The Highly-Awaited, Final Installment of Star Wars Heats Up Premiere's May Issue

The Highly-Awaited, Final Installment of Star Wars Heats Up Premiere's May Issue

- Premiere Also Reveals Its 'Ultimate Summer Movie Preview' -

NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- "A lot of my life has been wrapped up in this one thing. I can walk away from this now 'cause I feel it's the best I could do ... this is the film that people want to see," says Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith Director George Lucas of his blockbuster film, which is expected to be the highest-grossing and most anticipated film of the summer season. Premiere's May issue, on sale nationwide today, takes an in-depth look into the end of the Star Wars story, which concludes a saga that began nearly 30 years ago. Talks with the entire cast including cover boy Hayden Christensen about the challenges he's faced since taking the role of everyone's favorite villain are featured in this blowout issue.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/NYTU126 )

"It's clear that not only sentiment about this being the last Star Wars movie is at work here -- how Anakin becomes Darth is primal stuff, and Episode III looks like the real deal," comments Premiere Editor-in-Chief Peter Herbst.

In addition to Star Wars fever, Premiere's annual "Ultimate Summer Movie Preview" highlights the summer's hottest tickets and can't miss features. Batman, Willy Wonka and a pimp who gains a conscious are amongst the movies characters that are sure to sizzle on the big screen. The magazine also fearlessly predicts the top ten moneymakers.

Premiere's Summer Box Office Predictions 1. Star Wars: Episode III-Revenge of the Sith $400 million 2. Madagascar $240 million 3. War of the Worlds $180 million 4. Batman Begins $150 million 5. Kingdom of Heaven $130 million 6. Mr. and Mrs. Smith $125 million 7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $120 million 8. Stealth $115 million 9. Fantastic Four $110 million 10. Cinderella Man $105 million

Premiere is published by Hachette Filipacchi Media, U.S., and is accessible on the Web at http://www.premiere.com/.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050412/NYTU126 AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/ AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN8 PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Source: Hachette Magazines, Inc.

CONTACT: Kathryn Wender, +1-212-767-6736, or Shavonne Harding, +1-212-767-6268, both for Hachette Magazines, Inc.

Web site: http://www.premiere.com/

------- Profile: Ent