The official Star Wars site says the Episode II title will be “Attack of the Clones.” I would like to be the first to say that title sucks. Anyone care to join me?
Um.
There’s no way this is a joke? This is really the title?
SOMEBODY TELL ME IT’S A JOKE!
I thought Ep II was supposed to be more “romantically focused”
am I out of the loop?
Jar
I will be the second. I wait for it to change to ‘Attack of the Killer Clones’ by the time the movie is released.
“Episode II – The Search for Suckitude, or, Mediocrity Just Wasn’t Enough”
Yeck. Bad title, and I hope the little thought that went into the title isn’t indicative of little thought being put into the actual screenplay and direction.
(Could that just be a working title, perchance?)
Either that or just a distraction. To keep the fans busy. I recall that this was done several times while Empire and Jedi were being produced.
I think they were trying to advoid the doulbe “wars” you’d get if they called it “the clone wars,” but that just sounds soo much better. They still have time to give it the Revenge of the Jedi treatment.
To explain for our viewing audience:
When Return of the Jedi was being produced, Lucas leaked the original title as Revenge of the Jedi. Immediately prior to release, he changed the title to Return of the Jedi so as to easily identify all non-sanctioned toys and miscellany. (The company line is that ‘Oh, a Jedi would never take revenge.’)
Also, jarbaby? You’re not out of the loop - Lucas is.
I have this fantasy that Lucas, knwoing that Episode one could never in a million years live up to the hype, purposefully made it sucky to drive down expectations for Episode two, which will be ultra-super-cool. Yeah, I doubt it too.
One of my close friends was part of the Star Wars fan club, and got as part of his membership a Revenge of the Jedi iron-on patch. When he found out that they were changing the name, he sold it for five bucks. It’s now worth, approximetly, the annual gross sales of Microsoft. Anytime he starts to rag me about something stupid that I’ve done, all I have to say is “What about that Revenge of the Jedi patch?” and he shuts right up.
From the Star Wars website-
“Attack of the Clones joins The Phantom Menace, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as chapter titles in the six-episode Skywalker saga. It harkens back to the sense of pure fun, imagination and excitement that characterized the classic movie serials and pulp space fantasy adventures that inspired the Star Wars saga.”
Uh, ok. Maybe that worked for the first one- “Oat Opera in Space”- but certainly not the later films.
Man, I never thought that a new SW movie on the horizon would be depressing instead of exciting.
[Frau Farbissina] Send in the Clone!!! [/Frau Farbissina ]
A New Hope doesn’t sound like the kind of movie I would want to see (kinda like something with Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock.)
I don’t really care about the cheesy title, I just hope he makes a good movie.
If I remember correctly from an interview, Lucas always had a strong idea of what happens in #3. It’s supposed to be a very dark movie where “nothing good happens.” Hopefully like TESB.
I’m under the impression that 1 and 2 are just setting the stage for #3.
Perhaps you just weren’t meant to write agricultural space dramas.
Um, A New Hope was the sub-title of Episode 4, otherwise known as Star Wars.
[sub] hell, even I knew that.[/sub]
Sua
That’s what I meant Sua. That subtitle doesn’t sound all that thrilling, but the movie was pretty good.
Hopefully the same with this one.
Before Episode I came out, some random site which may or may not still be up had a list of possible titles. One, and my favorite for all eternity, was:
Episode I: In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump
As to the OP, I would have preferred “The Clone Wars” myself.
At least it isn’t “Attack of the Jar Jar binks clones” 
I see nothing wrong with “Star Wars: Clone Wars,” although Lucas isn’t exactly calling me up for advice, except in one of the very strange fantasy worlds in which I sometimes happen to dwell. But that’s neither here nor there.
I agree with Maeg that this might be just a distraction.
Episode II: Killer Klones from Outer Space
Episode II: Send in the Clones
Episode II: Attack of the Killer Clones
Episode II: Electric Boogaloo
Episode II: Vader Hits Puberty
Episode II: Do You Really Think I Care
Please, Mr Lucas, change it to any of the above. Please.
(Oh, and Rosebud? You’re probably thinking of the Brunching Shuttlecocks and their two page feature on alternate titles. One of them is “In Which Piglet Meets A Heffalump”.)
You know, a little while ago I felt a terrible disturbance in the force, as if a million voices suddenly cried out in horror, and then were silenced.
Now I know what that was all about.
Team plans to clone up to 200 humans (CNN lead story - August 6, 2001).