Seth Green and Matthew Senreich team with Lucasfilm for new project.
April 5, 2010 - Seth Green and Matthew Senreich's love of Star Wars is clear to anyone who watches their series Robot Chicken, which has done two half-hour specials devoted completely to Star Wars parodies. Now, Green and Senreich are going to take that love further by teaming with Lucasfilm Animation for an ongoing series set in the Star Wars universe – one that will have a decidedly comic bent.
Said Seth Green, "The Star Wars universe is so dense and rich; it's crazy to think that there aren't normal, mundane everyday problems in a world so well-defined. And it's even crazier to think of what those problems might be, since it's all set in a galaxy far, far away. What do these characters do when they're not overthrowing Empires?"
"We're going to pull back the curtain of some of those behind-the-scenes shenanigans," says Senreich. "It's going to appeal to all ages, the way Star Wars should – but there'll be plenty buried under the surface, as well. As Obi-Wan might say, 'it all depends on your point of view'."
Brendan Hay, a Simpsons writer and former Daily Show producer will be a writer on the project, which is produced by Jennifer Hill (The Backyardigans) and directed by Todd Grimes (Back at the Barnyard).
"There are so many stories taking place in the Star Wars universe, and they don't all have to focus on the fate of the galaxy," said Grimes. "We're looking at Star Wars from a new perspective; this will be a glimpse at how the rest of the galaxy is affected by the events of the Saga. There's a lot of humor to be mined from that."
No network has yet been announced for the series.
Recently, IESB reported that there was a new Star Wars animated series aimed at pre-schoolers in the works, but there has been no confirmation from Lucasfilm on that front as yet.
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