# Animated "Clone Wars" to have a theatrical release
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447
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**Created:** [February 13, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447 "2008-02-13T16:10:31Z")
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### Author:  [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447/1 "2008-02-13T16:10:31Z")
I had heard about a T.V. series, didn’t know it would be animated.
Just now saw a report that the T.V. “series debut” will actually be a theatrically released animated film.
A lot of people don’t realize this, but this will actually be the first fully animated Star Wars film to be released theatrically. The three most recent films actually had a handful of real flesh and blood actors, if you watch really closely it’s obvious during some scenes.
ETA: [LINK](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_en_mo/lucasfilm_star_wars)
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### Author:  [@enthusiastic\_ennui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enthusiastic_ennui)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447/2 "2008-02-13T16:49:00Z")
I’m confused. Is this the same “Clone Wars” cartoon that was on Cartoon Network a few years back, or is this a completely new one? Because “Clone Wars” was actually pretty good.
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### Author:  [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447/3 "2008-02-13T18:03:45Z")
[QUOTE=enthusiastic\_ennui]
I’m confused. Is this the same “Clone Wars” cartoon that was on Cartoon Network a few years back, or is this a completely new one? Because “Clone Wars” was actually pretty good.
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The cel animated _CW_ was what showed a few years back in quickie installments (most 3-4 minutes, a few 10-12). This _CW_ will have many more installments at a full 30 minutes each (including commercials) and be completely CG. Cartoon Network will be showing this series as well, presumably in the Fall.
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### Author:  [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447/4 "2008-02-13T18:10:05Z")
Is Genndy Tartatovsky (sp) at the helm? I generally love his work, but I didn’t think his style was quite right for Star Wars.
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### Author:  [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447/5 "2008-02-13T18:23:55Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco]
Is Genndy Tartatovsky (sp) at the helm? I generally love his work, but I didn’t think his style was quite right for Star Wars.
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Tarta **k** ovsky (pretty darn close, though).
Although he did some work on the first series, he doesn’t have any relationship to this new project, I believe.
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### Author:  [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447/6 "2008-02-13T18:36:27Z")
So…when does it take place? Is it between the prequels and the main trilogy?
I can imagine it’s about Mon Mothma and Bail Organa forming the Rebel Alliance, while Palpatine grows even more in power, slowly removing the senate and forming the Empire out of the Old Republic.
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### Author:  [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animated-clone-wars-to-have-a-theatrical-release/437447/7 "2008-02-13T19:46:53Z")
There’s been a little confusion because there are actually 2 SW tv productions in the works:
(1) _CW_, which is animated and, like the previous animated series, takes place in between Eps 2 & 3.
(2) A live action series (as yet unnamed, AFAIK) that takes place between Eps 3 & 4. While I understand that the animated series will still factor in quite a few well-known characters, this one will use mostly marginal characters (because all the well-known ones are, by this time in the story, dead, in exile, or running the Empire).
WonderCon will be in a couple of weeks, so I imagine more details on both will be available during one of the panels/presentations then…