Fan CastingRobert Zemeckis' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Set 23 years before "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope" (4 years before the formation of the Galactic Empire), the Republic and Jedi Council are painfully aware of growth the Separatist factions power. In the midst, young slave Anakin Skywalker dreams of freedom on Tatooine. Alongside his best friend Owen Lars and loving mother Shmi, Anakin’s life is changed forever when Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi and his master, Qui-Gon Jinn, discover him to be the chosen one of the force. Meanwhile, the beautiful and brave Padmé Amidala, humble queen of Naboo, seeks to liberate her homeworld from the sinister plots of Darth Maul. As their fates intertwine, Anakin's journey takes him from the sands of Tatooine to the halls of the Galactic Senate and cold of the Jedi Council room, culminating in the eruption of the Clone Wars. Through friendships, love, and harrowing battles, Anakin begins his path towards a destiny that will change the galaxy forever.