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Star Wars:Revenge of the Sith May Be Slapped With A PG-13 Rating
By Staff
Mar 11, 2005, 11:46

As fans of the Star Wars saga wait impatiently for the release of the final installment due out this May 19, younger fans may be in for a surprise with the possible PG-13 rating that might be applied to the movie.

Director George Lucas told ITV news that Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith will probably be the first installment to receive a PG-13 rating because the movie will be darker and will feature several violent scenes. The previous 5 Star Wars films were rated PG. A PG-13 rating warns parents that some material in the film may be inappropriate for children under the age of 13.

'Revenge of the Sith' will finally answer the question of why the young Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker made "a pact with the devil" and turned to the Dark Side of The Force eventually evolving into Darth Vader. The major focus of the film is the breakdown in friendship between Obi-Wan and Anakin.

One of the most anticipated new villains of Episode 111 is a character called General Grievous Shakar who hails from Kalee. Grievous is a hybrid cyborg with a touch of the Omix-Patra species. The General is described as "a twisted melding of flesh and metal, whose body is a deadly weapon forged by the cutting edge developers of the Confederacy."

Anakin/Vader is protrayed by Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman is Amidala, Ewan McGregor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi, and James Earl Jones returns as the voice of Darth Vader. The beloved character, Jar Jar Binks returns as well played by Ahmed Best.

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