During the battle, Obi-Wan is rendered unconscious when Dooku uses the Force to hold him in mid-air by the throat before hurling him against a railing. As this happens, Yoda feels everyone who is dying. Palpatine describes Darth Plagueis as a Dark Lord of the Sith so powerful and wise that he could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create life. A music video titled A Hero Falls was created for the film's theme, "Battle of the Heroes", featuring footage from the film and was also available on the DVD. Anakin pledges himself to Palpatine and the Sith, and Palpatine christens him Darth Vader. [109], Certain story elements were fleshed out further in the novelization. 'Star Wars: Episode III' Full Trailer Release Date Tuesday, March 1st, 2005. [50] Grauman's Chinese Theatre, a traditional venue for the Star Wars films, did not show it. Anakin attempts to shoot the droids off, though succeeds only in blasting apart the wing of his former Master's vessel. He and his lieutenant attempt to sneak up to Yoda, but the aged Master senses their intent and beheads both clones with a slash of his lightsaber. Windu also adds that if what Anakin says is true then Anakin will have gained his trust but for now, he wants Anakin to wait in the Council Chambers until he returns. [60] Some critics, including Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, later responded that children would be able to handle the film as long as they had parental guidance, hence a "PG rating". [100] Williams also won Best Music. Also in the movie was Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett in the original trilogy), who played Captain Jeremoch Colton, the pilot of the CR70 corvette, and later CR90 Rebel Blockade Runner, Tantive III. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith charity premieres took place in Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Boston, Denver, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Miami on Thursday, May 12, 2005; and on May 13, 2005, there were two additional charity premiere screenings in George Lucas's hometown of Modesto, California. Padmé reveals her conversation with Obi-Wan; he tells her it is only lies but does not deny the accusations. Production information While Ahsoka was a major character in The Clone Wars, she is not alluded to in Revenge of the Sith as the character had not yet been created when the film was in production. Lucas had stated months before the MPAA's decision that he felt the film should receive a PG-13 rating, because of Anakin's final moments and the film's content being the darkest and most intense of all six films. Obi-Wan picks up Vader's lightsaber, watches in horror as flames consume the fallen Jedi, and leaves him for dead. Within the Legends continuity, Kevin J. Anderson's novels Jedi Search and Champions of the Force explain that a prototype Death Star was built in preparation for the construction of the first Death Star in A New Hope. Rick McCallum's daughter Mousy plays one of the Padawans killed by Darth Vader, named Bene. [101], Of the three Star Wars prequels, the film received the fewest Golden Raspberry Awards nominations: only one, for Christensen as Worst Supporting Actor,[102] which he won. A missed slash from Vader's lightsaber damages a computer console, deactivating the facility's shields. The duel between Obi-Wan and Anakin is lengthened and is much more exaggerated. It was released on November 21 , 2019 . The Jedi reach the top, finding the captive Chancellor Palpatine. Although this is still intact in the finished film, by revising and refilming many scenes, Lucas emphasized Anakin's desire to save Padmé from death. At first, Anakin hesitates but Palpatine firmly insists; completely unaware of Palpatine's true intentions, Anakin viciously decapitates the helpless Dooku. Bail takes Leia to his homeworld of Alderaan, where he and his wife adopt her, while Obi-Wan delivers Luke to his step-uncle and aunt, Owen and Beru Lars, on Tatooine before retreating into exile. [34] It also required Christensen (who is 6 feet or 1.8 metres tall) to look through the helmet's mouthpiece. Lucas' coverage of the exterior cityscapes, skylines and interior isolation in the so-called "Ruminations" sequence is similar to the cinematography and mise-en-scène of Rosemary's Baby, a film in which a husband makes a literal pact with the devil. With Hayden Christensen, Ivo Coveney, George Lucas, Rick McCallum. [25] The designs were then shipped to the pre-visualization department to create moving CGI versions known as animatics. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is an action video game based on the movie of the same name. It is the second Star Wars film which used a high-definition digital 24 frame system for most of the movie's live-action scenes. Their conversation shifts to Palpatine's knowledge of the Force, and Palpatine reveals that he is Darth Sidious. It was the highest-grossing film in the U.S. and the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2005. Fox was also to retain theatrical, nontheatrical, and home video rights worldwide for the franchise's five subsequent films, which Lucasfilm produced and financed independently, through May 2020, at which time ownership was to transfer to Disney. The film earned an estimated $16.5 million from 2,900 midnight screenings in North America upon its release. The global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas claimed one week before the premiere that it may have cost the U.S. economy approximately US$627 million in lost productivity because of employees who took a day off or reported in sick. During the chase, Obi-Wan drops his lightsaber, which Commander Cody happens to find during the massive battle against the droids. Some humorous lines of dialogue were also included, including extra dialogue in the battle between Grievous and Obi Wan; Grievous says, "I was trained by Count Dooku," and Obi-Wan replies, "What a coincidence; I trained the man who killed him. The General is contacted by Darth Sidious, who gives him instructions to move the Separatist leaders to a volcanic planet, Mustafar. [citation needed] Lucas had previously promised fans that he would explain the mystery behind the erasure of the planet Kamino from the Jedi Archives. Picked up by Senator Organa, Obi-Wan, unable to believe what he hearing... 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