Phantom Menace
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Jar Jar Binks actor says it's 'impossible' to make all 'Star Wars' fans happy
Ahmed Best, the man who brought us Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels, has said that there's no way that Star Wars movies can please all the fans all of the time.
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'The Phantom Menace' at 20: How the first episode of the 'Star Wars' saga created toxic fandom
Liam Neeson, Samuel Jackson and other 'Star Wars' stars examine the misguided backlash two decades later.
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Ron Howard, Robert Zemeckis, and Steven Spielberg All Turned Down The Phantom Menace
Before George Lucas committed to directing ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’, he offered the job to some of the biggest names in Hollywood including Ron Howard, Robert Zemeckis, and Steven Spielberg - all of whom turned him down. Howard, whose new film ‘In The Heart of the Sea’ (in UK cinemas on Boxing Day), revealed all on the Happy Sad Confused podcast when the host asked him if Lucas ever offered him the chance to make a ‘Star Wars’ film.