According to Empire Magazine, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace will return to theaters on May the 4th weekend to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The announcement comes with a symmetrical and satisfying new poster, which is gorgeous, like the 40th anniversary poster for Return of the Jedi. I want one.
I wrote a little bit about TPM here recently. I wrote about the origins of the movie by giving George Lucas’s output before its arrival a close read. Setting aside analysis, the whole thing is simpler for me: I love this movie. I cannot believe it’s a quarter century old. I can’t wait to see it on the big screen again.