Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

"Begun the Clone War has."

- Yoda

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones is the second chapter of the Star Wars film saga and the fifth released into theaters, opening in. It is preceded chronologically by Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and followed by Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The film was written and directed by.

The film centers around the, in the immediate lead up to the galaxy-spanning Clone Wars. Against the backgrop are Obi-Wan Kenobi's investigation of a mysterious clone army on Kamino, and the love story between Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. The film ends with the Battle of Geonosis which launched the Clone Wars, and the marriage of Skywalker and Amidala.

The film was released in 2002 and has gone on to be released in VHS, DVD, and Blu Ray multiple times throughout the 2000s and 2010s. It was scheduled for another theatical re-release in, this time in 3D, but the release was canceled by after its acquisition of

Other uses of Star Wars Episode II
Star Wars Episode II might also refer to:
 * Star Wars Episode II: Alternate Army
 * Star Wars: Episode II - Dark Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode II - The Princess of Ondos

Attack of the Clones might also refer to:
 * Attack of the Clones (AU)