Speaking recently with Animation Magazine, Dave Filoni dived into the subject of Star Wars The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, explaining that while told in the form of animation, the stories contained within were every bit as integral and ‘real’ as the live action episodes.
“George always treated our animation on Clone Wars the same way he treated film, it’s all part of his story. At times there’s a tendency to treat animation as an ‘other’ or as something for kids, and that’s not been my experience at Lucasfilm. We are telling stories and we happen to use the medium of animation to tell them. So I think that’s what the future holds.
And regarding the next phase of Star Wars animation, it appears an announcement isn’t too far away.
“We have a lot of different ways to convey stories and we choose the best mediums and we are showing no sign of slowing, so the end of one thing always means the beginning of another, and soon people will learn what that other is.”
We live in a bountiful era of Star Wars storytelling, and Filoni’s productions are right at the top of that pile. Hey, May 4th is only 61 days away. What better day to announce the next series?
