The new Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace opens in theaters in Santo Domingo, La Romana and Santiago this Thursday, 1 July. The film, which was released in the US on May 19, will be shown in nine theaters in Santo Domingo and the interior. Star Wars will be showing both in Spanish and in the original English version with Spanish subtitles. Theaters where Star Wars "prequel" will be shown are: Hollywood Diamond 1-8 (in Spanish and in English with subtitles); Plaza Central’s Broadway 4-5 (English with sub-titles); Plaza Central’s Manzana 1-2 (in Spanish and in English with subtitles); Palacio del Cine (in Spanish and in English with subtitles). Hollywood 7 (in Spanish); La Romana’s Hollywood Plaza (in English with sub-titles); Santiago’s Doble (in Spanish). Episode I takes audiences on a journey to the beginnings of the Star Wars saga. The original Star Wars trilogy (Episodes IV, V and VI) told the story of Luke Skywalker, a young farmboy who became a hero in the struggle to overthrow an evil empire and had to confront one of the Empire’s staunchest henchmen, Darth Vader, who held the terrible secret of his father’s fate. The new Star Wars trilogy goes back in time a full generation to tell the story of Anakin Skywalker, the innocent boy who will one day become the dreaded Darth Vader. For more information on this film and its spectacular costumes and special effects, see the film’s web site at http://www.starwars.com
