A few weeks ago, we were taken to task by at least one of our readers for neglecting to mention Star Wars: The Clone Wars in our predictions for the biggest hits of this upcoming summer. I can’t speak for my colleagues, but for me, one of the main reasons for this was because I hadn’t seen any trailers for it. Now that I have, I’m still not sure I think this will be one of the major hits of summer, but I’d call it a good possibility to be a late-summer sleeper hit. Style-wise, I’m a little conflicted- I’ve always been a fan of stylized animation, but I’m not sure that having Obi-Wan and Count Dooku look like statues on Easter Island is the way to go with this. That said, the backgrounds look cool and scarcely less realistic than the live-action backdrops in the prequel trilogy. More to the point, this thing seems pretty intent on milking the fanboy-drool factor, once again feeding their hunger for a Star Wars movie that actually lives up to the originals. But judging by the trailer this could go either way- this could be the good new Star Wars movie that Lucas himself couldn’t manage to deliver. Then again, it could also be our generation’s Ewoks: the Battle for Endor.
Unfortunately, none of the trailers that are floating around out there appear to be embeddable, so instead I’ll link to one of the higher-quality YouTube ones. Click here to watch the trailer.