25 years later, Star Wars has released the original teaser trailer for The Phantom Menace, and we've got goosebumps

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Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was a formative cinema experience for many – inc⛎luding one of our♛ Jar Jar Binks-obsessed writers

If that’s the case for you, t🔯hen get ready for a fresh wave of nostalgia: over 25 years after its release, the original teaser trailer has been re-surfaced by the official Star Wars Twitter account.

As you can see below, the Anakin-centric trailer was audiences&r🍌squo; first taste of the 🍨prequels and The Phantom Menace. 

You might just be surprised at how much they cram in: the boy who would be Vader, of course, is front and center, but there’s plenty of room for Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, and several🌌 shots of Darth Maul – plus a glimpse of the iconic Duel o🌌f the Fates clash.

Next up in a galaxy far, far away, we’re going back 100 years before the events of The Phantom Menace for The Acolyte, a Disney Plus series that♛ sees The H꧅igh Republic era depicted in live action for the first time.

Created by Leslye Headland and starring Amandla Stenberg, 🐬Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett and Jodie Tur༺ner-Smith, the show’s synopsis reads: "An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past."

The first two episodes o🐷f The Acolyte are s🎶treaming on June 4.

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