Star Wars: Attack of the Clones is a 2002 American epic space-opera film directed by George Lucas and written by Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan and Jonathan Hales; distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the second installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the fifth film to be produced, and the second film in the "Skywalker saga". It stars Christopher Lee, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Adam Driver, Ian McDiarmid, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Charlize Theron, and Frank Oz. Set ten years after the events in The Phantom Menace, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war, with thousands of planetary systems threatening to secede from the Galactic Republic. After Senator Padmé Amidala evades an assassination attempt, Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker becomes her protector, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi investigates the attempt on her life and tracks down her assassin.
Cast[]
- Christopher Lee as Count Dooku / Darth Maul, Darth Sidious' Sith apprentice and leader of the Separatists
- Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, a competent Jedi Master tasked with the assassination of Count Dooku
- Adam Driver as Anakin Skywalker, a reckless young Jedi Knight who chafes under the strict tutelage of the Jedi
- Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala, a wealthy Republic lobbyist and Senator following the democratization of Naboo
- Ian McDiarmid as Chancellor Palpatine, the increasingly powerful Senator from Naboo
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, Jedi Grandmaster and leader of the Jedi Council
- Frank Oz as Yoda, Jedi Master and teacher of all Jedi padawans
- Charlize Theron as Zam Wessel, an assassin tasked with the assassination of Padme Amidala
- Temeura Morrison as Jango Fett, a bounty hunter who becomes the basis for an army of clones to serve the Republic