George Lucas officially announced today via
Starwars.com that he will be bringing his highly anticipated animated series
Star Wars: Clone Wars to theater screens across the country. The feature will run 100 minutes and it will be released on August 15th.
Following this event, the TV series will debut in the fall with thirty half hour episodes that will first run on The Cartoon Network before being re-aired on TNT.
Star Wars: Clone Wars takes audiences on incredible new
Star Wars adventures, combining the legendary storytelling of Lucasfilm with an eye-popping, signature animation style.
George Lucas stated, "I felt there were a lot more Star Wars stories left to tell. I was eager to start telling some of them through animation and, at the same time, push the art of animation forward." The series will provide an entirely new look and feel to the franchise, combining the expansive scope of the
Star Wars saga with state-of-the-art computer-generated animation. Each week, viewers will see a thrilling, 30-minute "mini-movie" created by the talented artists at Lucasfilm Animation.
Returning characters include Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padme Amidala, along with brand-new characters such as Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Darth Sidious, Count Dooku and General Grievous are also set to return. Lucasfilm's Micheline Chau stated, "Warner Brothers and Turner are uniquely positioned to deliver on the enormous potential of The Clone Wars because together they offer a world-class opportunity: the theatrical and home-video distribution of Warner Bros. and the broad reach of the Turner Networks. This terrific combination hits the key demographic groups, ranging from kids to adults, that make up the Star Wars audience."
Warner Brothers' Dan Fellman added, "This is a breakthrough project -- returning Star Wars to the big screen in a completely new way while beginning an exciting new chapter in George Lucas' legendary saga. We immediately felt that it would be a fantastic theatrical event and are thrilled to be bringing it to moviegoers."
Dont't forget to also check out:
Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
Untitled Clone Wars TV Series
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But bad continuity (on many levels) with 4-6...
AND with lines like "Don't make me kill you!" (Anakin) or "I will end this once and for all!" (Mace Windu)...really force me to believe Lucas lost his touch in favor of special effects.
4-6 were masterpieces to me; great acting, special effects, more realistic character interaction and awesome storyline. With 1-3, Lucas abandoned some of the original storyline and didn't seem to care too much about making a seamless transition.
Was I entertained? Sure. Was a disappointed? YES.
Anyway, just my opinions, of course. I respect everyone's right to favor a film for whatever reason (no matter how "good" or "bad" someone else may feel they are).
Cheers
IMHO, he killed episodes 1-3 with terrible character interaction and cheesy, campy lines. Sure 1-3 were fantastic in the special effects arena, but I got tired of the 6th grade dialogue...not to mention the sqeaky, cutesy, Muppet-like aliens running around...
Cheers
the fx and photography direction were impressive but the dialogue was stale, and the acting was sub-par.
Crap...now I have to find a way to get off work on August 15th.
I look forward to this series, I just wish they had avoided the slightly triangular shaped bodies and faces of the character the same way they did the "Clone Wars" series prior to this. If they had done the animation like the Final Fantasy movie for example, then this series would be absolutely amazing. Its still going to kick ass!