In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace will be returning to theaters for a limited time on May 3, 2024. StarWars.com announced the news and shared some gorgeous new art and a poster for the film from artist Matt Ferguson, and it features Darth Maul, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Amidala, and a young Anakin Skywalker.
“The prequel trilogy is obviously a controversial topic for Star Wars fans, but even Ewan McGregor said back in 2022 that there's now a "wave of positivity" about these three films. "Now I meet the people who we made those films for, who were the kids of the time" McGregor said. “And our Star Wars films are their Star Wars films. In the way that Carrie Fisher and Alec Guinness and Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford's films were ours, we're theirs. And that's beautiful that they were important to the kids who we made them for. It's just so nice to finally get that wave of positivity about them.”