Hasbro announced at the Hasbro Fall 2007 Analyst Event that the upcoming Star Wars animated TV series The Clone Wars will have a theatrical launch on August 8, 2008 as part of their Star Wars Cinemation before airing on TV later that fall.

Chief Operating Officer, Brian Goldner speaking about their partnership with Lucasfilm said: “Yes, Star Wars will be back in theaters August 8th, 2008, then the series will appear on TV throughout the fall.”

TheForce.net contacted Lucasfilm who said that no release strategy has been decided yet:

“I’d like to clarify Hasbro comments this AM about the Clone Wars TV Series. We see it as a breakthrough animated television series and are exploring a number of innovative ways to introduce it to the public. No decisions regarding release strategy have been made yet.”

I followed up with just one question. Is a theatrical release introducing the series in the works and received this response: “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.”