Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. The saga quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The first film was followed by two successful sequels, "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983); these three films constitute the original "Star Wars" trilogy. A prequel trilogy was released between 1999 and 2005, albeit to mixed reactions from critics and fans. Finally, a sequel trilogy to conclude the nine-episode saga began in 2015 with "". The first eight
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) first bona fide "Star Wars" flop." The film also earned $23,428,376 from DVD sales in the US. The film was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award in the category "Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel". Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) Star Wars: The Clone Wars is a 2008 American 3D animated science fiction action-adventure film set within the "Star Wars" universe, leading into a produced by Lucasfilm Animation. The film is set during the three-year time period between the films "" (2002) and "" (2005), and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, who also holds the home media distribution rights