The Phantom Menace returned to theaters on May ... Anakin's life being raised by a single mother, which allowed Palpatine to pose as a father figure and groom Anakin from the moment he arrived ...

The Phantom Menace memes that turned satire into prophecy. Internet users invoked Trade Federation blockades, Queen Amidala’s warnings, and Palpatine’s power grabs to make sense of Trump’s ...

The original voice of “Star Wars” villain Emperor Palpatine is gone ... s three prequels — 1999’s “Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” 2002’s “Episode II – Attack of the Clones ...