Kenobi

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: darth vader, Obi Wan Kenobi, star warsIn Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #5, Vader brings the drama and Reva tightens her grip. Will Obi-Wan's hideout turn into a hideout-and-seek?Published Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:26:08 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #5 drops with Vader drama on Feb 07, 2024. Expect lightsabers, Force action, and a tense showdown at the Path outpost. Jody Houser & Salvador Larroca deliver a penultimate…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEwan McGregor has revealed he didn’t initially want to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise, admitting: “I didn’t think it was at all who I was”. The 52-year-old Scottish actor said he was set on taking a role in another project before appearing in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999. McGregor told Variety: “ wasn’t a done deal for me. I didn’t think it was at…

Posted in: Comics, Marvel Comics, Preview | Tagged: Obi Wan Kenobi, star warsIn Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #3, guess who's stalking the galaxy's favorite hermit? Vader (and daddy issues), obviously.Published Sat, 25 Nov 2023 09:26:06 -0600 by Jude Terror | Article Summary Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #3 lands on Nov 29, with Obi-Wan vs. Vader drama. Obi-Wan's search for allies on Planet Mapuzo takes center stage in issue #3. Jody Houser & Salvador Larroca bring the tale, with a cover by Phil Noto. …

via Lucasfilm While Ewan McGregor was never the target of toxic fan behavior back when the Star Wars prequel trilogy was coming out, that overall negativity still weighed heavily on his creative mood. The galaxy far, far away community has always revered McGregor and his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi. At his worst, the Scottish actor was a brilliant incarnation of the Jedi Master. At his best, he sometimes brought the late Alec Guinness back to life and embodied the Ben Kenobi everyone loved in all the ways that…

Image: Kate Green / Stringer (Getty Images)Deborah Chow, the director of the Disney+ show, Obi-Wan Kenobi, went on the Crew Call podcast to chat about the challenges that came alongside working on the limited series. She had just finished Mandalorian and Kenobi had gone through “numerous iterations” and passed through multiple hands before landing in her lap. Connecting the Series to the Prequels and Original TrilogyShe says that while Kenobi was originally pitched as a standalone film, even by the time it got to her, as…

Obi-Wan Kenobi won’t be saying “Hello there” again anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen eventually. At Star Wars Celebration last week, fans of the franchise heard all about upcoming movies and shows in a galaxy far, far away. One title that was absent from that list was Obi-Wan Kenobi, a show that aired last year and many expected to return at some point.Spoilers of the Week May 2-6Well, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, president of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy confirmed there’s no news about another season…

Though the look back at Obi-Wan Kenobi panel at Star Wars Celebration didn’t have any news about a second season of the show, it did give fans in attendance a new found appreciation for what the show meant to the cast and crew who worked on it.How Ewan McGregor Helped Bring Back Obi WanEwan McGregor did mention that he wanted to do more, and you understand why after hearing him talk about his experiences on the show. For example, the first time he watched the final episode, when his character says goodbye to Princess Leia…

A resourceful Star Wars buff managed to capture a moment of Ben Kenobi silently throwing shade at Han Solo in A New Hope, and fans were here for it. Redditor AgeOfFlyingSharks took to the r/StarWars subreddit to post a clip of Ben (Alec Guinness) giving Han (Harrison Ford) the most epic side-eye as he listens to the infamous smuggler exaggerate about himself.  Fans watched in delight as Kenobi’s features went from curiosity to disbelief, and finally contempt with a subtle smile touching his lips. Sodium111 added to the…

They won’t be able to give you objective justifications for their adoration, but the internet community loves nothing more than to campaign for the middling SnyderVerse, and with James Gunn coming in and bulldozing over any and all chance of a return for the filmmaker, the Guardians of the Galaxy director has found himself in a hot boiler of his own making. Fortunately, the man has just assured fans that he’s going to reveal his plans for the DCEU soon, though whether those plans will end up appeasing the fanbase is…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeObi-Wan Kenobi, the limited series charting the further adventures of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, lands on Disney + tonight. Set years after the events that concluded the ill-starred prequel films, the series picks up after Kenobi, again played by Ewan McGregor, has deposited the infant Luke Skywalker on the desert planet of Tatooine and watches from the sidelines as he comes of…