New ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series Coming, ‘Detours’ Postponed And ‘The Clone Wars’ To End
As J.J. Abrams and crew are hard at work onStar Wars Episode VII, the rest of the Lucasfilm team has decided to completely rethink their animated division. The biggest news is a newStar Warsanimated series is in the works “set in a time period previously untouched inStar Warsfilms or television programming.”
In addition,The Clone Warswill begin to “wind down” with a few final story lines and thecontroversial comedy seriesDetourshas been postponed. Read more below.
Here’sthe official statementfrom Lucasfilm:
As we enter into an exciting new era focused on the nextStar Warstrilogy, Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction in animated programming. We are exploring a whole newStar Warsseries set in a time period previously untouched inStar Warsfilms or television programming. You can expect more details in the months to come.
As part of this shift, we have also made some key decisions affectingStar Wars: The Clone WarsandStar WarsDetours.
After five highly successful and critically acclaimed seasons ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars, we feel the time has come to wind down the series. While the studio is no longer producing new episodes for Cartoon Network, we’re continuing production on newClone Warsstory arcs that promise to be some of the most thrilling adventures ever seen. Stay tuned for more information on where fans can soon find this bonus content. In the video below, Supervising Director Dave Filoni offers a peek of what is to come inStar Wars: The Clone Wars.
AtStar WarsCelebration VI last year, George Lucas gave fans a glimpse at the animated comedy seriesStar WarsDetours from Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, and Todd Grimes. Detours was conceived and produced before we decided to move forward with the newStar Warstrilogy, and in the wake of that decision, Lucasfilm has reconsidered whether launching an animated comedy prior to the launch of Episode VII makes sense. As a result, we’ve decided to postpone the release of Detours until a later date.
We are incredibly proud of the teams at Lucasfilm Animation for creating some of the most amazing animation ever produced for TV. Keep checking StarWars.com for new developments on these and future projects.
And here’s a video discussing what’s coming on The Clone Wars:
What do you think the new animated series will be? Do you thinkDetourswill be released afterEpisode VII?
