We have the brand new one-sheet poster and another new image from the upcoming
Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, which hits the theaters on August 15. Click below to enlarge these new images.
Star Wars fans will get an unprecedented look at the newest intergalactic adventure on Thursday, May 8, when the world-premiere trailer for the upcoming CG-animated movie
Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuts across five Turner networks simultaneously.
At 7:58 p.m. in all U.S. time zones, Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN, and Boomerang will debut an action-packed, two-minute preview of the animated adventure from creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation. It marks the first time a theatrical trailer has received a simultaneous, cross-network airing on Turner Networks. The trailer debuts in theaters on Friday, May 9, along with the first poster for the movie. Opening nationwide on August 15, 2008,
Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
"By combining the power of the Turner Networks and the power of the Force, we're able to create a fantastic event for Star Wars fans of all ages," said Howard Roffman, vice president of Lucasfilm Ltd. "We're incredibly proud of
The Clone Wars, and eager to be able to showcase it for the first time in such an exciting way."
The newest tale of adventure, intrigue and excitement in a galaxy far, far away combines the legendary storytelling of Lucasfilm and the Star Wars Saga with a signature animation style from Lucasfilm Animation.
Following its broadcast debut across the Turner Networks, the trailer for
Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be available for viewing exclusively at the official Star Wars website,
StarWars.com On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padme Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains - led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous - are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations that fill
Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
The theatrical release of
Star Wars: The Clone Wars tells an all-new story that leads directly in to this fall's premiere of a weekly, animated
Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series on Cartoon Network, followed by airings on TNT.
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Comparing this to the original SW trilogy is unfair obviously...
*The originals were breakthrough films Unlike Anything at the time, mania ensues. Today, frenzied cg cartoons are the norm.
*The originals were Live Action- no computer can act for crap, thusly, animations have nowhere near as much emotional resonance.
*The SW: Clone Wars film is intended for little kids primarily, a different demographic than the older teen to adult demo. of the original SW movies.
It's an unfair comparison...each project is a different animal, despite your tastes.
There are cartoon spinoffs for other properties that are intended for kids, but, have some appeal to adults who grew up on them. Iron Man has a new spinoff cartoon...there's Batman, Justice League, etc.
SW: Clone Wars is a state of the art CG animation heavy on headspinning action. You've got look at in the context that it is its own thing.
Comparing it to the live action original trilogy is an unfair, apples to oranges comparison.
This 3d-ish 'toon will surely be better than the pitiful SW cartoons of the 80's...remember Droids or Ewoks? It's better not to.
As far as the style, it looks like good, contemporary anime' with 3D.