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Dave Filoni of “The Clone Wars” Post-cancellation Interview

April 30, 2013April 30, 2013 T-bone 1 Comment

By now you have heard that the animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” is not returning for a 6^th season. RebelForce Radio posted the first post-cancellation interview with the driving force behind “The Clone Wars”, Dave Filoni, in which he reveals that he is still very much involved in Lucasfilm Animation and will be involved in future Star Wars projects.

Filoni couldn’t say much about that future, but did give some interesting insight into the show that he just finished working on and the mysterious bonus footage that exists from the show.

“When you look at Ahsoka and you see the evolution of her character from season one to season five, and you see the change in her, and in the attitude, and the performance by Ashley (Eckstein), it really symbolizes the kind of change and evolution of the entire series”, says Filoni.

“I’ve seen some fans say, ‘is there going to be a proper ending?’, and I don’t quite understand what they mean by a proper ending… the ending for her is that she has survived … and that there are more stories to tell.”

Whether you were a fan of the show or not, you have to respect the fact that 100+ episodes later, we have much greater insight into that time period and what was happening with many familiar characters including everyone’s favorite good guy/bad guy Anakin Skywalker. And more Star Wars is on the way!

One more interesting little tidbit from the interview: The cast and crew had a little wrap party meal at the local In & Out Burger. Their order number… 66!

Dave Filoni has the receipt to prove it.

Make sure to check out the entire interview with Dave Filoni over in the RebelForceRadio.com podcast.

Here’s the Bonus Footage from IGN’s youtube channel.

~kknight – is a lifelong Star Wars fanatic that is incredibly excited to be working with T-bone. Ahsoka, surprisingly really to me, will be missed.

Dead Jedi

February 21, 2013January 19, 2023 T-bone 1 Comment

It goes without saying that many Jedi lost their lives during the course of Episode III. Palpatine and his dreaded Order 66 saw to it. On this page, we’ll discuss the deleted or modified deaths of some of the more prominent Jedi. Read More

Jedi Master Yoda

October 2, 2012February 9, 2015 T-bone Leave a comment

There’s no doubt that Yoda was one of the greatest Jedi Masters of all time. A lead Council member, instructor and a fierce yet reluctant fighter, he went toe to toe with the most formidable of opponents. Unfortunately, Episode III saw him retreating into exile to bide his time until an opportunity arose to set things right. Let’s take a look at some of Yoda’s deleted shots and scenes.

Rescuing Palpatine

October 6, 2011February 9, 2015 T-bone 6 Comments

You have to hand it to Palpatine. Organizing his own capture and rescue to reinforce his cover as a phantom menace to the galaxy was a stroke of pure evil genius. Poor Dooku probably thought so too until he had two lightsabers criss-crossing his neckline. I’m not sure that even Palpatine foresaw what a troublesome rescue it would be, however. What we saw in the finished film was a trimmed down version. Let’s take a look at some of the deleted/altered bits from the opening space battle to the big crash landing.

The Battle of Geonosis

September 12, 2011November 9, 2021 T-bone 2 Comments

The Battle of Geonosis was quite a historic event when you think about it. It was technically the first big battle of what would be known as The Clone Wars. This was the first big test of the clone army, created specifically to fight wars and serve as the Grand Army of the Republic. If the clones failed their first big military test, the war might have ended right there. There were many changes from script to screen, so let’s just take a look at some of the major things that were deleted or altered during the Battle of Geonosis.

Jedi Detective Work – Kamino

September 9, 2011November 9, 2021 T-bone Leave a comment

Obi-Wan’s detective work on Coruscant leads him to believe that something is amiss on a planet called Kamino which seems to be missing from the galaxy maps and Jedi Archives. Sounds like a challenge worthy of a Jedi. Let’s look at some of the differences from the finished film.