by Matthew Pejkovic URL Copied! “Marty, I didn’t invent the time machine for financial gain! The intent here is to gain a clearer perception of humanity. Where we’ve been, where we’re going, the pitfalls and the possibilities, the perils, and the promise. Perhaps even an answer to that universal question, ‘Why?’” – Doctor Emmett Brown, Back to the Future II It was June of 1999 and the anticipation among Star Wars fans was at a fever pitch with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace about to premiere in cinemas.
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Image: 20th Century Fox “I never really intended to do the Star Wars backstory,” said Lucas in an interview with the American Film Institute . “It wasn’t writ.
