Disney–where is Anakin Skywalker? Star Wars Prequels and the Redemption of Anakin Skywalker Almost ten years ago, The Walt Disney Company embarked on its journey in the galaxy far, far away. After purchasing Lucasfilm from George Lucas for $4 billion in 2012, the Disney era officially commenced with Star Wars: Episode VII–The Force Awakens (2015). But one character was largely ...

When The Last Jedi was released in 2017, it seemed impossible that there could be another Star Wars film that would become just as widely hated by fans, but 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker was the final nail in the coffin for Disney and Lucasfilm’s sequel trilogy. While nowhere near as ‘out there’ as its predecessor, Episode IX lacks coherent ...