Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
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- Director: George Lucas
- Screenplay: George Lucas
- Soundtrack: John Williams
- Producer: Rick McCallum
- Release date: 05/16/2012
- Runtime: 142 minutes
- MPAA rating: PG
- BBFC rating: PG
- Part of: The Skywalker Saga
- Preceeded by: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- Followed by: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several thousand solar systems have declared their intentions to leave the Republic.
This separatist movement, under the leadership of the mysterious Count Dooku, has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy.
Senator Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to the Galactic Senate to vote on the critical issue of creating an ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC to assist the overwhelmed Jedi....
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones is the second instalment of the prequel trilogy, set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
The film introduces the infamous Clone War, first mentioned in the original film as a conflict that Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fought together in, and also provides additional backstory for the fan favourite bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala
- Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker
- Frank Oz as Yoda
- Ian McDiarmid as Chancellor Palpatine
- Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker
- Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks
- Oliver Ford Davies as Sio Bibble
- Temuera Morrison as the bounty hunter Jango Fett
- Anthony Daniels as C-3P0
- Silas Carson as Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray
- Kenny Baker as R2-D2
- Samuel L Jackson as Mace Windu
- Christopher Lee as the former Jedi Count Dooku
Trivia
Silas Carson, who played Viceroy Nute Gunray, also provided his voice to Jedi Master Ki-Ad-Mundi.
Attack of the Clones was the first Star Wars movie that didn't top the box office charts for it's year of release. Despite a respectable gross of over $600 million it finished fourth, behind Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Spider-Man.
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