Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Ten years later, Anakin has grown up and become a Jedi apprentice. The galaxy is on the brink of war as separatists threaten to break away from the Republic. Anakin and Padmé Amidala, now a senator, become targets of assassination attempts. Anakin and Padmé's forbidden love grows, while political intrigue deepens and leads to the emergence of the Clone Wars.