If you do go with that route, you might want to integrate the old Metropolis stuff with some newer concept art of Coruscant, going back to the high-res scans in the Shadows of the Empire CD. You can use pans and zooms around this material instead of CGI whenever you need an establishing shot of the city. Or is that a little too cheesy?
Also, fake matte boxes and lower framerate for Jar-Jar. (comedy option)