Lauren- to answer your point, not only do all sources currently show the gap between OT and PT being the full 20 years, NO Star Wars film has ever spanned a period of years.
Failing an epilogue section, we can be VERY certain that there is absolutely no time to see Padme die in the films.
Still, we'll see.
That would be such a dissapointment. 🙁
I think everyone agrees that seeing Padme die in Ep3 would be sad and tragic. So why not do it? Especially if that's what it's meant to be.
The way things are working out, we'll see Anakin fall, the Jedi and the Republic defeated. Is that going to be sad? Not for me. I'll be loving it when Obi-Wan kicks his ass and Palpatine takes over. And it won't be sad because we know Anakin is eventually saved and the Jedi return.
I don't see how Lucas can call ep3 a tragedy when nothing tragic happens in it. EVERY bad thing that's going to happen in Ep3 gets fixed in the OT. There has to be something that happens that can't be brought back otherwise Anakin turning isn't that bad.
And I don't beleive what the Official Site said anyway. It doesn't make sense.
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