STAR WARS: EPISODE III Gets Release a Date!

By Unknown April 6, 2004 10:48 AM

Official word from Lucasfilm and Skywalker Ranch ? Star Wars: Episode III will be released to theaters in the United States and Canada, with a near-simultaneous release around the world, on Thursday, May 19, 2005.

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The circle will at last be complete when Star Wars: Episode III is released to theaters in the United States and Canada, with a near-simultaneous release around the world, on Thursday, May 19, 2005. In Japan, Episode III will be released in July, the traditional month for Star Wars premieres.

Exact information for other countries outside of the U.S. and Canada will be coming shortly, so keep checking starwars.com for full details as May 2005 approaches.

In North America, May has been the traditional release date for Star Wars films since the first movie in 1977. The North American release dates for the previous films in the Star Wars saga are:

Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope - May 25, 1977
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back - May 21, 1980
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi - May 25, 1983
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace - May 19, 1999
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones - May 16, 2002

In other news, check out the New Star Wars DVD Details:

We've gotten some more details on what will be found on the Star Wars Trilogy DVDs, due September 21. All three films will be in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen with English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX encoding, plus, English, Spanish Dolby and French Dolby Surround.

Disc 1: Star Wars: A New Hope
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

Disc 2: The Empire Strikes Back
Commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

Disc 3: Return of the Jedi
Commentary by George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher

Disc 4: The bonus disc contents are unconfirmed at the moment, but according to information on Best Buy's e-commerce site, disc four will contain the feature-length documentary Star Wars: The Independent Films plus three production featurettes: The Evolution of Characters, The Influence of Star Wars and Lightsabers/Fights plus a 1977 "making of" featurette, a comprehensive gallery of posters and production artwork and a demo for Star Wars: Battlefront for Xbox.

includes the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced on the Star Wars saga; and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films, and much more.

Official Site

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Episode III   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 7, 2004 9:32 AM

Of course they're all released in May, I'm just suprised it's not May the 4th.

Another one?   reply

Posted by Malqaeda (mkates@sierranevada.edu) on April 7, 2004 2:07 PM

yay...

RE: Episode III   reply

Posted by Jack (jack@dtheatre.com) on April 7, 2004 3:45 PM

What is the significance of May 4th? The 14th is George Lucas's birthday. Perhaps that might have been what you were going for?

RE: Another one?   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 7, 2004 8:57 PM

only star wars episode 1 is the good movie out of all of them, i hope episode 3 will have a huge battle scene to spice up the movie

Episode III   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 8, 2004 6:28 AM

May the 4th be with you!

RE: Another one?   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 8, 2004 6:30 AM

A huge battle scene does not a good movie make hmmmm....

RE: Episode III   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 8, 2004 3:21 PM

Yes your right, my apologies, May the 4th be with you.

You see what I did there?

RE: Another one?   reply

Posted by Jack (jack@dtheatre.com) on April 9, 2004 1:58 PM

Not according to this thread! :)

RE: Episode III   reply

Posted by The Original Shemp (Daddy-O@shempsrule.com) on April 11, 2004 7:15 PM

That's funny...I don't care who you are...that's funny right there.

may the 4th be with you   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 12, 2004 1:11 PM

that was funny thanks i needed that...hahahahahaha

RE: Episode III   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 12, 2004 4:01 PM

may the force
may the forth
now do you see
the significance

Star wars   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 19, 2004 6:36 AM

Who wants to know what Episode III is gonna be called? Well according to Harry 'Gullible' Knowles it's going to be "The Creeping Fear"

RE: Episode III   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 10, 2004 7:34 AM

i think you mean...

May the FOURTH

RE: Star wars   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 10, 2004 7:36 AM

maybe they'll call it;

The one where Anakin finally becomes Darth Vader

catchy...no?

RE: Star wars   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 10, 2004 8:42 AM

no.

anakin AKA Darth vader   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 31, 2004 4:33 AM

holy crap i neva new darth vader was anakin skywalker geez thanks alot..hehehe not funny ,my bad if its lame peace out

anakin AKA Darth vader   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 31, 2004 4:33 AM

holy crap i neva new darth vader was anakin skywalker geez thanks alot..hehehe not funny ,my bad if its lame peace out

Episode III   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 8, 2004 11:30 PM

Yes, there will be a major battle in the opening scene of the next movie. The movie will be named Birth of the Empire and will come out May 19th, 2005 in the U.S. and Canada, but in July for Japan. Yes, Anakin will appear in his Vader outfit at the end.

What will REALLY happen   reply

Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 9, 2004 8:07 AM

...And yes, it won't be called that.

Obi-wan and Anakin get into a big lightsabre fight with each other on a volcano planet and Anakin falls into a pit of lava, Obi-wan thinks he's dead so he leaves but Palpatine and his troopers come and fish him out. He then gets put in his Darth Vader suit to keep him alive. The film ends on a spaceship with Palpatine betraying Dooku and loads of other sith lords plus General Grevious too and there's a huge fight. Obi-wan, Yoda and baby Luke and Leia escape with the help of a female bounty hunter who owns the Millenium Falcon and they drop Leia off at Alderan where the king adopts her and they drop Yoda off on the swamp planet. Obi-wan then takes Luke to Tatooine where he'll be looked after by his aunt and Uncle and the last shot is of him holding Luke with the desert behind them.

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