George Lucas brings new "Star Wars" to theaters

Feb 13, Reuters

LOS ANGELES - He said "Revenge of the Sith" would be his final "Star Wars" film, but creator George Lucas is taking another shot at silver screens with the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" in movie theaters in August.

Lucasfilm Ltd. and the Warner Bros. film studio said on Tuesday they would release the movie on August 15, ahead of the fall debut of an animated TV series of the same name on cable television's Cartoon Network and TNT.

"I felt there were a lot more 'Star Wars' stories left to tell," Lucas said in a statement. "I was eager to start telling some of them through animation and, at the same time, push the art of animation forward."

The six-film "Star Wars" series is one of Hollywood's most lucrative franchises. It started with the initial "Star Wars" in 1977 and ended with 2005's "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."

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photo: Director George Lucas and girlfriend Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Capital Management, arrive at the American Film Institute's 40th anniversary event featuring screenings of classic films in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. He said "Revenge of the Sith" would be his final "Star Wars" film, but creator Lucas is taking another shot at silver screens with the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" in movie theaters in August (REUTERS/Fred Prouser)