At the time of its release, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sithwas vastly different and darker from anything else Star Warshad ever done on-screen, and it made George Lucas hesitant for one specific reason. Lucas was never one to stray from his vision, especially in the Star Wars universe, and he maintained that same prerogative with Revenge of the Sith. Anakin Skywalker’s story was headed to a darker place, and Lucas needed to go there.