Director Dave Filoni originally proposed for Ahsoka Tano to be Obi-Wan Kenobi's new Padawan, but George Lucas insisted that she would be Anakin's apprentice.
First Star Wars movie since Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) to feature an in-cockpit view of the jump to hyperspace. George Lucas purposely did not use this iconic shot in any of the prequels, so as not to lessen the impact of seeing it for the first time in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (assuming one watches the movies in numerical order).
When Matt Lanter auditioned, he was told he was reading for the part of "Deak Starkiller" and to play him as a cross between Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. Only when he got the part was he told he would be voicing Anakin Skywalker.
Ashley Eckstein originally auditioned for the voice of Padmé Amidala, but was told she sounded too young. However, the producers called her back and asked her to play around with different accents. After a few more auditions, she was hired, and was told to use her normal voice for the part of Ahsoka Tano.
This movie is comprised of four episodes that were originally produced for the first season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008). Had they been shown as separate episodes, they would have had the following titles:
- "The New Padawan", directed by Brian Kalin O'Connell, production number 118, Jedi fortune cookie: "To teach is to learn twice".
- "Castle of Deception", directed by Dave Filoni, production number 101, Jedi fortune cookie: "The wise Jedi does not trust appearances."
- "Castle of Doom", directed by George Samilski, production number 103, Jedi fortune cookie: "Nothing worth having is easily gained."
- "Castle of Salvation", directed by Dave Bullock, production number 104, Jedi fortune cookie: "The confidence we have in ourselves can easily give birth to confidence in others."