Star Wars series 2007
April 26, 2005 in Movie News, Science Fiction & Fantasy
For his first appearance at a Star Wars convention in 17 years, Lucas made a big splash. During a Q&A session, he announced that he is going to produce a 3-D animated action series expanding on the Cartoon Network’s Emmy-winning Clone Wars. Then he dropped a bigger bomb, confirming a live-action Star Wars spinoff series is in the works.
Does that mean we’ll get to see Darth Vader duking it out with the Donald on the next Apprentice?
Not quite.
According to Lucas, both shows will take place during the period between the end of Star Wars: Episode III–Revenge of the Sith and the original Star Wars (aka Episode IV–A New Hope), when the Emperor became all-powerful and started hunting the Jedi down.
Lucas said the live-action series is the more ambitious undertaking, attempting to translate the magic of the Star Wars universe to the small screen via supporting characters that fans have only briefly come to know from the movies. The filmmaker added that the show will also be similar in tone to the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, the TV adventures inspired by his other mega-franchise.
from Eonline
