II:Attack of the Clones

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 science fantasy film directed and co-written by George Lucas. It was the fifth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, and the second in terms of chronology. more...

Among fans, the title is commonly abbreviated as "AOTC".

Ten years after the Battle of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to secede from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, nineteen-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi is assigned to investigate the assassination attempt. Soon, Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan Kenobi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement, and the beginning of a new threat to the galaxy, the Clone Wars.

Released on May 16, 2002, Attack of the Clones was the first film to be shot completely on a high definition digital 24 frame system. This is the only Star Wars film which was not the highest grossing film for the year in which it was originally released. It was out-grossed by Spider-Man and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Production

The Star Wars saga was written by George Lucas in the early 1970s as one giant outline for six films. In years between 1999 and 2000, Lucas transformed his original treatment for Episode II into a screenplay along with Jonathan Hales as co-writer. The film's subtitle was met with a ho-hum attitude when it was first released, it was long thought that the title The Rise of the Empire would be the true title of the film (the subtitle later became a rumored subtitle for Episode III). As a disguise during filming, the film's "working title", intended sarcastically in light of the fan response to Episode I, was Jar Jar's Big Adventure.

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