It also serves as Lucas' most recent directorial effort to date. It is the final installment in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the third chapter in the Skywalker saga and the sixth Star Wars film to be released overall. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker and Frank Oz. It stars Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space-opera film written and directed by George Lucas.