Star Wars Episode 2 Title Leaked

N8Magic writes "Seems that the title for the new Star Wars flick has been leaked according to a newspaper in Australia. "Episode 2: The Rise of the Empire" is supposedly the working title for the film. " LucasFilm has denied the title as well.

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The working title?

[Bantha Fodder]

theforce.net is currently dispelling the rumor. Apparently, they actually talked to Lucasfilm.

From their web site:

We just got off the phone with Jeanne Cole from Lucasfilm. As many of you know, many places are reporting that the title to Episode II is "Rise of the Empire". All of this originated from a report from an Australian newspaper that credited "inside sources".

When we talked to Jeanne, she had actually just become aware of the report. She says they are calling it what everyone else is calling it - Episode II. She said, "At this point it is still Star Wars - Episode II."

Titles

[Ketzer]

This just in, according to the webpage at www.starwars.com, the title for Episode 2 will be:
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George Lucas was available for comment on the leak, saying:
"You are all morons."
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But seriously, who really cares? What difference does it make?
Take it from Juliet, what's in a name? a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Episode 2: The Rise of the Empire

[ackthpt]

Two things:

Episode 2: Duh, of course. You were expecting Episode 1.01 Rev A?

The Rise of the Empire Duh, again.

You were maybe expecting:

The Empire That Sank Into The Swamp. So, They Built A Second One. That Sank Into The Swamp. So They Built A Third One. That Burned Down, Fell Over, Then Sank Into The Swamp. But The Fourth One Stayed Up. An' That's What Your Gonna Get, Palpatine -- The Strongest Empire In The Universe.

I dunno.. I kinda think it's been done before. Also, it'll be a bitch to get on the marquee.

Vote Naked 2000

this is an *old* rumor

[abde]

The title, "Rise of the Empire" has been around for over a year, according to TheForce.Net. They point out two older articles discussing it: [1] , [2]
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Phew! What a relief.

[dmccarty]

I had thought the name was going to be Episode 2: The Rise of Jar Jar Binks.
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