TV Guide’s Special Double Issue Featuring STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Hits Newsstands Thursday, August 7

On August 15, Star Wars returns to theaters as it’s never been seen before, in the first-ever animated adventure set in a galaxy far, far away: STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS from Lucasfilm Animation. TV Guide magazine is celebrating the excitement with four collectible covers and a multi-media CD-ROM which is presented exclusively by Toys“R”Us. The disc will be affixed to four collectible covers of the August 11 special double issue on newsstands Thursday, August 7.  The covers will feature favorite Star Wars characters as well as new additions to the galaxy: Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ashoka Tano; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Asajj Ventress; Yoda and Count Dooku; and R2-D2 and C-3PO. The special edition of TV Guide commemorates not only the first Star Wars animated theatrical release, but also the fall premiere of the weekly STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS animated television series on Cartoon Network. The special CD-ROM created by TV Guide and Lucasfilm Ltd. features never-before-seen material, including: Sneak peeks at STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Behind-the-scenes video of the making of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS On-camera commentary with executive producer George Lucas and Dave Filoni, director of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Photo gallery of characters featured in STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Extras on the disc include links to video games and a behind-the-scenes tour of Lucasfilm Animation’s production studio in Marin County, Calif. Readers will also be able to link directly from the CD-ROM to www.Toysrus.com for exclusive STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS merchandise, including the STAR WARS 3 ¾-inch B-Wing fighter from Hasbro.