George Lucas has confirmed that the Star Wars saga is going to be made into a television series. The news was announced at the Star Wars Celebration III convention in Indianapolis, when Lucas confirmed that a television series is in the works based on the films. According to the filmmaker, the first series will cover the period of time between film number 3 (Revenge of the Sith) and the fourth (Episode 4). A second television series, Clone Wars, which already exists as an animation, will be adapted into 3-D form, with half-hour episodes. The television projects won't be ready for at least a year, but in the meantime, fans will get to see the last film made for the silver screen, Revenge of the Sith, which explains how Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) becomes Darth Vader. The movie opens in cinemas on May 19. |