As George Lucas put it, “there was this missing piece now of Episode III…people want to see all the pieces fall together so they can make that connection to the next three films.” Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in their Jedi robes.
By Christina Pappous, Walt Disney Archives Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine on the bridge watching the Death Star being built.ĭid you know that on this day 16 years ago, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith debuted in theaters? The final installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, audiences were enthralled to finally see Anakin Skywalker’s tragic transformation into the villainous Darth Vader amidst the collapse of the Galactic Republic, engineered by the sinister Chancellor Palpatine.