Special Announcement: Episode II Title
August 06, 2001
Announcement
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starwars.com is pleased to announce that Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones is the full title for the next Star
Wars film, scheduled for release in 2002.
Attack of the Clones joins The Phantom Menace, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as chapter
titles in the six-episode Skywalker saga. It harkens back to the sense of pure fun, imagination and excitement that
characterized the classic movie serials and pulp space fantasy adventures that inspired the Star Wars saga.
Ten years after the events of The Phantom Menace, not only has the galaxy undergone significant change, but so have our
familiar heroes Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden
Christensen) as they are thrown together again for the first time since the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo. Anakin
has grown into the accomplished Jedi apprentice of Obi-Wan, who himself has transitioned from student to teacher. The
two Jedi are assigned to protect Padmé whose life is threatened by a faction of political separatists. As relationships
form and powerful forces collide, these heroes face choices that will impact not only their own fates, but the destiny
of the Republic.
ENDS