<P> Author Michael Kaminski , in The Secret History of Star Wars , offers evidence that issues in Anakin 's fall to the dark side prompted Lucas to make massive story changes , first revising the opening sequence of the third prequel , Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) , to have Palpatine kidnapped and his apprentice , Count Dooku , killed by Anakin as the first act in the latter 's turn towards the dark side . After principal photography was complete in 2003 , Lucas made even more massive changes in Anakin 's character , re-writing his entire turn to the dark side ; Anakin 's fall from grace would now be motivated by a desire to save his wife , Padmé Amidala , rather than the previous version in which that reason was one of several , including that he genuinely believed that the Jedi were plotting to take over the Republic . This fundamental re-write was accomplished both through editing the principal footage , and new and revised scenes filmed during pick - ups in 2004 . </P>
<P> Author Michael Kaminski , in The Secret History of Star Wars , offers evidence that issues in Anakin 's fall to the dark side prompted Lucas to make massive story changes , first revising the opening sequence of the third prequel , Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) , to have Palpatine kidnapped and his apprentice , Count Dooku , killed by Anakin as the first act in the latter 's turn towards the dark side . After principal photography was complete in 2003 , Lucas made even more massive changes in Anakin 's character , re-writing his entire turn to the dark side ; Anakin 's fall from grace would now be motivated by a desire to save his wife , Padmé Amidala , rather than the previous version in which that reason was one of several , including that he genuinely believed that the Jedi were plotting to take over the Republic . This fundamental re-write was accomplished both through editing the principal footage , and new and revised scenes filmed during pick - ups in 2004 . </P>
when did anakin skywalker turn to the dark side
when did anakin skywalker turn to the dark side
Revenge of the Sith
Revenge of the Sith