Star Wars Episode III
Star Wars Episode III is the as-yet unnamed third episode of the Star Wars film series, to be released on May 19 2005. George Lucas has said that this will be the last movie created in the series, as of the time of production release of Episode I: The Phantom Menace. However, there have been recent rumors of a Star Wars: Episode VII. If the rumors are to come true, Lucas will not take part in producing Episode VII. Lucas once said that Return of the Jedi would be the last movie created. He also said that Episode III will be the darkest of all Star Wars movies.Warning: Plot details follow.
This movie is expected to fill in the gaps in the storyline between Episode II and the original Star Wars movie (now called ). The film will be set two or three years after Episode II, so therefore it will be set in either 20 BBY or 19 BBY. Thus, it is believed that, in this movie, Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the Dark Side and becomes Darth Vader, and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declares himself Emperor. Meanwhile, Padme Amidala gives birth to Luke and Leia; Obi-Wan takes Luke to Tatooine to be raised by Beru and Owen; and Leia is taken to be raised on Alderaan. A great purge of Jedi is also expected including, as actor Samuel L. Jackson put it, the "satisfying" death of Mace Windu.
Several other contradictions must be resolved as well, such as how C3PO could be built by Anakin Skywalker, and yet apparently not remember that name at all when he is later purchased by Luke Skywalker; or how R2D2 lost his ability to fly.
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