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Jake Matthew Lloyd is an American former actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way.
Lloyd in 2010
Lloyd (right) with Anthony Daniels (left) at the first Star Wars Celebration in 1999
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas in his first directorial effort since the original Star Wars, released in 1977.
Jake Lloyd
…Jake Matthew Lloyd (born March 5, 1989) is an American former actor who portrayed young Anakin Skywalker in the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Jamie Langston in Jingle All the Way (1996). Jake Matthew Lloyd was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, on March 5, 1989 to Josh Broadbent and…
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Star Wars creator George Lucas (pictured in 2011) decided to return to the series in the 1990s following advancements in computer-generated imagery.
Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi dueling Darth Maul. Lucas wanted the lightsaber battles to be fast and more intense than those of the original trilogy, depicting the Jedi in their prime. This scene was highly praised by critics and audiences.
Remains of Mos Espa in the Tunisian desert, near Nafta