Friday is Star Wars Day at Comic-Con
25 07 2008 |
| Winder, Tucker, Gilroy and Filoni. |
Comic-Con dedicates one day each year to “Star Wars” and this year Friday is the day. Head of fan relations Steve Sansweet kicked off the panel with two clips from the hotly anticipated game “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.” One of the clips that debuted at the Con featured the Emperor challenging Darth Vader to kill his apprentice. Sansweet quickly moved into “The Clone Wars” feature film and TV series. He brought out director Dave Filoni, producer Catherine Winder, co-writer Henry Gilroy and editor Jason Tucker.
When asked about how the feature film came out of the TV series, Winder said that when George Lucas first saw scenes from the series, he called it cinematic, and the idea was out there. Filoni said that when the feature was proposed he had to find a compelling single story arch for the film, which introduces viewers to Anakin’s padawan. Filoni said that it’s an honor to bring his own ideas to the Star Wars universe, but was nervous about presenting them to Lucas. Gilroy added to the sentiment that “The Clone Wars” allowed them to tell different stories within the Star Wars universe such as comedies and horror films. For the fans, they treated the audience with the first act of one of the upcoming episodes filled with action and introduced new characters to the universe.
