Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)
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- "It's unusual for an animated film, because it's not really hardcore like say Beowulf and it's not a Pixar movie, so it kind of falls in between in this funny world where Star Wars is, which is kind of hard-edged but not really, sort of on the verge of PG-13, flips over once in a while, but sort of the high end of PG."
- ―George Lucas[src]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 animated feature film directed by Dave Filoni. It will debut the later television series of the same name. It is scheduled to be released on August 15, 2008. According to Filoni, the film will focus on (in reference to Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi) "the mission they are sent on, which brings them together as a mentor and student".[6] A key plot point of the film will be a mission involving the Jedi with Jabba the Hutt and his son.[7]
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[edit] Cast and characters
- Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker[8]
- James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi[8]
- Ashley Drane as Ahsoka Tano[8]
- Tom Kane as Yoda[9]
- Christopher Lee as Count Dooku[10]
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu[11]
- Grey DeLisle as Asajj Ventress[8]
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO[11]
- Matthew Wood as Grievous[1]
[edit] Production
Lucas and crew had the idea for a film after viewing some of the already completed footage on the big screen.[12] Additionally, Warner Brothers had tracked the series' development from the beginning, and decided on a theatrical launch after viewing some footage.[1] The film was designed to both be its own story and serve as a lead-in to the weekly animated TV series of the same name.[13] The film's music was composed by Kevin Kiner.[14] Steward Lee is a storyboard artist.[1]
[edit] Release
- "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."
- ―Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution[src]
At Hasbro's fall 2007 analyst event, it was announced that Star Wars: The Clone Wars would have a "theatrical launch" on August 8, 2008, with it beginning to be shown on TV during that fall.[15] Although Lucasfilm had previously announced that it would produce an animated feature film in 2008,[16] when initially asked for confirmation, a LFL representative replied that "It's one of the many things being discussed but we have no decisions yet. For us it's all about finding a creative way to launch a creative TV series."[17]
At ToyFare 2008, a LEGO official announced that an animated feature film would be released in the UK in September 2008,[18] and would be made up of the first three episodes of the series, with regular episodes airing later on television on an at-the-time unrevealed channel.[19] Another report incorrectly stated that the film might have been made up of four episodes of the series.[20] It was officially announced on February 12, 2008 that the feature film will be released in theaters on August 15, 2008, with the TV series debuting in the fall.[2] Warner Bros. showed a preview of the film in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 13, 2008.[21] Lucas attended the event and held a question and answer session.[12] The first theatrical trailer debuted on May 8, 2008 on five separate Turner Network channels.[22] A second trailer was released in June 2008.[23]
[edit] Marketing
Dave Filoni has been interviewed several times about the film and series, in which he explains the importance of the new character Ahsoka Tano.[24][25]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars merchandise will begin being released on July 26, 2008,[26] and Toys "R" Us will debut some of the products at midnight.[27] Hasbro will release several toy tie-ins based on The Clone Wars, including 3 3/4-inch action figure line,[28][29] a LEGO toy line,[30] an electronic clone trooper helmet,[28] a customizable lightsaber,[28] and an electronic AT-TE.[28] McDonalds will sell Clone Wars-themed Happy Meals.[31]
In 2007, LucasArts announced they were working on a handheld video game based on the series.[32] Two games will be released: Lightsaber Duels (for the Nintendo Wii) and Jedi Alliance (for the Nintendo DS).[33][34] Handheld video games will also be released for the Leapster2 and Didj systems.[35] Several books will be released, including a novel, storybook, picture books and an activity book.[36][37] Dark Horse will publish a 6-issue comic mini-series.[38] Topps will release trading cards.[39]
[edit] Home video and television
Warner Bros. also has the home video rights, and has already planned a DVD release of the film and TV series.[1] According to SpikeTV producer Terry Minogue, the channel will ultimately debut the film on television at some point after its theatrical release.[40]
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Characters
- Padmé Amidala
- Jar Jar Binks
- C-3PO
- Salacious B. Crumb
- Commander Fox
- Clone Trooper
- Clone Pilot
- Cody
- Count Dooku
- Kit Fisto[41]
- Nute Gunray
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Odd Ball
- Plo Koon[41]
- General Whorm Loathsom (First appearance)
- Palpatine
- R2-D2
- R2-KT
- R4-P17
- Captain Rex (First appearance)[41]
- Rotta (First appearance)
- Anakin Skywalker
- TC-70 (First appearance)
- Wat Tambor
- Ahsoka Tano (First appearance)
- Jabba Desilijic Tiure
- Asajj Ventress
- Mace Windu
- Yoda
- Ziro the Hutt (First appearance)
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[edit] Droid models
- R2-series astromech droid
- R4-series agromech droid
- B1 battle droid
- B2 super battle droid
- Droideka
- Dwarf spider droid
- FA-4 pilot droid
- IG-100 MagnaGuard
- NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcer
- Octuptarra combat tri-droid
- OG-9 homing spider droid
- 3PO-series protocol droid
- RA-7 protocol droid
- Retail clain droid
- Tri-droid
- Vulture droid starfighter
[edit] Events
- Clone Wars
- Battle of Christophsis (First appearance)
- Battle of Tatooine (Clone Wars) (First appearance)
- Battle of Teth (First appearance)
[edit] Locations
- Christophsis (First appearance)
- Coruscant
- Tatooine
- Teth
- B'omarr Monastery (First appearance)
[edit] Organizations and titles
[edit] Sentient species
- Aqualish
- Bith[42]
- Human
- Hutt
- Ithorian
- Jawa
- Kaleesh
- Kel Dor
- Kowakian monkey-lizard
- Nautolan
- Nikto[42]
- Neimoidian
- Rattataki
- Quarren[42]
- Rodian[42]
- Skakoan
- Togruta
- Twi'lek
- Unknown tridactyl species
[edit] Vehicles and vessels
- Acclamator I-class assault ship
- Anakin's customized Jedi starfighter
- AT-TE
- Armored Assault Tank
- Bantha-II cargo skiff[42]
- C-9979 landing craft
- Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
- Khetanna[42]
- Heavy Missile Platform
- Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship
- Low Altitude Assault Transport/carrier[43]
- Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
- Munificent-class star frigate
- Porax-38 starfighter[42]
- Providence-class carrier/destroyer
- Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop
- Republic Artillery Gun (First appearance)
- Soulless One
- STAP
- TX-130 Saber-class fighter tank
- Twilight (First appearance)
- Unknown Octopus ship (First appearance)[42]
- V-19 Torrent starfighter
- Venator-class Star Destroyer
[edit] Weapons and technology
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
Official site on StarWars.com
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars on StarWars.com
Star Wars: The Clone Wars at the Internet Movie Database
