Star Wars: The Clone Wars In Theaters and on Television in 2008

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A new era of Star Wars entertainment begins in 2008 when Star Wars: The Clone Wars, from creator George Lucas, premieres as an all-new feature film in August, followed by the television series debut in the fall, in a partnership announced today between Lucasfilm Ltd., Warner Bros. Pictures and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, Star Wars: The Clone Wars takes audiences on incredible new Star Wars adventures, combining the legendary storytelling of Lucasfilm with an eye-popping, signature animation style. Star Wars: The Clone Wars will open in North American theaters Friday, August 15. International release dates will be announced soon.

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"I felt there were a lot more Star Wars stories left to tell," said George Lucas, executive producer of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. "I was eager to start telling some of them through animation and, at the same time, push the art of animation forward."The theatrical debut of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is only the beginning of all-new Star Wars adventures that continue in the fall when the long-awaited television series premieres on Cartoon Network, followed by airings on TNT. Details regarding international broadcasts will be announced shortly. Star Wars: The Clone Wars showcases an entirely new look and feel to the galaxy far, far away -- 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.

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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 Padma Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains -- led by Darth Sidious, 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."Warner Bros. 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," said Micheline Chau, President and Chief Operating Officer of Lucasfilm Ltd. "This terrific combination hits the key demographic groups, ranging from kids to adults, that make up the Star Wars audience."

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Dan Fellman, Warner Bros. Pictures President of Domestic Distribution, 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." "Nothing like this has ever been produced for television," said Stuart Snyder, President/COO Turner Animation,Young Adults & Kids Media. "For 30 years, Star Wars has shown that it appeals to a huge breadth of fans. The Clone Wars on Cartoon Network will be appointment television for everyone in the family. We're thrilled to be working with Lucasfilm again and very excited to be playing a role in bringing this remarkable adventure to viewers."With a new story each week, Star Wars: The Clone Wars continues the tradition of thrilling stories, astonishing visuals and extraordinary music that have always been the hallmarks of the Star Wars Saga.
Lucasfilm Animation, which is based in Marin County, Calif., with a studio in Singapore, has produced more than 30 all-new episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and production continues on even more exciting episodes.
The first in a planned series of special web-only documentaries that chronicle the development of Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuts online today, and can be found here.
 
Ugh...no offense Farid, but a 30 min "mini-movie" - it's called a cartoon no matter how you slice it. I'm sorry, but to me this is just a ploy to keep making money, and not good content.

The only good looking thing is that the animation looks high quality.
 
Lucas says "there is so much more to tell"......then make a live action movie...it's not like the man is short of money....I think animation is a cop out.
 
Tiveria said:
Ugh...no offense Farid, but a 30 min "mini-movie" - it's called a cartoon no matter how you slice it. I'm sorry, but to me this is just a ploy to keep making money, and not good content.

The only good looking thing is that the animation looks high quality.
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It's going to be like 3 of the TV episodes showing as 1. As each will be about 30 min each you are looking at an 1 1/2 hour film.

After that it will continue on the TV. Not sure if they will show the same shows on TV or not. They will eventually.

It looks very good so far. Watch http://www.starwars.com/video/view/623.html for a few looks.

And the rumour is an MMO on the real TV show.
 
The only thing that appeals to me about the fact that it's going to be animated is at least we won't have to sit through another 2 hours of Hayden Christensens horrible acting. Computer programmed digital actors > Hayden Christensen.
 
Azrail Aleback said:
It's going to be like 3 of the TV episodes showing as 1. As each will be about 30 min each you are looking at an 1 1/2 hour film.

After that it will continue on the TV. Not sure if they will show the same shows on TV or not. They will eventually.

It looks very good so far. Watch http://www.starwars.com/video/view/623.html for a few looks.

And the rumour is an MMO on the real TV show.
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Usually they put movies on TV in series because they're longer than 2 hours (3 1 hour shows, for example). Okay, so if it's a limited amount of shows (3 @ .5) then call it a mini-series or something.

Dunno, I just think they're going overboard on marketing. I like quality entertainment, not entertainment someone is telling me is quality.
 
Tiveria said:
Usually they put movies on TV in series because they're longer than 2 hours (3 1 hour shows, for example). Okay, so if it's a limited amount of shows (3 @ .5) then call it a mini-series or something.

Dunno, I just think they're going overboard on marketing. I like quality entertainment, not entertainment someone is telling me is quality.
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I'm quite skeptical as well. I won't expect anything great unless I see it.
 
A) its star wars and me and millions love that to start with
B) its a movie and then a tv series, both animated and they look awesome, like someone said we dont have to rely on actors so wooot the universe is alive.
C) i hope this lets lucas insure the legacy of SW will continue in many ways to produce new adventures and materials for those of us who want them.
 
Azrail Aleback said:
It's going to be like 3 of the TV episodes showing as 1. As each will be about 30 min each you are looking at an 1 1/2 hour film.

After that it will continue on the TV. Not sure if they will show the same shows on TV or not. They will eventually.

It looks very good so far. Watch http://www.starwars.com/video/view/623.html for a few looks.

And the rumour is an MMO on the real TV show.
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Actually 3 episodes strung together would yield a single movie just a little more than an hour long. U.S. produced TV shows run at roughly 23 minutes of content per half hour of air time to allow for commercials.

So either it will be 4 or 5 episodes (:lol:), or we'll have a very short movie in the theaters (:mellow:).
 
I'm very excited about this no matter how long it is or animation. Hey.. its Star Wars... that's good enough for me.
 
The animation is...unique. I wish it was something other then the clone wars saga but im still excited none the less
 
The episodes will be more like 23 minutes because of the commercials (unless it'd be commercial free, but then they'd pack 5 mins of commercials at the beginning), so the movie would really be 5-6 episodes depending on the length of the feature.
 
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