Film-maker George Lucas says the upcoming sixth and final instalment in the Star Wars film franchise is the darkest and most violent yet, and is likely to be the first in the series to get a more restrictive rating than PG.
"I don't think I would take a five or six-year-old to this," Lucas said in an interview for CBS.
The five previous Star Wars films carried a rating of PG, which stands for "parental guidance suggested" and is the second-to-least restrictive classification that can be issued for a film by the Motion Picture Association of America.
A PG-13 rating means parents are strongly cautioned that some material in the film may be inappropriate for children under the age of 13.
The tone of the upcoming final chapter in the Star Wars double trilogy is described by Lucas as a far cry from some of the more light-hearted elements of his earlier films, such as the cuddly Ewok warriors in 1983's Return of the Jedi or the goofy, easy-going Jar Jar Binks from 1999's Phantom Menace.
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith will chronicle the transformation of the heroic Anakin Skywalker into the evil Darth Vader as he ventures to a mythical Hell-like planet composed of erupting volcanoes and molten lava.
We're going to watch him make a pact with the devil," Lucas said. "[The film] is much more dark ... more emotional. It's much more of a tragedy."
Revenge of the Sith, the third prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars film," is due out in May.
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