George Lucas brings new "Star Wars" to theaters

[Blu Lacez]

George Lucas brings new "Star Wars" to theaters
Tuesday February 12 3:56 PM ET


He said "Revenge of the Sith" would be his final "Star Wars" film, but creator George Lucas is taking another shot at silver screens with the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" in movie theaters in August.

Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Warner Bros. film studio said on Tuesday they would release the movie on August 15, ahead of the fall debut of an animated TV series of the same name on cable television's Cartoon Network and TNT.

"I felt there were a lot more 'Star Wars' stories left to tell," Lucas said in a statement. "I was eager to start telling some of them through animation and, at the same time, push the art of animation forward."

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The six-film "Star Wars" series is one of Hollywood's most lucrative franchises. It started with the initial "Star Wars" in 1977 and ended with 2005's "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."

At the time of "Sith," Lucas said he would not make another "Star Wars" movie, but has said he was in development on the animated TV show. In fact, Lucas told Reuters he thought he might go back to making artistic films, although he never said exactly what he had on his mind.

The "Star Wars" movies tell about battles for intergalactic superiority in space, and "Clone Wars" promises more of the same stories -- only in animation. Key characters such as Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala will be joined by new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka.

Lucasfilm said each episode on TV would be like a 30-minute "mini-movie" with Jedi Knights battling villains such as Count Dooku and General Grievous.

Also on Tuesday, Lucas' company began showing "web-only documentaries" telling of the development of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" on the Web site starwars.com.

(Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Eric Beech)




Might be Dope..what you guys think??

[The Watcher]

the clone wars animated series is eh.. if its the ones he released previously

i would rather he turned starwars into a proper tv show with live actors

[bez]

George, let Star Wars go, please!!!

[lawz2760]

Thanks for the news, Im deffinetly looking forward to the movie and the series.  As long as George Lucas is involved it should be good

[Soul Sanatorium]

Great news

[lawz2760]

It means that he has part of the final say if it is good or not and he is putting his own money into creating this

[Trauma-san]

I wish he would get a little ambition and do something new.  I.E., not star wars.  The mind that created the greatest fantasy story of the 20th century, that created that entire universe is content to live inside it.

I wish he were a little more like Stephen King.  King has created 100 worlds like that in his own mind. 

[Styles1]

this will only be cool if they eventually go in to Vader's story....

[Styles1]

yeah.. all the shit that goes down from his turn to the dark side up to New Hope...

[yukmouth23]

let the hyping begin

[Money]

The "Star Wars" movies tell about battles for intergalactic superiority in space, and "Clone Wars" promises more of the same stories -- only in animation. Key characters such as Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala will be joined by new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka.

anakin was never a jedi master, so how can he have a padawan?

[J Bananas]

can't they just let the legacy stand untainted? it can only get more watered down imo

[Money]

The "Star Wars" movies tell about battles for intergalactic superiority in space, and "Clone Wars" promises more of the same stories -- only in animation. Key characters such as Anakin Skywalker and Padme Amidala will be joined by new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka.

anakin was never a jedi master, so how can he have a padawan?

Anakin becomes a Jedi in Clone Wars season 2,but season 2 goes right into the Revenge Of The Sith movie.
So when is this movie meant to take place? 

a jedi knight yes, but not a jedi master.

[T-Dogg]

This could end up right or wrong, either way. If he pens up a good story then I'm all for it.

I would've hoped to see a different period though - between episodes 3 and 4. Have Vader kicking ass, the rebels stealing the Death Star plans, shit like that.

The trailer looks cool though, so I'm keeping a positive outlook for this.

[Lazar]

Serious, that shit looks so whack. Lucas should let it go