Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Lucas began writing the script to Star Wars after completing his previous film American Graffiti and based the plot outline on Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress and the 40's Flash Gordon serials. Lucas approached Alan Ladd, Jr. after United Artists and Universal Pictures rejected his script and the project was planned to be financed and released through 20th Century Fox. During this time, the script underwent numerous changes and Lucas founded Industrial Light & Magic to create the visual effects for the film. Upon the Falcon's arrival at Alderaan, they find out that the planet has been destroyed under the orders of the Death Star's commanding officer Grand Moff Tarkin to intimidate Leia into revealing the hidden base of the Rebellion and to demonstrate the Death Star's power. The rebels analyze the Death Star plans, disclosing a vulnerable exhaust port leading to the station's main reactor.

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga and the second in terms of the series's internal chronology. At 142 minutes, it is the longest film in the series. Released on May 16, 2002, Attack of the Clones was one of the first motion pictures to be shot completely on a high definition digital 24-frame system. Plot[edit] Obi-Wan travels to Kamino, where he discovers that an army of clone troopers is being secretly produced for the Republic, using a bounty hunter named Jango Fett as their genetic template. Having discovered Dooku's authorization of the assassination attempt on Padmé and that the Separatists are developing a new battle droid army, Obi-Wan relays this information via hologram to Anakin, who transmits it to the Jedi Council. Cast[edit] E! Production[edit] Writing[edit] Filming[edit]

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Lucas began production of this film after he had concluded that the science of film special effects had advanced to the level of what he wanted for his fourth film in the saga. Its filming took place during 1997 (started on June 26, 1997) at various locations including Leavesden Film Studios and the Tunisian desert. Its visual effects included extensive use of computer-generated imagery (CGI), with some of its characters and settings being completely computerized and not existing at all in the real world. Plot[edit] However, the Trade Federation's secret adviser, Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith, orders the Viceroy to kill the Jedi Knights and invade Naboo with an army of battle droids. The queen of Naboo, Amidala, is captured by the Federation army, but is rescued by the Jedi. Having escaped the attack, the Jedi escort the Queen to the Republic's capital planet of Coruscant so she can plead her people's case to the Galactic Senate. Cast[edit]