{"id":1105,"date":"2014-05-17T05:40:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T05:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.obiwandi.at\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2014-05-17T12:07:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T12:07:25","slug":"clones-at-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obiwandi.at\/?p=1105","title":{"rendered":"Clones at 12: Re-imagining the Star Wars Prequel trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember how the original Star Wars <\/em> teaser trailer began? \u201cSomewhere in space, this may all be happening right now…\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n

So to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the opening of Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones<\/em>, let me indulge in an alternate space recital of that Prequel’s release trailer<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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Imagine the year is 2002, you fire up your Quicktime player to launch the Clones<\/em> release trailer that just finished downloading after five hours or so…<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not let this Saga, which has stood for almost 40 years, be split in two.\u201d
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\u201cDon’t do anything, George, without consulting either myself or George.\u201d
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\u201cThere has not been a new Star Wars film in more than 3 years. It’s outrageous.\u201d
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\u201cThe director has exceptional skills.\u201d
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\u201cThe merchandise business has made George, well, powerful.\u201d
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\u201cThey’re using a digital artist named John Knoll to create cloned Star Wars films.\u201d \u201cYour visual effects are very impressive.\u201d
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\u201cThey’ll do their job well.\u201d
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\u201cGeorge, it’s human not to be King of the World.\u201d \u201cIt’s all Jim Cameron’s fault; one day, I shall be the most successful filmmaker ever.\u201d\"20140517-062308.jpg\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe must stop him before ILM is ready.\u201d
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\u201cI shall create the great render farm of California to counter the Kiwi threat.\u201d\"20140517-064243.jpg\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt appeared just before Memorial Day. We sent About A Boy<\/em> up against it, but we could not stop it.\u201d
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\u201cThe Prequels cloud everything.\u201d
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\u201cBegun, the Sequel Trilogy production has.\u201d
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