Twelve New Star Wars: The Clone Wars Episodes Are Coming to Disney’s Streaming Service – Trailer and Complete Coverage of the SDCC Panel (VIDEO)
The 10th Anniversary panel for The Clone Wars just concluded and the hype leading up to this panel was justified! The Clone Wars is coming back!
Dave Filoni was joined on stage by Athena Portillo, Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, and composer Kevin Kiner. The panel journeys through the development of the series, discussing the production of the series and what it has meant to them, George Lucas’s vision and his influence and impact on Dave Filoni as a creator. This was all outshined by the major reveal – The Clone Wars is coming back and will be featured on the Disney direct-to-consumer streaming service!
The announcement!
“A war left unfinished…until now.” #starwars #SDCC
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“So we’re back.” – @dave_filoni CLONE WARS IS BACK #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/DwcSBLUdpG
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
More details from @dave_filoni! #clonewarssaved! #SDCC #StarWars pic.twitter.com/LrgkjHhW3k
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Here is the trailer for the new episodes!
#CloneWarsSaved pic.twitter.com/sV2KC7JfUo
— Dave Filoni (@dave_filoni) July 19, 2018
Also please check out the full press release at the end of the article.
Thanks to our own Lacey Gilleran who live tweeted the entire panel! Here it is in it’s chronological entirety, including photos! Enjoy!
The stage is set for Clone Wars! #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/LYvHrf82Ee
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Video playing with highlights from Clone Wars. #starwars #SDCC
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.@amy_geek welcomes Dave Filoni, Athena Portillo, @HerUniverse, @MattLanter and Kevin Kiner to the stage! #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/Hk5kbuoIyX
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Dave tells the audience that they had to search for the footage for the highlight reel shown at the beginning of the panel. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/QvZ0a4cudw
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Dave explains George wanted to explore more #starwars stories as the reason Clone Wars was created. #SDCC pic.twitter.com/UMkIvvweOT
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Dave “palpatined” Athena from another production to join Clone Wars. #starwars #SDCC
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Dave is showing original art for Clone Wars from storage. Some of the ideas not used – were used for Rebels. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/frmr02kfqE
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
Dave and George would work together on sometimes 3 episodes a day for Clone Wars. “George would come in and erase things off the board.” #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/so3hMvfQEq
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
CDCG studio was responsible for animation for Clone Wars. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/b993fD7sr1
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.@HerUniverse admits that she collected Dave Filoni sketches during meeting. She has a folder of other sketches. “They are like my most prized possession.” – Ashley #SDCC #starwars pic.twitter.com/zkFQZUeKoS
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
More sketches! #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/nH8xPv2pIy
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
George Lucas said no to the Baby PLO – you can see his no on the sketch. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/TaTh3YOIX9
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
“I know when Fans see this they’ll think – ugh the droid arc” #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/Nrt3eKwZ3m
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
.@dave_filoni loves the droid arcs. #SDCC #starwars
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“They fought for what they believed in each other.” – @dave_filoni on Anakin and Padme’s relationship #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/1m8ihdaKNv
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
“I was paying attention to the way he was walking into the room.” – @dave_filoni on how @MattLanter embodied Anakin. “He’s just that likeable person.” #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/7kjcVvJ3Gr
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
“The whole point of #starwars is selfish and selfless.” – @dave_filoni #SDCC
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Now they’re talking about Darth Maul and the process of character creation and development. #SDCC #starwars pic.twitter.com/0KT28UK8ek
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Now talking about Palpatine! #SDCC #starwars pic.twitter.com/bJHHfGZd32
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Ahsoka sketches of “her taking names” as @amy_geek said #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/HoEnYtpZrw
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“I was saying goodbye to these characters and I didn’t know when I would be back.” – @HerUniverse on how hard it was to record the episodes where Ahsoka walks away. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/Jr9gAJ8uvw
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
Ashley says the Dave directs according to the actor – he gets to know the actors. “He’s the best Director I’ve ever worked with.” – @HerUniverse (Dave is uncomfortable – he hates people giving him compliments.) #starwars #SDCC
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
All the things @dave_filoni has learned about being a Director came from George Lucas. #starwars #SDCC
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
Sketches about Yoda’s challenges with the dark side. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/0tLMnaKIxp
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
Funny doodles of Yaddle. When asked about Yaddle – George would tell @dave_filoni – “I don’t want to talk about it.” #SDCC #starwars pic.twitter.com/Mx4zKXJwUc
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
These @dave_filoni sketches are incredible! pic.twitter.com/7I7igaAFyX
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
“What did you want them to have streamers? It’s not a fun mobile.” – @dave_filoni on the Wookiee pelt blowing in the wind in this sketch. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/Kj2Cvy0OvW
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
“We have that clip because it’s such a fun, uplifting clip.” – @dave_filoni about clip of Ahsoka leaving the Jedi Order. #starwars #SDCC
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.@HerUniverse crying after watching Ahsoka leave the Jedi Temple is mood. #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/nyFLAOauDU
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
“Dave told me that being a part of #starwars would change my life.” – @HerUniverse #SDCC pic.twitter.com/S41NmE4w5U
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
The Fan reaction to #clonewarssaved 😱😁😱🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 #starwars #SDCC pic.twitter.com/tsfKwGDSom
— SWNN (@StarWarsNewsNet) July 19, 2018
Alright guys! The Clone Wars 10th anniversary Panel has come to a close. Thanks for following along! Keep checking back here and @laceygilleran for more #SDCC highlights! #starwars pic.twitter.com/URtWyLBvuv
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Full press release:
Some extremely exciting news landed at The Clone Wars anniversary panel at San Diego Comic-Con International today where fans were the first to learn that the beloved Clone Wars animated series, which ran for six seasons between 2008 and 2013, will be returning with twelve all-new episodes on Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming service.
The news was met by ecstatic cheers and raised lightsabers that reverberated throughout the entire pop culture event.
Since its debut, The Clone Wars has become one of the most critically-acclaimed entries in the Star Wars saga, earning multiple Emmy awards and praise from fans of all ages around the globe. Since 2013, an effort to resurrect the series (#SaveTheCloneWars) was launched by fans, resulting in tens of thousands of emails/letters sent to Disney and Lucasfilm.
Dave Filoni, who helmed the show as Supervising Director during its original run, resumes his role on The Clone Wars continuation, which he can’t wait to share with fans. “I honestly didn’t think we would ever have the opportunity to return to The Clone Wars,” says Filoni. “Thanks to the relentless fan support and the team behind Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, we will now get to tell more of those stories. We feel a tremendous responsibility to make something that lives up to the legacy that George Lucas created with the original series and I think our team, many of whom worked on the show from the beginning, has risen to the challenge.”
The new Clone Wars episodes will continue the storylines introduced in the original series, which explored the events leading up to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. The series will see the return of classic characters Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi as well as fan-favorites Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex. The new episodes will debut on Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming service.
John Hoey is the Lead Editor and Senior Writer for Star Wars News Net and the host of The Resistance Broadcast podcast
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