Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace star Jake Lloyd, who performed a younger Anakin Skywalker within the prequel trilogy, nonetheless enjoys watching the franchise and just lately caught up with Ahsoka on Disney+, in response to his mom.
Talking with Clayton Sandell for Scripps News, Lloyd’s mom, Lisa, mentioned how her son has been doing lately. Lloyd left the general public highlight over a decade in the past, and has reportedly struggled together with his psychological well being for years. His mom confirmed these troubles, but in addition gave some heartwarming and constructive updates to the followers who have been fearful for the kid actor. “He loves all the brand new Star Wars stuff,” Lisa mentioned. “Folks suppose Jake hates Star Wars, [but] he loves it.” She went on to element how her son watched Ahsoka on Disney+ just lately, and acquired an motion determine of Rosario Dawson’s Jedi Knight for his birthday earlier this month.
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A serious factor of the discussions of Jake Lloyd lately has been his relationship with the enduring house franchise. Prior to now, he had beforehand given interviews detailing how he was bullied due to his position as Anakin. His mom quelled any notion that Star Wars, or the detrimental evaluations (and vitriol) directed at him in 1999, had something to do together with his psychological well being struggles. “I protected him from the backlash,” Lisa mentioned. “He did not know. He did not care. All people makes such an enormous deal about that. And it is slightly annoying to me as a result of Jake was somewhat child when that got here out, and he did not actually really feel all that stuff as a result of I did not let him on-line.”
The Phantom Menace Returning to Theaters This Could
Final month, Lucasfilm and Disney confirmed that The Phantom Menace, the primary movie within the prequel trilogy, shall be re-released this Could in celebration of the Could the 4th vacation and the film’s twenty fifth anniversary. A brand new poster for the re-release was proven as nicely, highlighting the villainous Darth Maul as he and Palpatine loomed over the Jedi. Take a look at the poster under.
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Followers will have the ability to see Jake Lloyd on the massive display screen once more later this 12 months, in addition to the opposite stars of the movie. Padmé (Natalie Portman), Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson), and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Darth Maul (Ray Park) are all among the main characters from the film, becoming a member of Lloyd’s Anakin Skywalker within the prequel.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace will re-release in theaters on Could 3, 2024.
Supply: Scripps Information
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to search out allies and are available throughout a younger boy who could convey steadiness to the Power, however the lengthy dormant Sith resurface to say their unique glory.
- Director
- George Lucas
- Launch Date
- Could 19, 1999
- Studio
- twentieth Century Fox
- Forged
- Ewan McGregor , Liam Neeson , Natalie Portman , Jake Lloyd , Ian McDiarmid , Pernilla August , Oliver Ford Davies , Ahmed Finest
- Runtime
- 136 minutes
- Principal Style
- Sci-Fi
