AUGUST 18, 2010 — Lucasfilm has delivered another new animation still and a new trailer previewing the special ONE-HOUR Season Three premiere episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS airing at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, September 17th on Cartoon Network.

Below droid machines attack the clone-making factories on the stormy ocean planet Kamino. The Separatist movement led by Count Dooku is taking the war to the Republic with a bold strategy to halt their supply of Clone Troopers constantly resupplying warriors in battle.

Bothan spies at Lucasfilm have provided FILMEDGE with a new THE CLONE WARS Season Three trailer packed with exciting action and dark dramatic surprises ahead for Jedi and Sith, Senators and Separatists alike! The mystery and danger grow for Anakin, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka and Master Yoda and shadowy forces escalate the battle against the Republic. Increasing their determination to crush the Republic resistance, Count Dooku and General Grievous use all tactics, weapons and dark allies available, including bounty hunter Cad Bane, the Dark Jedi assassin Asajj Ventress, and the infamous Nightsisters.

As Master Yoda's words resonate with ominous implication, "Always in motion is the future, and many possible futures there are!" This preview trailer only underscores how THE CLONE WARS is continuously evolving into a complex series, exploring and expanding the STAR WARS Saga's deeper dramatic core. Filling in the blanks of Anakin's rise as a Jedi warrior and ultimate fall as a betrayer of the Republic now creates exciting implications for this thrilling new season of THE CLONE WARS

THE CLONE WARS Season Three one-hour debut airs at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, September 17th on Cartoon Network.