From Sci Fi Wire:
Robot Spoofs Star Wars
Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, creators of Cartoon Network’s Robot Chicken, will develop Robot Chicken: Star Wars, a 30-minute stop-motion animation special directed by Green for the network’s Adult Swim programming block, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The special spoofs key scenes and characters from the Star Wars
universe, including creator George Lucas, who will voice the animated
version of himself. The special was made in collaboration with
Lucasfilm.
Robot Chicken: Star Wars will also feature Mark Hamill
as the voice of Luke Skywalker in one sketch, as well as a voice cast
that includes Conan O’Brien, Seth MacFarlane, Robert Smigel, Malcolm
McDowell, Hulk Hogan, James Van Der Beek, Donald Faison, Abraham
Benrubi, Breckin Meyer and Joey Fatone. The special will premiere at 10
p.m. June 17 on Adult Swim.
