Ten years after the Jedi Knights defeated the Sith Apprentice, the Galactic Republic faces another threat. Former Jedi knight Count Dooku (Christopher Lee) incites thousands of star systems to break with the Republic and build a large robot army to prepare for the coup. Amidala (Natalie Portman) of Naboo arrives as a member of parliament after ending her term as Queen, determined to cast a key vote for the formation of a Republican army. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and the grown-up Anakin (Hayden Christensen) are ordered to protect Amidala's safety. While Anakin was escorting Amidala back to planet Naboo to take refuge, the two men had a secret love and decided to go to planet Tatooine to find Anakin's mother. At the same time, Obi-Wan tracked down the assassin's whereabouts deep into the planet Geonoses and discovered Count Dooku's plot, but he was in prison and in danger... This film was nominated for the 75th Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2003.