“Star Wars Episode I” celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024! For the occasion, “The Phantom Menace” will return to French theaters next May!
On May 4, the Force will be present in France with the event release of The Phantom Menace! Episode I of the Star Wars saga will celebrate its 25th anniversary with great fanfare in many French cinemas, for just one day!
“More than 250 exceptional screenings will be offered throughout France on May 4, 2024 during World Star Wars Day”, Lucasfilm announced in a press release. You can now reserve your seats by going to the websites, mobile applications or at the ticket offices of participating cinemas.
The Force marathon!
“In addition, on the same day, the Kinepolis Lhomme cinemas in Lille, CGR Blagnac in Toulouse, CGR 2 Lions in Tours, Pathé Bellecour in Lyon, Pathé Plan-de-Campagne in Marseille, Pathé Rennes, UGC Ciné Cité in Bordeaux and UGC Ciné Cité in Strasbourg will undertake a veritable marathon of almost 24 hours during which all 9 films that make up the Skywalker saga will be offered.reveals the firm created by George Lucas.
As a reminder, The Phantom Menace introduces us to Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn. They arrive on Tatooine after saving young Queen Amidala from the imminent invasion of the planet Naboo. There they discover the young slave Anakin, nine years old, and notice that the Force is already powerful within him.
When the child wins a Podracer race and thus gains his freedom, he leaves his mother and home to be trained as a Jedi. Back on Naboo, now in the grip of invasion, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn face a deadly enemy named Darth Maul. It is at this moment that they realize that this attack is only the first step in a sinister plan hatched by ancient forces of darkness known as the Sith…
Note that on May 1, The Grand Rex will also offer an exceptional marathon with the screening of the 9 films of the intergalactic franchise for the price of 70 Euros.
If you are an unconditional fan of the saga, this meeting is unmissable! Until then, may the Force be with you!