and Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best won the Worst Supporting Actor category. A sequel, "", was released in 2002. A second sequel, "", was released in 2005. The story continues a decade later with Anakin Skywalker now grown to adulthood with the character now played by Hayden Christensen. Footnotes Citations Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is

text: effort after a 22-year hiatus following "Star Wars" in 1977. "The Phantom Menace" was released in theaters on May 19, 1999, almost 16 years after the premiere of the previous "Star Wars" film, "Return of the Jedi". The film's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the "Star Wars" saga had cultivated. It received mixed reviews; critics praised the visuals, action sequences, John Williams' musical score and some of the performances, but criticized the screenplay, characterization, and Ahmed Best and Jake Lloyd's performances (as Jar Jar Binks and Anakin Skywalker respectively).

title: Star Wars Episode I: Racer

text: Star Wars Episode I: Racer Star Wars Episode I: Racer is a racing video game based on the podracing sequence featured in "". The game features all of the racers and race course on Tatooine featured in "The Phantom Menace". It also adds several new courses, some on Tatooine, others on various planets. Several single player modes, including a tournament mode, are available for play. It also features multiplayer, the format of which varies by platform. Jake Lloyd and Lewis MacLeod, who portrayed Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba in "The Phantom Menace", reprise their roles in the game. "Episode I: Racer"

title: Star Wars Episode I: Racer

text: stated they wanted to make it "feel like an eyeball-peeling racing game, where you're going so fast, you're just nervous." The game was originally titled "Star Wars: Podracer", however the subtitle was changed to "Episode I Racer" when LucasArts learned that another company owned the trademark for games with the name "Pod" in the title. Actor Jake Lloyd, who portrayed Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", promoted the game at E3 1999. Lloyd also provided voice over for his character in the game. The theatrical score from was reused for the game, and various sound effects

title: Speeder bike

text: (Mark Hamill) and Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) pilot a pair of Imperial speeders to chase down scout troopers who might reveal the Rebel Alliance's presence on Endor. Darth Maul uses his speeder to chase down Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) in "The Phantom Menace". A pair of speeder-mounted clone troopers shoot down a speeder-riding Stass Allie when Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) initiates Order 66 in "Revenge of the Sith". Film and Expanded Universe depictions of speeder bikes and swoops consistently portray the vehicles as fast and maneuverable: Expanded Universe material describes the speeder bikes in "Return

text: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first installment in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy and stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, and Frank Oz. The film is set 32 years before the original film, and follows Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they protect Queen Amidala in hopes of securing

title: Yoda

text: Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) to the Jedi Council. Qui-Gon is convinced that Anakin is the "Chosen One" of Jedi prophecy who will bring balance to the Force, and requests the boy be trained as a Jedi. Yoda senses great fear in Anakin, especially in regards to his attachment to his mother, and foresees "grave danger" in his training. The Council, led at the time by Yoda's former padawan Mace Windu (Samuel L. Jackson), rejects Qui-Gon's request. When Qui-Gon is mortally wounded in a duel with Sith Lord Darth Maul (played by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz), his dying request

title: Skywalker family

text: in the "Star Wars" universe, portrayed by Pernilla August. She appears in "" and "". She is the mother of Anakin Skywalker, paternal grandmother to Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa and biological maternal great-grandmother to Kylo Ren. Her first name is derived from Lakshmi, a Hindu goddess. In "The Phantom Menace", she and her son are introduced as slaves of junk merchant Watto on the desert world Tatooine. She welcomes Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) into their home, and tells him that Anakin has no father; she simply "became" pregnant with him. Qui-Gon helps Anakin win his freedom, but

text: the Sith Lords. As with the original trilogy, Lucas intended "The Phantom Menace" to illustrate several themes throughout the narrative. Duality is a frequent theme; Amidala is a queen who passes as a handmaiden, Palpatine plays on both sides of the war, among others. "Balance" is frequently suggested; Anakin is supposedly "the one" chosen to bring balance to the ForceLucas said, "Anakin needed to have a mother, Obi-Wan needed a Master, Darth Sidious needed an apprentice" as without interaction and dialogue "you wouldn't have drama". In November 2015, Ron Howard confirmed that he, Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg were approached

title: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (video game)

text: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (video game) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 action-adventure video game released by LucasArts. It is based on the . The plot closely follows that of the film, although it expands on some minor events that could have been silenced or cut from the film, or shows them from a different character's point of view. For example, it follows Queen Amidala and Captain Panaka's adventure on Coruscant during Anakin Skywalker's interview in the Jedi Temple - something that is never shown or mentioned in the film since

title: Skywalker family

text: Heartbroken and enraged, Anakin slaughters every single Tusken in the camp, including the women and children. His mother's death ignites a strong anger in Anakin, and sets him on the path to becoming Darth Vader. Anakin Skywalker is the son of Shmi Skywalker and no apparent father. Anakin is discovered on Tatooine by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn who is sure that the boy is the "Chosen One" of Jedi Prophecy, who will bring balance to the Force. After the death of Qui-Gon, he becomes the Padawan of Obi-Wan Kenobi. He also forms a close bond with Padmé Amidala, the young

title: R2-D2

text: on Tatooine and meets C-3PO and Anakin Skywalker. Later still, he serves as the astromech droid for Anakin's starfighter during the Battle of Naboo. In "", set 10 years after "The Phantom Menace", R2-D2 still serves Anakin and Obi-Wan. He accompanies Anakin and Padmé to Naboo, and then to Tatooine when Anakin tries to rescue his mother Shmi. Here, he is reunited with C-3PO, and the two get into various misadventures on Geonosis. He and C-3PO are later witnesses to Anakin and Padmé's secret wedding. In "", R2-D2 helps Anakin and Obi-Wan in their mission to rescue Chancellor Palpatine from

text: Tatooine. astromech droid and Padmé—disguised as one of her handmaidens—visit a settlement of Mos Espa to purchase spare parts at a junk shop. They meet the shop's owner, Watto, and his nine-year-old slave, Anakin Skywalker, a gifted pilot and engineer who has built a protocol droid called . senses a strong presence of the Force within Anakin, and is convinced that he is the prophesied "Chosen One". Unable to buy the required hyperdrive parts due to the Republic's currency being worthless on Tatooine, wagers both the parts and Anakin's freedom with Watto in a podrace. Anakin wins, and joins the

text: "The Phantom Menace"; a reference to Palpatine hiding his true identity as an evil Sith Lord behind the facade of a well-intentioned public servant. The larger budget and possibilities opened up by the use of digital effects made Lucas "think about a much grander, more epic scale"which is what I wanted "Star Wars" to be". The story ended with five simultaneous, ongoing plots, one leading to another. The central plot is Palpatine's intent to become Chancellor, which leads to the Trade Federation's attack on Naboo, the Jedi being sent there, Anakin being met along the way, and the rise of

title: Palpatine

text: at the Death Star and is greeted by a host of stormtroopers, technicians, and other personnel. Lucas states he wanted it to look like the military parades on "May Day in Russia." Lucas fleshed out the Emperor in the prequel films. According to Lucas, Palpatine's role in "The Phantom Menace" is to explain "how Anakin Skywalker came to be Palpatine's apprentice" and the events that lead to his rise to power. The true identity of Darth Sidious — the phantom menace — is left a mystery, and his relationship to Palpatine is not clear, though popular consensus agreed that Darth

title: Skywalker family

text: fell in love with Anakin Skywalker after he was assigned to protect her from an assassination attempt, and secretly married him shortly after the Battle of Geonosis, and died while giving birth to her children shortly after the first Empire Day. Obi-Wan and Yoda decided to separate the children in order to keep them hidden from Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker is the son of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Senator of Naboo, Padmé Amidala. He is taken in by his uncle and aunt, Owen and Beru Lars, after the death of Padmé and Anakin's fall to the dark side. He

title: Star Wars

text: has become the dark Kylo Ren. Three series set in the prequel era were introduced for younger audiences: the 18-book "" (1999–2002) chronicles the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master Qui-Gon Jinn in the years before "The Phantom Menace"; the 11-book "Jedi Quest" (2001–2004) follows Obi-Wan and his own apprentice, Anakin Skywalker in between "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones"; and the 10-book "" (2005–2008), set almost immediately after "Revenge of the Sith", features Obi-Wan and the last few surviving Jedi. "" by Joe Schreiber, released in January 2014, was the last "Star Wars" novel published before

title: Skywalker family

text: descendant of Luke Skywalker and is a Jedi master. He is the father of Cade Skywalker. The descendant of Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade Skywalker and Ben Skywalker, and the son of Kol Skywalker. He is a protagonist of the "" comic series. According to the comic book series from Dark Horse called "", which takes place 125 years after "Return of the Jedi", Cade Skywalker, son of Kol Skywalker and a direct descendant of Luke Skywalker, is the last surviving Skywalker of his time. It is shown that he has completely abandoned the Jedi way after an attack

title: Yoda

text: with pride, alongside Obi-Wan and the redeemed Anakin Skywalker (Vader's former Jedi self). Yoda returns as a younger version of himself in the prequel trilogy beginning with "". The film marked the final time Oz would portray the character as a puppet, until the release of "The Last Jedi" (2017). However, in the 2011 Blu-ray release of "The Phantom Menace", the Yoda puppet was replaced by a CGI character to match the later depiction of the character. In the film, which is set 35 years before "The Empire Strikes Back", Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) brings the young Anakin

title: Skywalker family

text: Skywalkers first appeared in the 1999 film "". In this film, Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn discovers Shmi Skywalker and her son Anakin as slaves on the planet Tatooine. Qui-Gon finds that Anakin has a higher count of midi-chlorians (force-imparting microorganisms) than any Jedi, even Yoda, counting to about 20,000. Shmi informs Qui-Gon that Anakin has no father, leading Qui-Gon to suggest that Anakin is a product of midi-chlorians, an example of a miraculous birth. As the film progresses, Anakin leaves Tatooine to begin his Jedi training. "" reveals that, in Anakin's absence, Shmi has married Cliegg Lars, becoming the stepmother

title: Skywalker family

text: by the New Sith Order on the Jedi Academy on Ossus. Nevertheless, he still encounters other Jedi, as well as the ghost of Luke Skywalker. The character was voted the 84th top "Star Wars" character by IGN. Skywalker family The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the "Star Wars" franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original "Star Wars" film trilogy. Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is

title: Tag and Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace

text: Tag and Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace Tag and Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace is a comic book published on 26 April 2006 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the "Star Wars" universe, and tells the origins of Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna. The entire story takes place during the storylines of and , using the literary device known as red herring. The whole Tag and Bink series is collected in "Tag & Bink Were Here". Tag and Bink are shown as children, haplessly trying to become Jedi with Master Yoda. They find Anakin Skywalker

title: Skywalker family

text: Skywalker family The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the "Star Wars" franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original "Star Wars" film trilogy. Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy. Leia and Han Solo's son, and also Luke's nephew, Kylo Ren plays a crucial role in the sequel trilogy of films. In terms of the series' internal chronology, the

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill, is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. He is the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, a friend and brother-in-law of smuggler Han Solo, an apprentice to Jedi Masters Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi and Yoda, the son of fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) and Queen of Naboo/Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and maternal uncle of Ben Solo / Kylo Ren.

text: in its first week after release. The DVD version was re-released in a prequel trilogy box set on November 4, 2008. A Laserdisc version of "The Phantom Menace" was released in Japan several months before it was available on DVD in the U.S. The "Star Wars" films were released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc on September 16, 2011; "The Phantom Menace" was restored to improve the picture quality and remove the magnification present on the previous DVD release, restoring approximately 8 percent of the picture to the frame. In the Blu-ray release of "The Phantom Menace",

title: Skywalker family

text: of Owen. Owen tells Anakin they are stepbrothers. Owen later marries Beru Whitesun. As a Jedi Knight, Anakin secretly marries Padmé Amidala. In "" Padme gives birth to twins, Luke and Leia. Luke is raised by Beru and Owen Lars on Tatooine. Leia is raised by Senator Bail Organa and Queen Breha Organa on Alderaan. In "", Leia and her husband Han Solo, after marrying have a son named Ben Solo, who later adopts the name Kylo Ren. The family breaks apart following Ben's descent into the dark side, with Leia and Han separating. Shmi Skywalker is a fictional character

title: Skywalker family

text: senator of Naboo. The newly elected Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, Palpatine, also befriends Anakin, promising to watch the boy's progress "with great interest" and advise him. Torn between his loyalty to the Jedi and his drive for power, Anakin succumbs to temptation and becomes Darth Vader, wiling to protect his loved ones especially padme. The secret wife of Anakin Skywalker, and mother of Luke and Leia and maternal grandmother of Kylo Ren. She served as Queen of Naboo, and later as a Senator for her planet. Her closest friend in the Senate was Senator Bail Organa. She reconnected and

title: Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones

text: uncredited David Healey and voiced by Christopher Truswell. A large search for the new Anakin Skywalker was performed across the United States. Lucas auditioned various actors, mostly unknown, before casting Christensen. Among the many established actors who auditioned were Jonathan Brandis, Ryan Phillippe, Colin Hanks, and Paul Walker. Leonardo DiCaprio also met with Lucas for the role, but was "definitely unavailable" according to DiCaprio publicist Ken Sunshine. Co-star Natalie Portman later told "Time" magazine that Christensen "gave a great reading. He could simultaneously be scary and really young." After the mixed critical response to "The Phantom Menace", Lucas was hesitant

title: Luke Skywalker

text: Luke also serves as a mentor to the protagonist of the new "Star Wars" trilogy, Rey. The now non-canon "Star Wars Legends" depicts him as a powerful Jedi Master, husband of Mara Jade, the father of Ben Skywalker and maternal uncle of Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo. Luke Skywalker appears in "Episode IV", "", "Episode VI", "", "", and briefly "" briefly as an infant (portrayed by Aidan Barton). Mark Hamil is slated to reprise his role as Skywalker in the upcoming "", which is set to premiere in the United States on December 20, 2019. Introduced in the 1977

title: Doug Anakin

text: and his passion for outdoor activities, the school established the "Doug Anakin Scholarship for Outdoor Pursuits" which is presented annually to a student who best demonstrates Anakin's traits. Anakin owns Doug Anakin Sports in Beaconsfield, a store specializing in outdoor sport equipment. Anakin is married and has two children and four grandchildren. Doug Anakin Douglas Thomas "Doug" Anakin (born November 6, 1930) is a former Canadian bobsleigh competitor. He was born in Chatham, Ontario and was selected by Vic Emery as a member of Canada's gold medal-winning four-man bobsleigh team at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Anakin was also one of

title: The Art of Star Wars

text: artwork of Doug Chiang features heavily in these books. Extracts from the "Episode I" book were published in a 48-page booklet accompanying a US "collectors' edition" videotape of "The Phantom Menace" in 2000. "The Art of Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith", published in 2005, features a foreword by director George Lucas, and presents the early concept art for significant scenes in "Episode III", in particular the final lightsaber duel of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker on the hellish lava planet of Mustafar, and the medical chamber where Darth Vader is dressed in his trademark armour. Following

title: Sandcrawler

text: They make a cameo appearance in "" in the establishing shot for the podrace and also appeared in the "" when Anakin Skywalker asks a Jawa leader for directions to a Tusken Raider camp. One also appeared in the post credits of a documentary on "The Phantom Menace" DVD. It was shown during the podrace, moving faster than and overtaking Sebulba's podracer. Sandcrawlers, or early predecessors, have made appearances in many "Star Wars" video games, such as "" (used by the Czerka Corporation), and "". A 17 inch, radio-controlled toy Sandcrawler was released in 1979 as part of the original

title: Hutt (Star Wars)

text: greatly elaborates on their kind's history, culture and role in galactic society at large. A Hutt first appeared in the film "Return of the Jedi" (1983), and was designed by Phil Tippett. Jabba the Hutt is a crimelord that keeps an imprisoned Han Solo as a trophy. He reappeared in a deleted scene that was completed for the Special Edition of "A New Hope" in 1997. In "The Phantom Menace" (1999), Jabba appears alongside Gardulla the Hutt, the original owner of main character Anakin Skywalker and his mother, Shmi. She is explained as having lost them while betting with junk

title: Lightsaber

text: and Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader) among other actors. His goal in choreographing the action for "The Phantom Menace" was to create stunts that flow from the story; "You can't just think, 'I'm a stunt coordinator, I'm going to make a big stunt happen'," Gillard said. "It's all about making it tie in nicely with the film so that you don't notice the stunts." In writing the prequel trilogy, George Lucas said he wanted the lightsaber combat to be "reminiscent of what had been done in the previous films but also something that was more energized. We'd seen

title: Duel of the Fates

text: battle sequence between the Jedi Master Yoda, and Emperor Palpatine, the Dark Lord of the Sith, in the senate chamber on Coruscant, and the simultaneous battle between Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) and Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, had a piece of "Duel of the Fates", but rewritten in a tragic mode. Lucas had expressed in a documentary of "The Phantom Menace" that he wanted to use Duel of the Fates in "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" as he liked how it the feeling of the work. However, he decided not to use it mainly because it did

text: Senator Padmé Amidala evades an assassination attempt, Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on her life. Soon, the trio witness the onset of a new threat to the galaxy, the Clone Wars. Development of "Attack of the Clones" began in March 2000, some months after the release of "The Phantom Menace". By June 2000, Lucas and Hales completed a draft of the script and principal photography took place from June to September 2000. The film crew primarily shot at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, Australia, with additional footage filmed in Tunisia,

title: Red Letter Media

text: shortly after its posting. In the review, Stoklasa presents his thoughts on the romance between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, the miscasting of Samuel L. Jackson, and numerous visual allusions to "The Empire Strikes Back". The video also continues the subplot of the prostitute, Nadine (Jocelyn Ridgely), locked in the basement from the "Phantom Menace" review, which is built up in the last minute or so of each part. Nadine is forced to watch "Attack of the Clones" with Plinkett, and at the end of the review she escapes from his house. Within the first 48 hours of its posting,

title: Rogue Planet (novel)

text: Rogue Planet (novel) Rogue Planet is a 2000 novel set in the "Star Wars" galaxy. It is a prequel novel occurring after the events of "". The book was written by Greg Bear. The cover art was by David Stevenson. The book takes place 29 years before "". The story takes place a few years after the events of "Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace". Young Anakin Skywalker chafes under his new life as a Jedi apprentice. He sneaks away from Obi-Wan Kenobi to participate in and gamble on deadly flying games. This is interrupted by a "Blood

title: C-3PO

text: April 2014, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded by Lucasfilm as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the franchise. Before the release of "The Phantom Menace" and the revelation that C-3PO was constructed by a young Anakin Skywalker, the canon account of C-3PO's creation placed his construction on the planet Affa 112 years before "A New Hope". This older version of his creation originated with George Lucas, and both versions were harmonized from the outset: in 1977, Lucas provided a guide for early Expanded Universe creators,

text: by Lucas to direct "The Phantom Menace". All three approached directors told Lucas that he should direct the film, as they each found the project "too daunting." Before Lucas had started writing, his producing partner Rick McCallum was preparing for the film. McCallum stated that his experience with "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" led to many of his decisions on "The Phantom Menace", such as long-term deals with actors and soundstages, the employment of recent graduates with no film experience, and the creation of sets and landscapes with digital technology. In April 1994, McCallum started searching for artists in art,

title: Obi-Wan Kenobi

text: of the Force. The Marvel Comics five issue mini-series "Obi-Wan and Anakin" focuses on the title characters between "The Phantom Menace" and "Attack of the Clones". In the "Star Wars" main comic series, Luke Skywalker goes to Obi-Wan's abandoned house on Tatooine, and finds his diary. In April 2014, most of the licensed "Star Wars" novels and comics produced since the original 1977 film "Star Wars" were rebranded by Lucasfilm as "Star Wars Legends" and declared non-canon to the franchise. Obi-Wan Kenobi appears extensively in the "Star Wars" expanded universe of comic books and novels. Obi-Wan's life prior to "The

text: most of the backstory, the idea of prequels continued to fascinate him. In the early 1990s, "Star Wars" saw a resurgence in popularity in the wake of Dark Horse's comic line and Timothy Zahn's trilogy of novels. Lucas saw there was still a large audience for his idea of a prequel trilogy and with the development of special effects generated with computer-generated imagery (CGI), Lucas considered returning to his saga and directing the film. In 1993, it was announced in "Variety" and other sources that he would be making the prequels. Lucas began outlining the story; Anakin Skywalker rather than

text: be told in sequels on the chance that it became successful, so "Star Wars" evolved from the first film in the series to the first episode of the saga's second trilogy. Lucas eventually negotiated a contract that allowed him to make two sequels, and over time had created an elaborate backstory to aid his writing process. While writing "The Empire Strikes Back", Lucas considered directions in which to take the story. In the original trilogy, Darth Vader was revealed to have been Anakin Skywalker, a once-powerful Jedi Knight, and a traitor to the Jedi Order. With this backstory in place,

text: Christian devil, complete with red skin and horns. Maul's facial tattoos were inspired by the indigenous peoples of Brazil. The "Star Wars" film cycle features a similar Christian narrative involving Anakin Skywalker; he is the "chosen one"the individual prophesied to bring balance to the Forcewho was conceived of a virgin birth and is tempted to join the Sith. Anakin's fall from grace seemingly prevents him from fulfilling his destiny as the "chosen one" (until the prophecy comes true in "Return of the Jedi"). The inspiration behind the story of the virgin birth parallels a concept developed by Joseph Campbell and

title: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack)

text: and are instead replaced by Duel of the Fates. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 1999 , composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices.The soundtrack album was released by Sony Classical Records on May 4, 1999, two weeks before the film's theatrical release. In anticipation of the long-awaited film, the soundtrack was certified Platinum in the United States and Gold in the United Kingdom, where it entered the UK album

text: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 1999 , composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices.The soundtrack album was released by Sony Classical Records on May 4, 1999, two weeks before the film's theatrical release. In anticipation of the long-awaited film, the soundtrack was certified Platinum in the United States and Gold in the United Kingdom, where it entered the UK album charts at number eight. Three formats were available, and

title: Skywalker family

text: Snoke. The daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, Leia Organa was adopted by Bail and Breha Organa of Alderaan. At age 19 she is the Princess of Alderaan, and is captured by Darth Vader while in the Tantive IV blockade runner on a so-called "diplomatic mission". Leia is shown to be force sensitive. In "The Empire Strikes Back", Leia professes her love for Han Solo when he is put into carbonite stasis, although it is originally Han and Luke who compete for her affections. In "Return of the Jedi", planning to feed Luke, Han, and Chewbacca to the flesh

text: a peaceful end to a large-scale interplanetary trade dispute. Joined by Anakin Skywalker—a young slave with unusually strong natural powers of the Force—they simultaneously contend with the mysterious return of the Sith. Lucas began production of this film after he determined that film special effects had advanced to the level he wanted for the fourth film in the saga. Filming started on June 26, 1997, at locations including Leavesden Film Studios and the Tunisian desert. Its visual effects included extensive use of computer-generated imagery (CGI); many of its characters and settings were completely computerized. The film was Lucas' first directorial

text: was a bestseller in the UK. Its PlayStation version received a "Gold" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 200,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (video game) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 action-adventure video game released by LucasArts. It is based on the . The plot closely follows that of the film, although it expands on some minor events that could have been silenced or cut from the film, or shows them from a different character's point

text: in addition to using blasters, proton missile launchers and explosives (which are available for Amidala and Panaka). The player may also encounter and interact with other non-player characters. Throughout the game, the player will be fighting against Darth Maul, Trade Federation battle droids, AATs, Tusken Raiders, etc. "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" received generally mixed reception, with GameRankings giving it a score of 62.28% for the PC version, and a 54.39% for the PlayStation version. In the United States, the computer version of "The Phantom Menace" sold 337,866 copies by November 2000, according to PC Data. The game

title: Darth Vader

text: for permission to train Anakin, but they sense fear in the boy and refuse. Eventually, Anakin helps thwart the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo by destroying their command ship. After Qui-Gon is killed in a lightsaber duel with Sith Lord Darth Maul, Obi-Wan promises to train Anakin, with the Council's reluctant approval. Palpatine, newly elected as the Galactic Republic’s Chancellor, later befriends Anakin and tells him that he will watch the boy's career "with great interest". Anakin is Obi-Wan's Padawan apprentice in "", which takes place 10 years after "The Phantom Menace". Having rescued Padmé, who is now a senator,

text: the process in England and focused on dialogue-heavy scenes. Ben Burttwho was also the film's sound editorwas responsible for action sequences under Lucas' supervision. Non-linear editing systems played a large part in translating Lucas' vision; he constantly tweaked, revised and reworked shots and scenes. The final sound mix was added in March 1999 and the following month the film was completed after the delivery of the remaining visual effects shots. The film saw breakthrough in computer generated effects. About 1,950 of the shots in "The Phantom Menace" have visual effects. The scene in which toxic gas is released on the

text: the hangar bay and escape in a ship to the swamps of Naboo. There, they meet with Jar-Jar Binks, an exile of the underwater Gungan city. He brings them there, where they fight off hostile Gungan guards before confronting Boss Nass. Qui-Gon manages to convince him to spare Jar-Jar's life and they depart for Theed, where they rescue Queen Amidala. Along with Captain Panaka they flee the besieged capital and make an emergency landing on the desert planet of Tatooine. Qui-Gon scours Mos Espa for the vital ship parts needed to escape the planet and encounters slave child Anakin Skywalker.

text: the Yoda puppet was replaced with a CGI model, making it consistent with the other films of the prequel trilogy. On April 7, 2015, Walt Disney Studios, 20th Century Fox, and Lucasfilm jointly announced the digital releases of the six released "Star Wars" films. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released "The Phantom Menace" through the iTunes Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play, and Disney Movies Anywhere on April 10, 2015. On September 28, 2010, it was announced that all six films in the series would be stereo-converted to 3D. These would be re-released in episode order, beginning with "The Phantom

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text: is force sensitive and skilled with a lightsaber. In "Return of the Jedi", a dying Yoda confirms to Luke, that Darth Vader (previously Anakin Skywalker) is actually his father, despite Luke's belief that Vader's claim to fatherhood in "The Empire Strikes Back" was a ruse to pull Luke to the dark side. He also finds out from Obi-Wan's force ghost that Princess Leia Organa is his sister. In "The Force Awakens", as the last known Jedi, Luke is in hiding after failing to prevent his apprentice Ben (now Kylo Ren) from turning to the dark side to join Supreme Leader

title: Luke Skywalker

text: down a reactor shaft to his death. He is mortally wounded by the Emperor's lightning in the process. As Rebel fighters head toward the Death Star's main reactor, Luke removes Vader's mask and looks upon his father's face for the first and only time. The redeemed Anakin Skywalker assures Luke that there was good in him after all, and dies. On Endor, Luke cremates his father's body on a funeral pyre. During the Rebels' victory celebrations on Endor, Luke sees his father's spirit alongside those of Obi-Wan and Yoda. In the prequel film "" (2005), Luke and his twin sister

title: Skywalker family

text: Kenobi's estranged brother. To explain subsequent references, "Star Wars: Lone Wolf: A Tale of Obi-Wan and Luke" introduces "Owen Kenobi", a personification of the bond Kenobi feels toward Owen Lars. In the Expanded Universe book "Tatooine Ghost", Shmi's granddaughter, Leia, is given Shmi's old journal, which describes Anakin's childhood. Leia learns, through Shmi's love for Anakin, to forgive her father for his role in the destruction of Alderaan and for torturing her aboard the Death Star, as depicted in "A New Hope". Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade Skywalker's son. Named after Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, Jedi Knight. Former student of Jacen

title: Luke Skywalker

text: if Luke will not submit. Luke snaps and brutally overpowers Vader, severing his father's mechanical right hand. The Emperor orders Luke to kill Vader and take his place. Luke glances at his own bionic hand and realizes that he is on the verge of suffering his father's fate. He casts his lightsaber aside, declaring these words, "I am a Jedi, like my father before me". Furious, Sidious tortures Luke with Force lightning. In agony, Luke calls out to his father for help; unwilling to let his son die, Anakin Skywalker grabs his former master, and kills him by throwing him

title: Doug Anakin

text: Doug Anakin Douglas Thomas "Doug" Anakin (born November 6, 1930) is a former Canadian bobsleigh competitor. He was born in Chatham, Ontario and was selected by Vic Emery as a member of Canada's gold medal-winning four-man bobsleigh team at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Anakin was also one of the driving forces behind the Canadian luge program. He has been inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame. Anakin taught for 19 years at John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue before retiring in 1990. Because of his involvement at the school, his commitment to his community,

text: dying, Qui-Gon requests that train Anakin. Palpatine is elected as the new supreme chancellor, and Gunray is arrested. Yoda promotes to the rank of Jedi Knight and reluctantly accepts Anakin as apprentice. Padmé presents a gift of thanks to the Gungans during a celebratory parade. Additionally, Brian Blessed, Andy Secombe, and Lewis MacLeod voice, respectively, Boss Nass, the leader of the Gungan tribe who allies with the Naboo surface dwellers, Watto, a junk dealer on Tatooine who owns Anakin and his mother as slaves, and Sebulba, an aggressive, scheming podracer who is Anakin's main rival at the Boonta Eve podrace.

text: to light the sets and visual effects supervisor John Knoll to develop software that would remove the blue reflection from shiny floors. Knoll, who remained on set through most of the production, worked closely with Tatterstall to ensure that the shots were suitable to add effects later. The cameras were fitted with data capture models to provide technical data for the CGI artists. "The Phantom Menace" was the final "Star Wars" film to be shot on 35mm film until "Episode VII" (""). Some scenes, mostly of elements filmed by the special effects team, were shot on high definition, digital video

title: Qui-Gon Jinn

text: that he too misses Qui-Gon, often looking to his memory for guidance and that Obi-Wan has done his best to pass his teaching onto Anakin. Qui-Gon's life years prior to "The Phantom Menace" is mainly detailed in the "" book series. In "The Rising Force" (set 12 years before "The Phantom Menace"), Yoda encourages Qui-Gon to take a new Padawan learner, following the failure of his previous apprentice Xanatos, who turned to the dark side of the Force years before. Qui-Gon observes a small lightsaber tournament among a group of the Temple's older students, which includes 12-year-old Obi-Wan. He takes

text: inept at combat, joins his people in a battle against the droid army, while Padmé leads the search for Viceroy Gunray in Theed. During a battle in the Royal Starship hangar, tells Anakin to wait in the cockpit of a vacant starfighter. Anakin inadvertently triggers its autopilot, joining the battle against the Federation droid control ship in space. Anakin blunders into the hangar of the droid control ship and causes its destruction from within before escaping, deactivating the droid army in the process. Meanwhile, and battle Darth Maul, who mortally wounds , but is then bisected by As he lays

text: group to be trained as a Jedi, leaving behind his mother, Shmi. En route to their starship, encounters Darth Maul, Darth Sidious' apprentice, who intends to capture Amidala. A duel ensues, but quickly disengages and escapes onboard the starship. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan escort Amidala to Coruscant so that she can plead her people's case to Chancellor Valorum and the Galactic Senate. asks the Jedi Council for permission to train Anakin as a Jedi, but the Council refuses, concerned that Anakin is vulnerable to the dark side of the Force. Undaunted, wants to take up Anakin as his new disciple. Meanwhile,

title: The Phantom Edit

text: The Phantom Edit Star Wars Episode I.I: The Phantom Edit is a fan edit of the film "", removing many elements of the original film. The purpose of the edit, according to creator Mike J. Nichols, was to make a much stronger version of "The Phantom Menace" based on the previous execution and philosophies of film storytelling and editing of George Lucas. "The Phantom Edit" was the first unauthorized re-edit of "The Phantom Menace" to receive major publicity and acclaim. "The Phantom Edit" was originally circulated in Hollywood studios in 2000 and 2001, and was followed by media attention. Salon.com,

title: C-3PO

text: Anakin found the parts in a junk heap, and guessed they were very old). In "The Phantom Menace", C-3PO meets his future partner, R2-D2, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo, and Jar Jar Binks; C-3PO and R2-D2 co-operate to perfect Anakin's podracer for the race . Shortly afterwards, C-3PO becomes part of Anakin's pit crew during the race, where he sees Anakin defeat Sebulba. C-3PO and Anakin part ways when Qui-Gon frees the boy after winning a bet with Anakin's master, Watto. Before parting from C-3PO, Anakin assures the droid that his mother Shmi will not sell

title: Darth Vader

text: a three part series of episodes of the YouTube series Epic Rap Battles of History has Darth Vader facing off against Adolf Hitler. Psychiatrists have considered Vader to be a useful example for explaining borderline personality disorder to medical students. Anakin's origin story in "The Phantom Menace" has been compared to signifiers of African American racial identity, and his dissatisfaction with his life has been compared to Siddartha's before he became Gautama Buddha. A Mexican church advised Christians against seeing "The Phantom Menace" because it portrays Anakin as a Christ figure. The slime-mold beetle "Agathidium vaderi" is named after Vader,

text: gross $100 million in five days. It grossed $64.8 million in its opening weekend, the second-ever highest at the time. It also became the quickest film to reach the $200 million and $300 million marks, surpassing "Independence Day" (1996) and "Titanic" (1997) respectively. "The Phantom Menace" was 1999's most successful film, staying in the Top 10 until August 5 (11 weeks total), earning $431.1 million in North America and $493.2 million in other territories, taking $924.3 million worldwide. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 84.8 million tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run. At that

text: 16th placeone place behind "Return of the Jedi". The 3D re-release, which premiered in February 2012, earned $43 million$22.5 million of which was in North Americaworldwide. The 3D re-release earned US$ worldwideincluding $43.5 million in North Americaand has increased the film's overall box office takings to $474.5 million domestically, and $552.5 million in other territories. The film's earnings exceeded $1 billion worldwide on February 22, 2012, making it the first "Star Wars" film and the 11th film in historyexcluding inflationto do so. "The Phantom Menace" was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best

text: film in the new trilogy. He concluded his review by saying that rather than "Star Trek" films, filmmakers could "[g]ive me transparent underwater cities and vast hollow senatorial spheres any day." Owen Gleiberman of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a "B" grade and complimented Liam Neeson's performance and the action scenes. In an "Entertainment Weekly" review for the DVD release, Marc Bernardin gave the film a "C–", calling it "haplessly plotted, horribly written, and juvenile". ReelViews' James Berardinelli wrote:Looking at the big picture, in spite of all its flaws, "The Phantom Menace" is still among the best "bang for a

text: widescreen Collector's Edition version. In its first two days of availability, the regular version sold 4.5 million copies and the limited edition sold 500,000. It was the first "Star Wars" film to be officially released on DVD, on October 16, 2001, in a slightly extended cut from the theatrical release. The special features included seven deleted scenes completed specifically for the DVD, a commentary track featuring Lucas and producer Rick McCallum, and several documentariesincluding a full-length documentary entitled "The Beginning: Making Episode I". "The Phantom Menace" became the fastest selling DVD ever in the U.S.; 2.2 million copies were sold

text: as a listening experience; it is not presented in film order and omits many notable cues from the film because of the space restriction of the compact disc. A two-disc "Ultimate Edition" was released on November 14, 2000. The set features almost the entire score as it is heard in the film, including all of the edits and loops that were made for the sound mix. Like previous "Star Wars" films, "The Phantom Menace" makes several references to historical events and films that George Lucas watched in his youth. The "Star Wars" films typically mix several concepts from different mythologies

text: on par with Stepin Fetchit." Michael Eric Dyson, professor of African-American studies at Georgetown University, said the entire Gungan people seem oddly suggestive of a primitive African tribe. Dyson said "The leader of Jar Jar's tribe is a fat, bumbling buffoon with a rumbling voice, and he seems to be a caricature of a stereotypical African tribal chieftain." Despite its mixed critical reception, "The Phantom Menace" was a financial success, breaking many box office records in its debut. It broke ""s records for the largest single-day gross for taking more than $28 million in the opening day and fastest to

text: buck" fun that can be had in a movie theater. It isn't as fresh as the original "Star Wars" nor does it have the thematic richness and narrative complexity of "The Empire Strikes Back", but it is a distinct improvement over "Return of the Jedi". In fact, after "Return of the Jedi", I didn't have a burning desire to return to this galaxy 'far, far away', but, with "The Phantom Menace", Lucas has revived my interest. Now, it's with genuine regret that I realize the next segment of the series is three long years away. Andrew Johnston of "Time Out

text: Universal Studios released "The Love Letter" on May 21 and "Notting Hill" on May 28, respectively. "The Love Letter" was a commercial failure but "Notting Hill" fared better and followed "The Phantom Menace" closely in second place. Employment consultant firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimated that 2.2 million full-time employees missed work to attend the film, resulting in a loss of productivity. According to "The Wall Street Journal", so many workers announced plans to view the premiere that many companies closed on the opening day. Queue areas formed outside cinema theaters over a month before ticket sales began. More theater

text: said the film's better moments "don't merely balance out the weaker onesthey topple them." Colin Kennedy of "Empire" magazine said that despite problems with pacing and writing, "there is still much pleasure to be had watching our full-blown Jedi guides in action." He praised the visuals and Liam Neeson's performance, and said the duel between Darth Maul and the Jedi was "the saga's very best lightsaber battle". "Empire" magazine ranked "The Phantom Menace" on its list of "500 Greatest Movies of All Time", while "Entertainment Weekly" and Comcast included the film on their lists of the worst movie sequels. James

text: his work on "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", which heavily influenced Lucas' writing of the original "Star Wars" trilogy's outline. Japanese films such as Akira Kurosawa's "The Hidden Fortress" influenced the original "Star Wars" film; scholars say that "The Phantom Menace" was likewise influenced by Korean and Japanese culture. Film historians Geoff King and Tanya Krzywinska write, "The costume and make-up designs ... favour a mixture of the gothic and the oriental [sic] over anything very futuristic. The gothic is most strongly apparent in Darth Maul's demonic horns and the red and black make-up mask that borrows from the

text: designed to be as "out of this world" as possibleis computer-generated. As with previous "Star Wars" films, "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace"s score was composed and conducted by John Williams. He started composing the score in October 1998 and began recording the music with the London Voices and London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios on February 10, 1999. Williams decided to use electronic instruments such as synthesizers to enhance the sound and choral pieces to "capture the magical, mystical force that a regular orchestra might not have been able to provide", and create an atmosphere that was

text: Berardinelli wrote ""The Phantom Menace" was probably the most overhyped motion picture of the last decade (if not longer), and its reputation suffered as a result of its inability to satisfy unreasonable expectations." William Arnold of the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" agreed that the film's massive hype caused many of the negative reactions, saying "it built expectations that can't possibly be matched and scuttled [the] element of storytelling surprise." He also said the film was "well made and entertaining" and was much better than similar box office fare released around that year, such as "The Mummy" and "The Matrix". The introduction of

text: New York" wrote "Let's face it: no film could ever match the expectations some have for "Episode IThe Phantom Menace". Which isn't to say it's a disappointment: on the contrary, it's awesomely entertaining, provided you accept it on its own terms ... Like the original film, it's a Boy's Own adventure yarn with a corny but irresistible spiritual subtext. The effects and production design are stunning, but they always serve the story, not the other way around." Susan Wloszczyna of "USA Today" said the film did "plenty right" and praised the characters Darth Maul and Watto. David Cornelius of efilmcritic.com

text: based on the movie were published, a junior novel written by Patricia C. Wrede, and a novelization written by Terry Brooks, which includes some unique scenes. A four-issue comic book adaptation was written by Henry Gilroy and published by Dark Horse Comics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 55% based on 218 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Burdened by exposition and populated with stock characters, "The Phantom Menace" gets the "Star Wars" prequels off to a bumpy – albeit visually dazzling – start." On Metacritic, the film

title: The Man Who Played God (1932 film)

text: meet him immediately. "My excitement and joy were indescribable ... An Arliss film was a prestige film – a far cry from "The Menace", and yet Murray Kinnell of "The Menace" cast had suggested me for the part ... Out of all bad comes some good. I have always believed this." At age sixty-three, more than ten years older than the character, Arliss knew he was too old for the role and was concerned the age difference between him and the actress cast as Grace Blair would be ridiculous unless she were played by someone who could convey both love

title: Speeder bike

text: like . The BARC speeder in "Revenge of the Sith" was designed to appear like a predecessor to the speeder bikes in "Return of the Jedi". ILM's Doug Chiang designed Darth Maul's (Ray Park) speeder in "The Phantom Menace" to resemble a scythe, and Chiang's initial designs for the droid army's STAP vehicle resembled the speeder bikes from "Return of the Jedi". An all-CGI swoop appearing in "A New Hope" stems from a design created for "", and the swoop also appears briefly in "The Phantom Menace". "Return of the Jedi" features a speeder bike chase in which Luke Skywalker

title: Skywalker (horse)

text: Skywalker (horse) Skywalker (March 4, 1982 – February 25, 2003) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was best known for winning the 1986 Breeders' Cup Classic. Bred in Kentucky by Thomas P. Tatham's Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds Ltd., who also bred Sunday Silence, Skywalker was foaled on March 4, 1982 and raised at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm. Sired by Relaunch and out of the mare Bold Captive, he was named by Tatham's son for Luke Skywalker, a lead character in the "Star Wars" motion pictures. Skywalker was trained by Michael Whittingham and raced under the Oak Cliff Stable partnership

title: Menace Clan

text: Menace Clan Menace Clan was an American hip-hop duo composed of Dante "Dee" Miller and Walter "Assassin" Adams formally signed to Rap-a-Lot Records. After signing with Rap-a-Lot, the duo appeared on Poppa LQ's "Your Entertainment, My Reality" and Bushwick Bill's "Phantom of the Rapra", and contributed a verse to the All-Star track, "The Points". The duo's debut album "Da Hood" was released on October 10, 1995, but it failed to sell a significant number of copies and only reached number 44 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. After the release of "Da Hood", Menace Clan remained with Rap-a-Lot, appearing on

text: usually replace certain sections within a cue. Examples of Different Takes: I Am Shark reissued the original soundtrack to "Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace" on vinyl in late 2014, making it part one of three planned vinyl re-releases of the prequel trilogy soundtracks. "The A.V. Club" wrote of the I Am Shark vinyl edition: The album was released in a two-LP format, with limited color versions coordinating with characters and elements from the film: During production, several scenes from the final reel were re-edited and re-arranged. Due to this, several recorded cues did not appear in the film,

title: Return of the Jedi

text: spots, still galleries, and a demo for "". With the release of "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith", which depicts how and why Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side of the Force, Lucas once again altered "Return of the Jedi" to bolster the relationship between the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy. The original and 1997 Special Edition versions of "Return of the Jedi" featured British theatre actor Sebastian Shaw playing both the dying Anakin Skywalker and his ghost. In the 2004 DVD, Shaw's portrayal of Anakin's ghost is replaced by Hayden Christensen, who portrayed Anakin in "" and

title: Star Wars: The New Droid Army

text: Star Wars: The New Droid Army Star Wars: The New Droid Army is a video game for the Game Boy Advance featuring Anakin Skywalker prior to his fall to the dark side and transformation into Darth Vader in "". In the game, Anakin Skywalker is sent to investigate rumors of the Separatists making a new type of droid, superior to other droids and invulnerable to lightsabers. Anakin travels to Tatooine, but is hunted down by Aurra Sing and eventually held in the captivity of Jabba the Hutt. Anakin breaks out, and is called to Coruscant. There, Anakin chases and defeats

title: Menace Clan

text: the Geto Boys "The Resurrection" and Scarface's "My Homies", before leaving the label in 1998. The duo's last appearance was in 2000 on D-Red's "Smokin' & Lean'n 2000". Dante also appeared on the track, "My Block", featured on Houston rapper Lil Flip's 2000 underground debut album "The Leprechaun". Menace Clan Menace Clan was an American hip-hop duo composed of Dante "Dee" Miller and Walter "Assassin" Adams formally signed to Rap-a-Lot Records. After signing with Rap-a-Lot, the duo appeared on Poppa LQ's "Your Entertainment, My Reality" and Bushwick Bill's "Phantom of the Rapra", and contributed a verse to the All-Star track,

title: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002 video game)

text: captures the planet. One month after the Battle of Geonosis, the Republic detects unusual activity on Raxus Prime, and sends a strike force led by Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi to investigate the activity. On arrival, they find Separatist forces at an excavation site. They send for reinforcements to take the planet. The Republic captures Raxus Prime, but during the battle, Anakin is captured by Sith Count Dooku. Anakin Skywalker is sent to Alaris Prime, the Kashyyyk moon, to be executed. Skywalker and the other prisoners are doomed to be killed by the Force Harvester, an ancient Sith weapon that

title: Skywalker hoolock gibbon

text: Skywalker hoolock gibbon The Skywalker hoolock gibbon ("Hoolock tianxing") is a primate in the gibbon family, Hylobatidae. It is one of three species of hoolock gibbon and was first described in January 2017 in the "American Journal of Primatology". The Skywalker hoolock gibbon is named after Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars franchise, as the scientists who described it are fans of the franchise. The specific name "tianxing" is the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese terms 天 ("tiān") meaning "heaven" and 行 ("xing") meaning "movement". The name is a reference to brachiation, the main locomotory mode of gibbons, and derived

title: Des Moines Menace

text: 2017, John Pascarella, formerly goalkeeper coach for Sporting Kansas City, was named head coach. "This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team." (*) competing as Iowa Menace In their early days, the Menace played their home matches on the soccer fields of Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, with very limited bleachers and no lights. To meet league stadium requirements, the Menace moved to Cara McGrane Memorial Stadium, located on the

title: Jedi Quest

text: dead. In "The Dangerous Games", Obi-Wan and Anakin are sent to a planet to guard the Galactic Games and they learn that an illegal podrace has been fixed to go wrong. Anakin must enter the race and face his old rival Sebulba's son. In "The Master of Disguise", Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi find themselves caught on a hostile planet, and facing their savviest enemy yet, a master of disguise named Granta Omega. In "The School of Fear", Anakin Skywalker is not an average teen. He has spent most of his adolescence surrounded by other Jedi. But now the son

title: Jedi Quest

text: Jedi Quest Jedi Quest is an eleven-book series written by Jude Watson about Obi-Wan Kenobi, his apprentice Anakin Skywalker, and the events that take place in the fictional "Star Wars" expanded universe between "" and "", (32-22 BBY). More than three years of preparatory training are alluded to before Anakin builds his first lightsaber (29 BBY), as recounted in the introductory novel, "Path to Truth". It begins with Anakin and Obi-Wan climbing atop of a cliff. Anakin has to find his crystals for his Lightsaber. After he completes this task, Skywalker and Kenobi are summoned to complete a mission which

title: The Phantom Foe

text: The Phantom Foe The Phantom Foe is a 1920 American adventure film serial directed by Bertram Millhauser. A partial print of 14 episodes is in the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection. A film magazine described what happens in the first two episodes. Episode 1, Doom: Fear of an unknown menace grips Janet Dale (Hansen) as she hears the measured tread of a giant's feet. Bob Royal (Bailey), her fiance, asks who it is she fears. She explains that her father Jeremiah Dale (Goodwin) had been the unwitting cause of the death of the wife and brother of her uncle

text: of "Star Wars" was adapted from Lucas' 15-page outline that was written in 1976, which he designed to help him keep track of the characters' backstories and events that occurred before the original trilogy. Anakin was first written as a twelve-year-old, but Lucas reduced his age to nine because he felt the lower age would better fit the plot point of Anakin being affected by his mother's separation from him. Eventually, Anakin's younger age led Lucas to rewrite his participation in the movie's major scenes. The film's working title was "The Beginning"; Lucas later revealed that its true title was

title: Skywalker Sound

text: stages, editorial services, and scoring stages are all located in a central 'Tech Building', with dining areas and living quarters in the vicinity but separate from the main work area. Skywalker Sound has won 15 Academy Awards and received 62 nominations. Any film with an asterisk means that though Skywalker Sound did not provide the sound, a creative worked on it. Skywalker Sound Skywalker Sound is the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of the Lucasfilm motion picture group. Its main facilities are located at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio,

title: Solo family

text: Wars" universe". Anakin Solo is the youngest child born to Han Solo and Princess Leia, and the younger brother of Jacen and Jaina Solo. Anakin is named after his maternal grandfather, Anakin Skywalker, and, like his namesake, is a talented pilot who is prodigiously gifted both in the Force and mechanical engineering. Anakin appears as an infant and toddler in many "Star Wars" novels such as the "Jedi Academy" trilogy (1994). Anakin and his siblings play central roles in other novels such as "The Crystal Star" (1994), the "Corellian" trilogy (1995) and "The New Rebellion" (1996). Anakin's birth is featured

title: Sith

text: needed in order to maintain peace. He first appeared in "", which reveals that he had a prominent role in engineering the Clone Wars, recruiting bounty hunter Jango Fett to become the template for an army of clones to be used by the Galactic Republic. Dooku led the Separatist Alliance as its public figurehead during the Clone Wars until he met his demise while dueling Anakin Skywalker aboard the "Invisible Hand" in "". Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker) was a male human cyborg Sith Lord and the third and final Shadow Hand of Darth Sidious, who first appeared in the "Star

title: Jedi

text: to train young Anakin Skywalker (who Jinn believed was the prophesied Chosen One) at Jinn's request. In "", he led a party of 200 Jedi on a mission to rescue Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala from Separatist captivity on Geonosis, where he was able to defeat and kill the bounty hunter Jango Fett in the battle that followed. In the Clone Wars, he served the Republic as an overseer of the war effort and advisor to Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine as well as taking part in such conflicts such as the Battles of Malastare and Dantooine. Qui-Gon Jinn