Lucasfilm has announced that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is set to return to the big screen on April 25 to celebrate the final part of George Lucas' Prequel trilogy's 20th anniversary.
The movie will run in U.S. theaters and select international territories for one week only, and will be available in several formats, including, for the first time, 4DX, which features high-tech motion chairs that sync with over 21 effects, all designed to complement the narrative of the film.
Renowned artist Matt Ferguson has also designed a brand-new poster to mark the re-release, which you can check out below.
Revenge of the Sith takes place years after the onset of the Clone Wars, when the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi Hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor’s new apprentice – Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding.
The film stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz as Yoda, Jimmy Smits, Peter Mayhew, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson, Kenny Baker with Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu and Christopher Lee as Count Dooku.
We got confirmation during Star Wars Celebration that Dave Filoni will direct an untitled Star Wars movie that will serve as a culmination of the stories playing out in the Disney+ shows (the ones set in and around the same timeline, at least), and he revealed that his film will take inspiration from the final instalment of the divisive Prequel trilogy while speaking to Rotten Tomatoes back in 2023.
Several The Mandalorian cast members also weighed in on why they feel Filoni is the right man to helm this particular movie.
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