William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First

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"Jar Jar Binks may not be as dumb as you think, the cloners do some funny things when they talk, and Mace Windu is every Samuel L. Jackson fan's dream."
―Ian Doescher[2]

William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First is a non-canon book by Ian Doescher. The book was released on April 7, 2015. It is a retelling of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace as if written by William Shakespeare.[1]

Publisher's summary

Experience the story of The Phantom Menace all over again, now with all the drama and prestige of Shakespearean theater! Stunning text lovingly and accurately rendered in the meter and style of the Bard himself includes reimagined dialogue from each character from the movie, stage directions, and plenty of Easter eggs, all alongside twenty gorgeous woodcut illustrations that put an Elizabethan twist on iconic Star Wars characters.

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Development

Doescher particularly enjoyed writing the character of Jar Jar Binks for the title. In William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace, Binks is portrayed as a Shakespearean fool who must act the idiot in order to advance a hidden agenda. His true intentions are revealed in asides to the audience. Doescher stated he was surprised that Lucasfilm allowed this portrayal of the character, but found it a lot of fun.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 PenguinRandomHouse-Logo William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Premium-Era-real Exclusive cover peek at new Shakespeare 'Star Wars' prequel parody on cnet (backup link)
  3. ↑ Premium-Era-real Meet Ian Doescher, the man who Shakespeared the Force by Toh, Terence on www.star2.com (July 28, 2015) (backup link archived on July 29, 2015)
  4. ↑ InsightEditions-Small William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First on Insight Editions' official website (backup link)
  5. ↑ InsightEditions-Small William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First on Insight Editions' official website (backup link)

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