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Maul goes through twisted lengths to draw out Ahsoka Tano in a clip from an upcoming episode of Disney+’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
The final stretch of episodes for Star Wars: The Clone Wars are upon us, with the galaxy-spanning conflict now taking place on Mandalore.
In a clip from the seventh and final season’s 10th episode, titled “The Phantom Apprentice,” Ashoka Tano and Clone Commander Rex arrive at the aftermath of a disastrous ambush. There, Ahsoka learns from a gravely wounded Clone Trooper that Maul cut through his unit before taking a hostage and departing into the capital city’s underbelly.
Part 1 of the “Siege of Mandalore” arc saw Ahsoka rejoin the Jedi Order, reunited with her mentor Anakin Skywalker. However, while Anakin left to help Obi-Wan Kenobi drive back a Separatist attack from the planet Coruscant, he tasked his apprentice with helping the Republic liberate Mandalore from Maul’s forces.
Streaming on Disney+, the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars stars Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker, Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano, Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex and the clone troopers, James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan and Sam Witwer as Maul. New episodes arrive every Friday.
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Star Wars Rebels coming soon
Just after I wrote about the sixth series of Clone Wars, I started to find material on Rebels, a cartoon that failed to set my sock on fire when I first read of it. However, the videos which recently hit the web have changed my mind for the better.
Set between Episodes III and IV (Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope to you and me), the latest animated Star Wars series takes a very different approach to its predecessor and follows the rebellion. With Dave Filoni (Clone Wars), Greg Weismann (Young Justice) and Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class and the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII spin-off) on hand as executive producers, this should be an outstanding cartoon worth checking out. Details have been slowly coming through (toys have debuted giving fans an idea of what they will see) but now we have three character-centric videos that offer up much more information.
Meet Kanan
Meet Chopper
Meet Ezra
Teaser
The series will premiere in the Fall with a special one hour showing on Disney XD.
Star Wars : The Clone Wars and the future of Lucasfilm animation
Official press release:
A NEW DIRECTION FOR LUCASFILM ANIMATION
As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the next Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming. We are exploring a whole new Star Wars series set in a time period previously untouched in Star Wars films or television programming. You can expect more details in the months to come.
As part of this shift, we have also made some key decisions affecting Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Detours.
After five highly successful and critically acclaimed seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we feel the time has come to wind down the series. While the studio is no longer producing new episodes for Cartoon Network, we’re continuing production on new Clone Wars story arcs that promise to be some of the most thrilling adventures ever seen. Stay tuned for more information on where fans can soon find this bonus content. In the video below, Supervising Director Dave Filoni offers a peek of what is to come in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
At Star Wars Celebration VI last year, George Lucas gave fans a glimpse at the animated comedy series Star Wars Detours from Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, and Todd Grimes. Detours was conceived and produced before we decided to move forward with the new Star Wars trilogy, and in the wake of that decision, Lucasfilm has reconsidered whether launching an animated comedy prior to the launch of Episode VII makes sense. As a result, we’ve decided to postpone the release of Detours until a later date.
We are incredibly proud of the teams at Lucasfilm Animation for creating some of the most amazing animation ever produced for TV. Keep checking StarWars.com for new developments on these and future projects.
Ahsoka Escapes to the Criminal Depths of Coruscant in Star Wars: The Clone Wars!
Ashoka descends to the legendary level 1313 in the latest installment of the Clone Wars series finale!
Official press release below:
The Fugitive Ahsoka Escapes to the Criminal Depths of Coruscant
Ahsoka is on the run from the Republic in the deepest levels of the Coruscant underworld. Her search for answers leads to a surprising alliance, as she needs all the help she can get to unravel the conspiracy and stay ahead of the law in “To Catch a Jedi,” Saturday, February 23rd at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.
Episode Trivia:
· First appearance of level 1313
· Among the in-joke stops on the subtram map are “Burbank,” “LAAC,” “Valley Village,” “Sunset,” “Beverly Blvd,” “North Hollywood,” “Laurel Canyon,” “Big Rock Ranch,” “RGC,” “Letterman,” “Skywalker Ranch,” “Lucasville,” “Coach House,” and “Filoniville.”
Star Wars The Clone Wars sees the return of both Savage and Maul
Official press release below:
Savage and Maul forge an alliance with the Death Watch that targets their common foe: Obi-Wan Kenobi.
After barely escaping their encounter with the Jedi at the beginning of the season, Savage and Maul are found by Death Watch. Both parties forge an alliance when they realize they have a common enemy in the Jedi general, Obi-Wan Kenobi, in “Eminence,” airing this Saturday, January 19th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.
Trivia:
· Guest Stars: Pre Vizsla is voiced by Producer/Director Jon Favreau, Darth Maul is voiced by actor Sam Witwer (Being Human), Savage Opress is voiced by actor Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption) and Bo-Katan is voiced by actress Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica).
· The discovery of the incapacitated Sith brothers, nearly frozen in a drifting starship, was staged as an homage to the opening scenes of Aliens (1986) wherein Ripley is found by a salvage team.
· All the Huttese dialogue in the episode was translated from English. The phrase “Stuka Crispo,” heard uttered by Jabba the Hutt, means “Death Watch.”
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: 5.8 “Bound for Rescue”
Official information below:
The younglings are on their own in the next episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The third episode in this four-part story arc finds Ahsoka captured by Hondo’s pirates and the younglings working together to infiltrate the pirates’ den, using their wits and courage to launch a daring rescue. This episode also marks Obi-Wan Kenobi’s reunion with an old adversary, General Grievous, in “Bound for Rescue,” airing this Saturday, November 17th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.
Trivia:
· The wide eyed Ithorian youngling named Byph is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, the voice of the clones.
· This is the first (and only) appearance of General Grievous this season.
Onderon Rebels Infiltrate the Capital – This Week on Star Wars: The Clone Wars!
Official press release below:
Rebels Infiltrate the Heavily Fortified City of Iziz
Supervised by Ahsoka, the Onderon rebels infiltrate the capital and carry out a series of strikes on targets throughout the city. As the Separatist-aligned king comes under increasing pressure to deal with the growing rebellion, the rebels choose a new leader in “Front Runners,” airing this Saturday, October 13th at 9:30am ET/PT on Cartoon Network.
Episode Trivia:
· As is evident in this episode, the design of Iziz draws heavily from ancient Rome. King Sanjay Rash’s design heavily features Roman influences, included a headband that suggest gilded laurel leaves at his temples.· The look of the Onderon rebels are very much inspired by the look of the commandos in Return of the Jedi.
· The droid watchtower seen in Iziz resembles a similar platform used by Rebel sentries on Yavin 4 in Star Wars, except these are elevated by repulsorlift technology as opposed to mounted on a physical stalk.
Trailer
The Jedi Go Undercover to Infiltrate Zygerrian Slavers in Star Wars Clone Wars Arc
Official press release below:
In an attempt to locate missing colonists, Anakin, Obi-Wan and Ahsoka go undercover to infiltrate the slavers on Zygerria. Anakin struggles with his emotions as a wily Zygerrian queen forces him to take questionable actions in order to carry out his mission in “Slaves of the Republic,” a new episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, December 2nd on Cartoon Network.
Stunning Aquatic Conflict in The Clone Wars’ Latest Episode
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Season 4, Episode 1 and 2 – ‘Water War’/’Gungan Attack’
The Republic Army joins forces with the Mon Calamari
From the first mention of the era of civil unrest in the galaxy in 1977’s A New Hope, fans of Star Wars have dreamed of what the Clone Wars was like. With only two remaining Jedi knights, a conflict in which they played a vast role was mind-boggling. In many ways, the Original Trilogy of Star Wars films took place in the aftershocks of a rich universe torn apart by warfare. But what was that same galaxy like before the Empire? The Prequel Trilogy established a magical universe of Jedi knights fighting to maintain justice as it fell from the grasp, subsumed by the Dark Side. As Chancellor Palpatine ordered the creation of a clone army to fight the Separatist movement, his mad game of galactic chess progressed. The Clone Wars saw conflict on a scale never imagined on screen before. Battles were waged on strange planets utilizing bizarre beasts and new technology against an ever-increasing opposing force. Of course on screen, the actual clone war was very brief, the fight in the stadium on Geonosis and the battle for Coruscant the strongest examples available. Surely there was more to the most anticipated era of the Star Wars saga (aside from the near-mythical episodes 7, 8 and 9).
The animated Clone Wars series has consistently impressed me with its blend of drama and action along with impressive visuals that establish an expansive universe. Lucas had attempted something similar with his prequels, but sadly the result was uneven. The weekly episodic format seems more suited to the kind of story that he wanted to tell and the capabilities of the animation team fit the Clone Wars saga perfectly. The 4th series two-part premiere again wowed me with its underwater battle sequences and nail-biting tension-filled sequences of drama.
The evil Separatist collaborator, Tamson
Using his pawn Tamson, Count Dooku has stirred up the conflict on the planet Dac. The undersea cultures of Mon Calimari and Quarren have teetered on the brink of war for generations, a state maintained by the ruling class. When the ruler of the Mon Calamri dies and the reigns of control fall to his young son, the friction escalates. It’s not surprising that Dooku is able to easily push the Quarren into war against their fellow deep sea brethren, but it plays heavily into the conflict between the Republic and the Separatist movement.
As the Quarren receive aid in the form of deep sea aquabots, the Jedi and small clone trooper contingent are drawn into the battle which turns to their favor. However, when an army of cybernetically-enhanced jellyfish called the Hydroid Medusa, the nightmarish level of technology from Tamson’s home planet Karkarodon becomes clear. The Hydroid Medusa tip the scales away from the Mon Calamari, but also show that Dooku and Tamson do not share the views of the Quarren who appear to desire a just resolution to the conflict rather than a slaughter. The shark-like Tamson tears through Mon Calamri, clones and droids alike in his attempts to wipe out the opposing forces.
Desperate to reach their craft on the surface to escape an unwinnable war, Padme, Anakin, Kit Fisto and Ahshoka escort Ackbar and the Prince Regent only to arrive just in time to witness its destruction. When reinforcements arrive from the Gungans, it seems that again the tide has turned (as it were), but the enemy is ruthless in its attacks and far more willing to cross a line of violence to achieve its end. The Jedi and Mon Calamri are using more civilized rules that Tamson and his forces do not share. There are several moments as Tamson rips through the water to get at the Prince that are especially intense. It seems that no one can stop him as the Jedi and Mon Calamari alike cannot make any real impact on him.
Captain Ackbar leads the Mon Calamri troops
The animation in this episode (again) progressed from the already impressive level achieved in previous episodes. I had learned that the facial detailing and movements were going to be enhanced in this series, but to actually witness it is another thing entirely. The underwater sequences were just awe-inspiring and the use of light and shadow skillfully blended into the drama unfolding on screen. The savagery of Tamson was wonderfully juxtaposed by the self-assured smugness of Kit Fisto, clearly in his element.
I have to admit that I didn’t like the inclusion of the Gungans, a race that I still find rather offensive at worst and silly at best, but traditionally the Clone Wars cartoon has used them well. The humor was also very effective with Jar Jar, one scene in particular when he suddenly finds himself in the arms of the local Senator caused me to laugh out loud.
Four years running, the Clone Wars continues the grand tradition of excellence in animation and storytelling. I know that Lucas’ plan is to wrap up his tale in 5 years, but I have high hopes that there is another Star Wars cartoon waiting in the wings to continue when this program wraps, perhaps delving into the New Republic era.
In the meantime, Friday nights belong to Star Wars in my house.
Star Wars The Clone Wars Season 4 Dee Bradley Baker Voicing An Army Interview
With the inclusion of the clone troopers in Attack of the Clones, the Star Wars universe became a lot more crowded suddenly. On screen, there wasn’t much space to develop the clone army, but in animation, the characters have become incredibly successful with viewers.
I have pointed out in a few of my previous reviews that it is quite odd for Lucas and company to flesh out these characters who becomes cold-blooded killers after Order 66 is given and they turn on their Jedi commanders. I appreciate the depth that the Clone Wars series has given these characters, but it becomes half of a sophisticated statement when the opposition is presented as frothing big creatures or goofy robots. Whatever the case, the clone troopers have been the real stars of the Cartoon Network animated series. As the program enters its fourth season, they will be continue to take center stage… but I gotta wonder what it will be like when the animated universe concludes and the troopers that viewers have become so attached to become faceless storm troopers.
Dee Bradley recently conducted an interview on voicing the clone army and it’s an interesting piece. Just the thing to get you excited about tomorrow night’s two hour premiere.
I have to echo Bradley’s statement that Star Wars is all about innovation. It was the work of ILM back in the day that attracted me to special effects and the incredible week-to-week progression in animation and storytelling that makes Clone Wars a continuation of that innovative spirit.
The next chapter of Star Wars: The Clone Wars begins with a must-see two-part premiere,airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, September 16 on Cartoon Network.
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