Lucas announces new 'Star Wars' movie

'Star Wars' creator George Lucas has thrilled fans by announcing his upcoming spin-off TV series 'Clone Wars' will be preceded by a feature-length pilot movie to be released in cinemas.

The animated 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars', which is set immediately before the events portrayed in 2005's 'Revenge Of The Sith', will open in US movie theatres on August 15.