8 Hidden Facts You Never Knew About Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith

A long time ago (20 years ago, to be precise), in a galaxy we call home, George Lucas brought his epic prequel trilogy to a close.

After spending years wondering exactly what the fall of Anakin Skywalker and the rise of the Empire looked like, a ton of compelling answers were finally given in Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

Along with being easily the darkest prequel entry, this closing chapter of the trilogy brought with it some utterly jaw-dropping visuals, a ton of iconic character moments, and so, so much wonderful detail.

Even after all this time, fans are still discovering new and exciting facts that have always been staring them in the face during this climactic Star Wars adventure. 

From hilarious background antics, to ominous foreshadowing, to secretly rather grim cameos, Lucas and co. were clearly hellbent on stuffing as much as they could into every frame of the final Lucas-led live-action Star Wars picture. But with so many eye-catching duels, Easter eggs, and nods all trying to grab your attention here, it was only natural for a few fascinating details to get lost in the shuffle.  

Not for much longer, though. 

And with the re-release of this prequel-ender set to land in theatres later this month, there's no better time to take a closer look at those hidden Episode III facts that you can have fun pointing out during your next watch of Revenge of the Sith.

George Lucas and the brilliant visual effects team behind Episode III - Revenge of the Sith evidently had a blast throwing in a number of cheeky background interactions during some of the movie's more action-packed moments.

And the first of these that will be looked at in this list involves everyone's favourite astromech making a silly battle droid's day even worse.

As Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi pick off a few of those panicking clankers during the opening Invisible Hand sequence, keep a close eye on R2-D2 not long after General Grievous fled the crashing cruiser.

With the visual of Anakin and Obi-Wan slicing through useless droids likely being the thing you're focusing on here, it's easy to overlook Artoo hilariously tripping up a B1 battle droid on the bridge.

It's a quick bit of computer-generated slapstick comedy, but once you catch the little beat, it's difficult to get through this sequence without letting out a chuckle at good ol' Artoo doing his part to fend off the overwhelmed mechanical grunts.

That's not the only amusing chunk of droid comedy squeezed into the background of this CGI-stuffed ride, though...