Between “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” and George Lucas’ sale of “Star Wars” to Disney, the franchise expanded on the small display. In 2008, the completely distinctive universe entry “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” premiered on Cartoon Community, detailing the adventures of Anakin Skywalker (Matt Lanter), Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor), and Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) all through the titular battle. Lucas himself was closely concerned in a lot of the present’s run, with the seventh and last season being the one one he did not actively work on. Moreover, the present was the driving power behind the actual final “Star Wars” film he took half in.
To advertise the present’s arrival, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” premiered in theaters on August 10, 2008, courtesy of director Dave Filoni, Lucas’ protege. The film is kind of a string of episodes mashed collectively right into a feature-length manufacturing. It predominantly follows Anakin and Ahsoka as they not solely study to coexist as grasp and padawan, however unravel a plot by Depend Dooku (Christopher Lee) — generally referred to as Darth Tyranus — to abduct Jabba the Hutt’s (Kevin Michael Richardson) son, Rotta (David Acord), and body the Jedi. Lucas is uncredited on the venture, however the truth stays that he created “The Clone Wars” and the movie he greenlit is the final “Star Wars” film to launch whereas the franchise was his.
Sadly, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” did not make for the strongest moviegoing expertise, and followers and critics alike weren’t afraid to specific their disappointment. Fortunately, the sequence was much better obtained, giving George Lucas an enormous win as his tenure within the “Star Wars” galaxy wound down.