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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…

Imagine what it must feel like to appear in the first Star Wars film in 20 years only to realize that everyone thinks it’s the worst thing since Hitler. That’s precisely what happened to Ewan McGregor and the rest of the Phantom Menace cast in 1999. Back then, if you were a struggling actor and counted on the galaxy far, far away to be your Hail Mary pass in Hollywood, you would’ve been sorely disappointed, because that first movie was anything but well-received. We can laugh and joke and share those innumerable prequel…

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…

Image via Lucasfilm May the 4th is here, meaning everyone can’t stop talking about Star Wars. While most people talked about the remastered ending of Return of the Jedi, where Hayden Christensen‘s Anakin Skywalker appears with Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi, one person brought up a deleted scene that had fans wondering why it wasn’t included. Twitter user @NONBlNARYSUNSET shared a deleted scene from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where Anakin and Obi-Wan are trying to figure out what R2-D2 is saying as the two Jedi…

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…

Image via Disney Plus Star Wars Celebration news continued to filter in over the weekend. The ultimate Star Wars event answered plenty of questions about what the franchise has in store for us over the next few years, and generated plenty more. Ahsoka has finally confirmed Star Wars: Rebels fans’ deepest desires, with Lars Mikkelsen returning as his iconic Star Wars villain, Grand Admiral Thrawn, just as they hoped when Ahsoka graced the screen during The Mandalorian. That’s not the only exciting addition to…

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars fans and favorites coalesced over the weekend for 2023’s official Star Wars Celebration, amping up excitement for the franchise’s upcoming slate of projects. During the celebration, which saw a range of longtime Star Wars favorites show up to participate in panels, meet and greets, and photo ops, fans got the chance to feast their eyes on the first Ahsoka trailer, and learned of a range of new projects in the franchise’s future. Most…