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{{Infobox Movie
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|movie name=Star Wars Episode II:<br />Attack of the Clones
|director=[[George Lucas]]
|producer=Rick McCallum
|writer=[[George Lucas]] (story/screenplay)<br />Jonathan Hales (screenplay)
|starring=Hayden Christensen<br />Natalie Portman<br />Ewan McGregor<br />Samuel L. Jackson<br />Christopher Lee
|distributor=20th Century Fox
|release date=[[May 16]], [[2002]]
|runtime=143 min.
|budget=$120,000,000
|canon=G
|language=English
|timeline=22 BBY
|era=Rise of the Empire era
|preceded by=[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]
|followed by=[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]}}
{{Quote|The shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun, this Clone War has!|Yoda|Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones}}
'''''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones''''' is the fifth ''[[Star Wars]]'' film, and was released in 2002. It is the second part of the [[prequel trilogy]] which began with ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' and ended with ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''. It is also the first ''Star Wars'' film which used a high definition [[Wikipedia:24p|digital 24 frame]] system for most of the movie's live action scenes.<ref>[http://starwars.com/episode-ii/bts/production/news20000409.html Star Wars: Episode II | Digital Camera Use Finalized]</ref>

The film is set ten years after the [[Second Battle of Theed|Battle of Naboo]], when [[the galaxy]] is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of renegade Jedi Master [[Count Dooku]], thousands of solar systems threaten to secede from the [[Galactic Republic|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, while his mentor [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] is assigned to investigate the assassination attempt. Soon the Jedi are drawn into the heart of the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|separatist movement]], and the beginning of a new threat to the galaxy: the [[Clone Wars]].

The film was a financial success, grossing over $300 million at the box office in United States; however, the film was overshadowed by the even greater box-office success of its predecessor: ''The Phantom Menace''. For the first time, a ''Star Wars'' film did not gather the highest box office sales for the year; the highest grossing film turned out to be ''[[Wikipedia:Spider-Man (film)|Spider-Man]]'' which garnered a more favorable critical reception. 

Since the movie was released, [[Lego Group|Lego]]<sup>®</sup> made several sets and [[minifigures]] based on scenes and characters from Episode II.

==Games==
===Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga===
The following story levels can be found in this game:

*[[A Wrestle with Wessell]]
*[[The Hunt for Jango]]
*[[Droid Factory Frenzy]]
*[[Petranaki Panic]]
*[[The Battle of the Jedi]]

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==See also==
*[[Sets_from_Episodes_I_-_III#Episode_II|List of sets and minifigures from Episode II]]
*[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]
*[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]] 
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]] 
*[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[[w:c:starwars:Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones|Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones on Wookieepedia]]
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