Source: RebelForce Radio | IGN | Posted By: Dan Geer
Many questionable changes have been occurring over at Lucasfilm ever since Disney officially acquired the company this past year. Just a few weeks ago, it was announced that Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series would be winding down sooner than originally intended in the wake of concentrating on new Star Wars endeavors such as Episodes VII-IX as well as a new animated series set in an era previously unexplored in TV or film. After all of this, as well as the even more recent news of LucasArts shutting down to move to a licensing model for future Star Wars games, fans are definitely worrying about whether or not the recent Disney acquisition was really a good idea in the first place.
To perhaps shed a bit of positive light on the recent changes, The Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni (pictured above, next to yours truly) recently gave an interview with RebelForce Radio‘s Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac about the recent decision to cancel The Clone Wars, and the future of Filoni’s career with Lucasfilm. As it turns out, Filoni revealed that he is currently involved with developing the new Star Wars animated series mentioned above! Hit the jump to read what he had to say on the matter!
Via RebelForce Radio & IGN:
At this point, I am involved in some early production discussions and exploration of what we’ll be doing with Star Wars animation in the future, which is really exciting for me and I have some friendly faces around me, of course, that are helping me on the project. So it’s a transition time, as I’ve said before, and I think it will lead to an exciting time and hopefully I’ll see things grow again.
For fans of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this is obviously the best news we’ve heard since the announcement of the Star Wars sequel film trilogy last fall. Filoni’s involvement with The Clone Wars helped revolutionize what could be done with television animation, proving that the storytelling and visual quality can indeed be on par with anything we see in theatrical films. So, while The Clone Wars may be winding down, it is definitely not the end for Dave Filoni, who is a huge Star Wars fan himself, and we can rest assured that his involvement with Lucasfilm and the development of Star Wars animation will continue.
Head on over to IGN for the full article to read Filoni’s comments on the new Disney/Lucasfilm transition, and/or download the latest episode of RebelForce Radio (the best Star Wars podcast in the world) to listen to the entire interview!
