If you were going to open on tatooine you could change how the characters get there, and their motives.

Qui Gon might be there alone already with the intention of recruiting Anakin.

Obi Wan might be on Coruscant already with his master Yoda.

The Naboo cruiser could blast through the blockade and land on Tatooine, where upon a chance meeting Padme pleads for help with Qui Gon, who initially doesn’t want to get involved.

Anakin could be the turning point, who only agrees to leave his family on Tatooine and train if Qui Gon agrees to help?