Steve Sansweet (“Future of Star Wars” panel at Dragon*Con) officially acknowledged the Live Action TV series and gave a rough timetable and hinted strongly at a bit of casting news (though the hint will make it constitute as rumour at best).
First: Pre-production on the show will be starting soon and go through until the new year. The writers have been working for a while and, according to Sansweet, no one knows anything about the story for sure except George Lucas, Rick McCallum and the writers.
He also gave 2012 as a reasonably firm date for seeing the project on the air. It is a one hour format drama show and will air weekly.
As far as the casting news. An audience member asked about Daniel Logan (who portrayed Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones) and his possible participation in the show reprising his role. Sansweet remained cryptic, reminded everyone that no major casting deals have been made with anyone but said (and I quote), “A couple of years ago Rick McCallum said that he would consider it, and I would expect news from Daniel’s camp in the not-too-distant future.” He didn’t say what that news would be, but it seemed to me to insinuate that he was the front runner for the part. Which would please me.
He also reminded the audience that anything other than what he told us today that anyone read on the Internet was probably not true.
So, here we are with the straight dope, right from the horses mouth.
The Cartoon Network held a screening of an entire episode of The Clone Wars TV show during their TCA Press Tour and you can check out the links below for coverage and reviews (gathered by TheForce.Net): *BEWARE OF MINOR SPOILERS*
The voice cast features Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker; Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano; James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi; Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex and the Clone Troopers; Tom Kane as Yoda; Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress; Ian Abercrombie as Chancellor Palpatine; Anthony Daniels as C-3PO; Christopher Lee as Count Dooku; and Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu.
Japanese fans will see clips from Lucasfilm Animation’s “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” at Star Wars Celebration Japan, a three-day event in Tokyo starting July 19.
“Clone Wars” director Dave Filoni will fill in fans on the pic’s production in a Q&A with Japanese animator Atsushi Takeuchi, whose credits include “Ghost in the Shell” and “The Sky Crawlers.”
Fans will also get a glimpse of an episode of the “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” TV series that will air this fall in the U.S., as well as meet “Star Wars” actors including Mark Hamill, the original Luke Skywalker, and Anthony Daniels, the original C-3PO.
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars.” opens in the U.S. on Aug. 15 and in Japan on Aug. 23.
Star Wars fans will get an unprecedented look at the newest intergalactic adventure on Thursday, May 8, when the world-premiere trailer for the upcoming CG-animated movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuts across five Turner networks simultaneously.
At 7:58 p.m. in all U.S. time zones, Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, CNN, and Boomerang will debut an action-packed, two-minute preview of the animated adventure from creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation. It marks the first time a theatrical trailer has received a simultaneous, cross-network airing on Turner Networks. The trailer debuts in theaters on Friday, May 9, along with the first poster for the movie.
LucasFilm is also planning to release the first official movie trailer at screenings of Speed Racer, which is released worldwide on Friday.
According to the official plot synopsis: “Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala are on the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin’s Padawan Ahsoka. Sinister villains, led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous, are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations.”
Star Wars live action show starting pre-production
