‘Star Wars’ film title announced

San Diego — The final “Star Wars” prequel is just “Episode III” no more. Lucasfilm announced its new title Saturday: “Revenge of the Sith.”

The movie, set for release in May 2005, will link the prequels with the original “Star Wars” trilogy by showing how Luke Skywalker’s father, Anakin, went from a sweet-natured slave boy to the galaxy-crushing villain Darth Vader.

Lucasfilm announced the new title at the annual Comic-Con International, the annual gathering of tens of thousands of sci-fi and superhero fans.

“Star Wars” creator and filmmaker George Lucas did not attend the event, but sent fan-relations chief Steve Sansweet in his place.

Prince’s ex-financier says Diana took Charles ‘to the cleaners’

London — Princess Diana “took every penny” that Prince Charles had in their divorce settlement, the prince’s former financial adviser was quoted in a Sunday newspaper.

Geoffrey Bignell told The Sunday Telegraph that Charles handed over his entire personal fortune when the divorce was settled in 1996, a year before Diana died in a Paris car crash.

He did not reveal the amount, but at the time it was widely reported to be between $25 million and $33 million.

“Princess Diana took every penny he had,” Bignell said. “I was told to liquidate everything, all his investments … That’s when I stopped being his personal financial adviser because he had no personal wealth left. She took him to the cleaners.”

A spokeswoman for Prince Charles refused to comment on the settlement issue but confirmed that Bignell had worked for the heir to the throne.

Venice Film Festival jury named

Venice, Italy — British director John Boorman will head the main jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival. The panel also will include Spike Lee and “Lost in Translation” star Scarlett Johansson.

Festival organizers announced the list Friday. Other members of the jury are filmmakers Wolfgang Becker of Germany, Mimmo Calopresti of Italy and Dusan Makavejev of Serbia-Montenegro; Italian editor Pietro Scalia; and Xu Feng, a producer from Taiwan.

Boorman, 71, started his career in the 1960s. His movies include “Point Blank,” “Deliverance,” “Hope and Glory,” and “Beyond Rangoon.” This year he directed “Country of My Skull.”

The film festival runs Sept. 1-11, and the jury will award a Golden Lion for best film.