Episode 3 Crawl Online

by Christopher Kirkman · Published January 27, 2005 · Updated

Starwars.com has posted the opening crawl to Episode 3, the yellow text that scrolls from the bottom of the screen, traditionally beginning each film accompanying John Williams’ rapturous score. The article includes an interview with John Knoll, Visual Effects Supervisor for the prequels, explaining how he created each of the crawls and to what extent George is involved: “he really cares about the typography”.

Following the interview is the Roll-Up Library, a collection of the six title sequences including the crawl from the upcoming Revenge of the Sith. Spoiler warning now! Hit back now if you don’t want to know:

Episode III

REVENGE OF THE SITH

War! The Republic is crumbling
under attacks by the ruthless
Sith Lord, Count Dooku.
There are heroes on both sides.
Evil is everywhere.

In a stunning move, the
fiendish droid leader, General
Grievous, has swept into the
Republic capital and kidnapped
Chancellor Palpatine, leader of
the Galactic Senate.

As the Separatist Droid Army
attempts to flee the besieged
capital with their valuable
hostage, two Jedi Knights lead a
desperate mission to rescue the
captive Chancellor….