Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace widescreen Collector's Edition version. In its first two days of availability, the regular version sold 4.5 million copies and the limited edition sold 500,000. It was the first "Star Wars" film to be officially released on DVD, on October 16, 2001, in a slightly extended cut from the theatrical release. The special features included seven deleted scenes completed specifically for the DVD, a commentary track featuring Lucas and producer Rick McCallum, and several documentariesincluding a full-length documentary entitled "The Beginning: Making Episode I". "The Phantom Menace" became the fastest selling DVD ever in the U.S.; 2.2 million copies were sold
Star Wars titles, instead carrying the promotional ""A Star Wars Story"" subtitle. Focused on how the rebels obtained the Death Star plans from the 1977 film, the first anthology film, "Rogue One", was released on December 16, 2016 to favorable reviews and box office success. The second, "", centered on a young Han Solo with Chewbacca and Lando as supporting characters, was released on May 25, 2018 to mixed reviews and underperformance at the box office. Despite this, more anthology films are expected to be released. In November 2017, Lucasfilm announced that Rian Johnson, the writer/director of "The Last Jedi", would be