Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith to Return to Cinemas for 20th Anniversary

The third film in the ‘Star Wars’ prequel trilogy, ‘Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith’ will return to cinemas on April 25, Lucasfilm has announced.

The film will run in limited countries across the globe for six days and will be available in several formats including 4DX.

Graphic artist Matt Ferguson created a new poster for the re-release. 

‘Revenge of the Sith’ takes place years after the start of the Clone Wars, where Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. 

The Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. 

Jedi Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor’s new apprentice – Darth Vader. 

The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding.

The film stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz as Yoda, Jimmy Smits, Peter Mayhew, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson, Kenny Baker with Samuel L. Jackson. 

George Lucas wrote and directed the film, which originally released in 2005.

The film has found renewed interest among fans and has so far made $850,035,635 at the worldwide box office.