The Approaching Storm (film)

The Approaching Storm (also known as Star Wars: The Approaching Storm) is a 2002 American direct-to-video animated movie directed by, set in the fictional Star Wars universe by , who had previously written two Star Wars books in the 1970s, Produced by and Lucasfilm Feature Animation in association with  for. Based on the, the story follows and  as they are sent to a planet to settle a dispute as growing unrest threatens the Galactic Republic's stability, leading to the events of . It was released on January 30, 2002, and critical reception was mostly negative.