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Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones

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Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones is a 2002 film directed by George Lucas & written by Lucas and Jonathan Hales. It is the second part of the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

The film is set ten years after the Battle of Naboo, when the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of renegade Jedi Master Count Dooku, thousands of systems threaten to secede from the Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In contrast, his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi is assigned to investigate the assassination attempt. Soon, the Jedi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement, and the beginning of a new threat to the galaxy: the Clone Wars.

Attack of the Clones was the first Star Wars film to use a high-definition digital 24-frame system for most of its live-action scenes. The film was a financial success, grossing over $600 million at the worldwide box office. However, for the first time, a Star Wars film did not earn the highest box-office sales for the year; Attack of the Clones ended up fourth behind The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Spider-Man.

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Title
"Star Wars": Episode II
Attack of the Clones
Director
George Lucas
Producers
Rick McCallum
Writers
George Lucas (story/screenplay)
Jonathan Hales (screenplay)
Starring
Ewan McGregor
Natalie Portman
Hayden Christensen
Frank Oz
Ian McDiarmid
Pernilla August
Ahmed Best
Oliver Ford Davies
Temuera Morrison
Anthony Daniels
Silas Carson
Kenny Baker
Samuel L. Jackson
Christopher Lee
Music
John Williams
Released
May 16, 2002
Runtime
142 min
Budget
$120,000,000
Language
English
Canon timeline
22 BBY
Legends timeline
22 BBY
Series
Prequel trilogy, Star Wars saga
Preceded by
Episode I The Phantom Menace
Followed by
Episode III Revenge of the Sith

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