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
Star Wars: The Clone Wars was released August 15th, 2008 and stars Matt Lanter, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor, Dee Bradley Baker, Tom Kane, Nika Futterman, Ian Abercrombie, Corey Burton. The film is directed by Dave Filoni.
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Wu-Tang101
either way im glad they're goin more in depth in the clone wars they did'nt show enough of it! How are they goin to explain Ahsoka not being mentioned in any of the other films?? especially being so close to Anakin as a padawan of course!.
4 years agoby @wu-tang101Flag
Splatter2010
I'm a huge Star Wars fan but I agree with seti73.... although I still the luv the new films, and that's cause I'm a diehard fan and those movies were full of fun Star Wars stuff. Disappointed with the dialogue, acting, way too many plot holes to count? Absolutely..... Ja Ja didn't piss me off as much as unbelievable coincidences like Anakin being the maker of C-3PO. Chewbacca and Yoda were ol' chums in the clone wars..... please. Plus, R2-D2, one of probably millions of astromech droids in the SW galaxy and he just happened to be owned by 1st Padme', then Anakin, then Luke? I mean, c'mon, what are the chances. The midiachlorins was a ridiculous concept too.... and notice it never came up again in the 2nd and 3rd film. I actually felt more in tune with the old feelings I got from the original trilogy watching the 20 animated shorts of the Clone Wars cartoon.
4 years agoby @mindscapeFlag
G-reg
I agree Lucas may have lost some of his touch. But remember he didnt direct episodes 5 and 6. yeah he controlled the show but other directors got to show the stroy. 1-3 it was all lucas. ( with some help from steve on e3) i was a little disappointed with epsoide one,...two and three...i got what i expected. i agree...everyone has there right to judge a film..it would be really boaring if everyone felt the same.
4 years agoby @g-regFlag
seti73
New saga, new look, etc...true.
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
4 years agoby @seti73Flag
Splatter2010
awesome that it's hitting the big screen..... more intense clone war battles? I can deal with that.
4 years agoby @mindscapeFlag
G-reg
This will be awesome...and episodes 1-3 were pretty badass. New saga, new look, new feeling.
4 years agoby @g-regFlag
seti73
Hopefully, Lucas won't be writing the dialogue on these.
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
4 years agoby @seti73Flag
The Narrator: The Better Man
sweet. i'll watch it.
4 years agoby @narratorFlag
TheEdge76
Not interested.
4 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag
Cheesepleasebb
awesome awesome awesome!....thats all i have to say
4 years agoby @cheesepleasebbFlag
Gil Brooks
I've seen a full episode of this show, and it was awesome.
4 years agoby @gil-brooksFlag
Err
yeah i have to agree with phil mata, i was quite dissapointed, overall, with episodes 1-3.
the fx and photography direction were impressive but the dialogue was stale, and the acting was sub-par.
4 years agoby @err2005Flag
Ryan Moran
thats cool as hell
4 years agoby @nightwing18Flag
The Kwisatz Haderach
K-man has a point the animation for the Final Fantasy Advent Children was totally sick. I dont care too much for this 'triangular' cgi seen above. It still looks cool. But it could be much more badass, though it would take longer to create.
4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
killahmovie24
"But perhaps this can redeem the not-so-admirable episodes I-III trilogy." and the Dumb-ass comment award goes 2..........Philip C. Mata!!!!! are you serious my dude? yes granted that jar jar binks sucked hoth balls but watching and knowing that the boy in this movie here will one day become one of the greatest villians of ALL TIME made the Phantom M. Worth watching not to mention the last fight scene, and if you got a problem wit II & III....then you just dont like star wars and you need to talk to j.j. and see if scotty can beam you up, peace and how can i forget, "May be the force be w/you" lmao!
4 years agoby @killahmovie24Flag
MovieFan9482
I hope this turns out to be really successful, I would like to see episodes leading right up to the beginning of Episode 4. Also maybe going beyond the clone wars and stuff that took place in between the movies, like when the ran into a bounty hunter in between episode 4 and 5. I hope they show Boba Fett growing up and becoming a bounty hunter and when Chewie meets Han Solo.
4 years agoby @moviefan9482Flag
darthboromir
This will be good!
Crap...now I have to find a way to get off work on August 15th.
4 years agoby @darthboromirFlag
Phil Mata
The series doesn't look very adolescent friendly. But perhaps this can redeem the not-so-admirable episodes I-III trilogy.
4 years agoby @phil-mataFlag
Err
hey, alright. somebody pass the popcorn.
4 years agoby @err2005Flag
K-Man
Phatlightning it is a T.V series. Its going to theatres first and coming to T.V.
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!
4 years agoby @k-manFlag
Marcusx
fingers crossed. i hope the voice actors dont suck it up big time, i mean just look what happened in EPISODE III...lucas kills dialogue when he is in charge of it
4 years agoby @marcusxFlag
CelluloidDreams
This should be interesting! Anything "Star Wars" I'm there!
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
ed_wood
Very cool.
4 years agoby @ed-woodFlag
T.Clark
Looks cool. The CGI is a nice touch.
4 years agoby @insertusernamehereFlag
J.Crane
Anakin looks badass......cool...
4 years agoby @aungmyoFlag
SaintCharles
it will be a series after the movie
4 years agoby @saintcharlesFlag
Phatlightning
this should probably be a tv series instead, ones with this type of CG usually make it big, i.e. transformers
4 years agoby @sxers2k1Flag
SaintCharles
nice cgi, instead of cartoons
4 years agoby @saintcharlesFlag