Episode I
1994 -- Front page of Daily Variety announced that: "Lucas The Loner Returns To Wars." Lucas tells Rex Weiner of Variety that work will soon begin on the long-awaited Prequel Trilogy. The first prequel is tentatively scheduled for a 1998 release.
1995 -- Lucas is hard at work on writing the screenplay for Episode 1
May 1996 -- Lucasfilm announces that it has signed a deal (reportedly worth $ 2 billion) with Pepsico (Pepsi, Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell and Frito Lay) for movie tie-ins related to the new Prequel Trilogy. Variety called this "the largest in size and scope the entertainment industry has ever seen."
Late 1996 -- Lucasfilm announces that pre-production on Episode 1 has begun.
Episode II
2000 -- Filming begins on Episode 2 with the older Anakin Skywalker played by little-known actor Hayden Christensen.
May 2002 -- Episode 2 opened in theaters on May 16, 2002. The film earned $ 110 million in its first four days of release in North America. The final box office gross of Attack of the Clones was over $ 302.2 million U.S. dollars in North America with another $ 8.4 million earned from IMAX theaters. The overseas box office earnings topped $ 338.7 million dollars. The worldwide box office of Attack of the Clones equaled $ 649.4 million dollars.
Episode III
July 2003 -- George Lucas is scheduled to begin filming Star Wars Episode 3 in Sydney, Australia.
November 4, 2004 -- The first movie teaser trailer for Revenge of the Sith debuts at starwars.com Hyperspace.
November 5, 2004 -- The Revenge of the Sith trailer is previewed with the Pixar film called The Incredibles.
November 8, 2004 -- starwars.com debuts the Revenge of the Sith trailer for the general public.
May 19, 2005 -- Revenge of the Sith opens at theaters all around the world to record box-office grosses. In North America, Revenge of the Sith grosses $ 158.4 million U.S. dollars in its first four days of release with an eventual box office total of $ 380.3 million in North America. Overseas, Revenge of the Sith takes in a box office gross of $ 469.7 million U.S. dollars for a worldwide box office total of $ 850 million.
September 2007 -- George Lucas announces there will be at least 100 episodes of the computer animated Clone Wars TV show, which will likely debut in Fall 2008.
