When the three-day "Star Wars Celebration Japan"
opens at the Makuhari Messe center on July 19, attendees will be some of the
first Star Wars fans in the world to glimpse never-before-seen, exclusive
footage from the upcoming CG-animated adventure Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
created by Lucasfilm Animation.
In a special digital theater that seats nearly 2,000 fans, special presentations will showcase footage from the animated feature that can be seen only in theaters beginning August 23 in Japan and the Philippines, following the August 15 opening in the United States.
In addition, Star Wars: The Clone Wars director Dave Filoni will be a special guest, bringing audiences fascinating new insight into the development, creation and design of the first-ever Star Wars animated movie.
Famed Japanese animator Atsushi Takeuchi (Ghost in the Shell, The Sky Crawlers) will join Filoni in a discussion of the singular design of the newest addition to the Star Wars galaxy.
But that's only the start of the fun and surprises for Star Wars fans at the first-ever Japanese "Star Wars Celebration," which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars in Japan in 1978. Star Wars actors, including Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) will also be present during the event.
SYNOPSIS. As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army.
Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest.
Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side.
The voice cast features Matt Lanter as Anakin Skywalker; Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano; James Arnold Taylor as Obi-Wan Kenobi; Dee Bradley Baker as Captain Rex and the Clone Troopers; Tom Kane as Yoda; Nika Futterman as Asajj Ventress; Ian Abercrombie as Chancellor Palpatine; Anthony Daniels as C-3PO; Christopher Lee as Count Dooku; and Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu.
Opening soon across the Philippines, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will be distributed worldwide in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.