1905 Movie Network News: Hollywood's re-screening tide is intensifying. Recently, it was announced that "Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace" will be re-released in North America from May 3 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its release. The film is directed and written by George Lucas, starring Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jack Lloyd, Samuel L. L. and others.
In 1994, George Lucas began writing the Star Wars prequel trilogy, based on his 1976 15-page synopsis, which Lucas originally designed to trace the background and events of the Star Wars trilogy. The film was originally titled "The Beginning," but Lucas changed it to "The Phantom Menace," alluding to Senator Palpatine's long-hidden ambition to become emperor. Three years later, in 1997, George Lucas began filming the film. Completed on September 30 of the same year, in addition to building the main set at Levisden Studios in the United Kingdom, the crew also filmed the Tatuni Star scene and the interior of the Naboo Palace in the Tunisian desert and the Caserta Palace in Italy.
In 1999, the film was released in the United States. The production cost of the film is 1$1.5 billion, got 10With a box office of $7.4 billion, it was one of the high-return films at the time. The film was nominated for Best Sound, Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects at the Oscars that year.