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

 * Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker
 * James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano
 * Tom Kane as Yoda
 * Christopher Lee as Count Dooku
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex and the clone troopers
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu
 * Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress
 * Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
 * Ian Abercrombie as Palpatine/Darth Sidious
 * Catherine Taber as Padmé Amidala

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. 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.

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.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars merchandise was first released on July 26, 2008, with Toys "R" Us debuting some of the products at midnight. Hasbro has released several toy tie-ins based on The Clone Wars, including a 3 3/4-inch action figure line, an electronic clone trooper helmet, a customizable lightsaber, and an electronic AT-TE. There will also be a LEGO toy line based on the film. McDonalds will sell Clone Wars-themed Happy Meals, the first time they've ever done a Star Wars promotion.

In 2007, LucasArts announced they were working on a handheld video game based on the series, ultimately announcing two games: Lightsaber Duels (for the Nintendo Wii) and Jedi Alliance (for the Nintendo DS). Handheld video games will also be released for the Leapster2 and Didj systems. Several books will be released, including a novel, storybook, picture books and an activity book. Dark Horse will publish a 6-issue comic mini-series. Topps will release trading cards. The film's soundtrack will be released on August 12, 2008.

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. The film's DVD release date is set for November 18, 2008. According to SpikeTV producer Terry Minogue, the channel will ultimately debut the film on television at some point after its theatrical release.

Characters

 * Padmé Amidala
 * Jar Jar Binks
 * C-3PO
 * Salacious B. Crumb
 * Cody
 * Davijaan
 * Count Dooku
 * Kit Fisto
 * Bib Fortuna
 * Fox
 * Nute Gunray
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Plo Koon
 * General Whorm Loathsom
 * Oola
 * Palpatine
 * R2-D2
 * R2-KT
 * R3-S6
 * R4-P17
 * Max Rebo
 * Captain Rex
 * Rotta
 * Anakin Skywalker
 * TC-70
 * Wat Tambor
 * Ahsoka Tano
 * Jabba Desilijic Tiure
 * Asajj Ventress
 * Mace Windu
 * Yoda
 * Wullf Yularen
 * Ziro the Hutt

Creatures

 * Can-cell
 * Jungle rancor

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-86 Assassin 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 clan droid
 * Tri-droid
 * Vulture droid starfighter

Events

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

Locations

 * Christophsis
 * Coruscant
 * Tatooine
 * Dune Sea
 * Jabba's Palace
 * Teth
 * B'omarr Monastery

Organizations and titles

 * Confederacy of Independant Systems
 * Dark Acolytes
 * Retail Clan
 * Techno Union
 * Trade Federation
 * Galactic Republic
 * Grand Army of the Republic
 * Clone trooper
 * Clone trooper pilot
 * Jedi Order
 * Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Master
 * Padawan
 * Order of the Sith Lords
 * Dark Lord of the Sith

Sentient species

 * Aqualish
 * Bith
 * Human
 * Hutt
 * Ithorian
 * Jawa
 * Kaleesh
 * Kel Dor
 * Kowakian monkey-lizard
 * Nautolan
 * Nikto
 * Neimoidian
 * Rattataki
 * Quarren
 * Rodian
 * Skakoan
 * Togruta
 * Twi'lek
 * Yoda's species

Vehicles and vessels

 * Acclamator I-class assault ship
 * AT-TE
 * AT-RT
 * Armored Assault Tank
 * Bantha-II cargo skiff
 * Belbullab-22 starfighter
 * Soulless One
 * C-9979 landing craft
 * Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor
 * Anakin's customized Jedi starfighter
 * Flitknot speeder
 * Heavy Missile Platform
 * 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
 * Republic Artillery Gun
 * STAP
 * Theta-class T-2c shuttle
 * TX-130 Saber-class fighter tank
 * Twilight
 * Ubrikkian Industries Luxury sail barge
 * Khetanna
 * Unidentified octopus ship
 * V-19 Torrent starfighter
 * Venator-class Star Destroyer

Weapons and technology

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