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Yes. Christopher Lee is back to perform Count Dooku's voice, Samuel L. Jackson is back to perform Mace Windu's voice, Anthony Daniels is back to perform C-3PO's voice, and Matthew Wood returns as General Grievous' voice. However, Matt Lanter is replacing Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker, Tom Kane is replacing Frank Oz as Yoda's voice, reprising his role from the original Clone Wars cartoon, Catherine Taber is replacing Nataline Portman as Senator Padmé Amidala, and Dee Bradley Baker is replacing Temuera Morrison as every first-generation clone trooper. Lee and Jackson DO NOT reprise their respective roles in the follow-up television series.

Hutts are hermaphroditic (both male and female) and reproduce asexually meaning they are able to reproduce without a mate, so Jabba could be both mother and father. Gender is usually based upon a Hutt's personality or preference. The Expanded Universe notes that many Hutts are regarded as female when they are with child, so perhaps for a while it was Miss Jabba!

A Padawan is a somebody undergoing serious training to become a Jedi and is chosen from the ranks of the Younglings (very young children and underdeveloped aliens) training to become Jedi. After the events of Attack of the Clones; as summarily depicted in the original Clone Wars cartoon's 21st chapter, Anakin goes through the Jedi Trials and becomes a Jedi Knight, and therefore is no longer Obi-Wan Kenobi's apprentice. Since Anakin is now a Jedi Knight, he can take on a Padawan as a pupil. Typically, in the Star Wars universe, one of the requirements for becoming a Jedi Master is to successfully train a Padawan to the level of Jedi Knight. Afterward, the Jedi Master can take on another Padawan to train. Obi-Wan upon becoming a Jedi Master, for one reason or another, opts not to do this. In the case of Anakin in The Clone Wars movie (due to the Jedi forces being spread thin across the galaxy and the need to train Padawans quicker to be sent to reinforce the Jedi and the Grand Army of the Republic), a Padawan (or even mature Youngling) by the name of Ahsoka Tano is forced on him without his consent, by order of Jedi Master Yoda. At first, Anakin does not approve and is unhappy about the assignment of a Padawan learner; he feels she will slow him down in battle and neither sees himself as having time to teach nor feels he is prepared for the task.

It takes place in 22 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin), within a year of Attack of the Clones and 3 years before Revenge of the Sith. Chronologically, it takes place between Season 2, Episode 16 (Cat and Mouse) and Season 1, Episode 16 (Hidden Enemy) of the Clone Wars animated series