Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)

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". A key plot point of the film will be a mission involving the Jedi with Jabba the Hutt and his son.

Cast and characters

 * Anthony Daniels as C-3PO.
 * Ashley Drane as Ahsoka Tano.
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu
 * Tom Kane as Yoda.
 * Christopher Lee as Count Dooku.
 * Matthew Wood as General Grievous and the battle droids.
 * Ian Abercrombie as Palpatine
 * Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker
 * Grey DeLisle as Asajj Ventress

Production
Lucas and crew had the idea for a film after viewing some of the already completed footage on the big screen. Additionally, Warner Brothers had tracked the series' development from the beginning, and decided on a theatrical launch after viewing some footage. 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. The film's music was composed by Kevin Kiner. Steward Lee is a storyboard artist

Release
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. Although Lucasfilm had previously announced that it would produce an animated feature film in 2008, 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." At ToyFare 2008, a LEGO official announced that an animated feature film would be released in the UK in September 2008, 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. Another report incorrectly stated that the film might have been made up of four episodes of the series.

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. The studio also has the home video rights, and has already planned a DVD release of the film and TV series. Warner Bros. showed a preview of the film in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 13, 2008. Lucas attended the event and held a question and answer session. The first theatrical trailer debuted on May 8, 2008 on five separate Turner Network channels. A second trailer was released in June 2008. According to SpikeTV producer Terry Minogue, the channel will ultimately debut the film on television at some point after its theatrical release.

Dave Filoni has been interviewed several times about the film and series, in which he explains the importance of the new character Ahsoka Tano.

Appearances
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 * Padmé Amidala
 * C-3PO
 * Salacious B. Crumb
 * Clone Trooper
 * Clone Pilot
 * Cody
 * Count Dooku
 * Kit Fisto
 * General Grievous
 * Nute Gunray
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Plo Koon
 * Palpatine
 * R2-D2
 * R4-P17
 * Captain Rex {{1st}}
 * Rotta {{1st}}
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * Wat Tambor
 * Ahsoka Tano {{1st}}
 * Jabba Desilijic Tiure
 * Asajj Ventress
 * Mace Windu
 * Yoda

Creatures

 * Rancor

Droid models

 * R2-series astromech droid
 * R4-series agromech droid
 * B1 battle droid
 * B2 super battle droid
 * CZ-series communications/business droid
 * Droideka
 * Dwarf spider droid
 * FA-4 pilot droid
 * IG-100 MagnaGuard
 * NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcer
 * Octuptarra combat tri-droid
 * 3PO-series protocol droid
 * Tri-droid
 * Vulture droid starfighter

Events

 * Clone Wars
 * Battle of Tatooine (Clone Wars)
 * Battle of Teth

Locations

 * Coruscant
 * Tatooine
 * Jabba's Palace
 * Teth

Organizations and titles

 * Order of the Sith Lords
 * CIS
 * Galactic Republic
 * Grand Army of the Republic
 * Jedi Order

Sentient species

 * Bith
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Kaleesh
 * Kel Dor
 * Kowakian monkey-lizard
 * Nautolan
 * Nikto
 * Neimoidian
 * Rattataki
 * Quarren
 * Rodian
 * Skakoan
 * Togruta
 * Twi'lek
 * Unknown tridactyl species

Vehicles and vessels

 * Acclamator I-class assault ship
 * Anakin's customized Jedi starfighter
 * AT-TE
 * Bantha-II cargo skiff
 * C-9979 landing craft
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Khetanna
 * Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport/carrier
 * Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry
 * Munificent-class star frigate
 * Porax-38 starfighter
 * Providence-class carrier/destroyer
 * Punworcca 116-class interstellar sloop
 * Soulless One
 * STAP
 * Twilight
 * Unknown Octopus ship
 * V-19 Torrent starfighter
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer

Weapons and technology
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 * Cyborg
 * DC-15A blaster
 * DC-15S blaster
 * E-5 blaster rifle
 * Electrostaff
 * Hologram
 * Lightsaber
 * Phase I clone trooper armor