LOS ANGELES – The teaser trailer for the next – and reportedly last – Star Wars film landed in theatres on Friday.
The short clip is a promo for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, which will be released on May 19, 2005. Hayden Christensen appears at the Toronto premier of ‘Attack of the Clones’ in 2002.The movie is the third in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy, and fans of the space series expect that it will tie up all of the six-part saga’s loose ends.
It stars Canada’s Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi Knight who becomes Darth Vader.
The trailer shows glimpses of a lightsabre duel on a volcano planet between Anakin and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor).
It also shows an army of Wookies, the shaggy aliens that are like a cross between dogs and apes.
Natalie Portman is seen sporting a bun hairdo similar to the one originated by Carrie Fisher in the original Star Wars film, which came out in 1977.
Portman’s character, Padme, will become the mother of Fisher’s Leia in Revenge of the Sith.
The trailer is available online to members of Hyperspace, the Star Wars fan club, and AOL subscribers. It will be available for free starting Monday.
It is also being shown in theatres this weekend ahead of The Incredibles, the newest animated feature from Pixar.
Already, Star Wars devotees are dissecting the trailer in internet discussion forums, pointing out such arcane facts as the name of the volcano planet: Mustafar.
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