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Image via Lucasfilm The sci-fi world is rumbling under more than a dozen Star Wars news stories that highlight the space saga’s uncertain future, and though some of them might get your geek blood pumping due to years of silence on the cinematic front, it’s becoming increasingly evident that Lucasfilm doesn’t understand what the fandom wants out of the galaxy far, far away experience. Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor — one of the few discernibly positive forces behind the franchise at the moment — has just teased Obi-Wan…

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…

Over the years, even the most passionate Star Wars fans, who would otherwise be insensitive toward some of the story’s practical flaws, have come to realize that a lot of convenient developments were needed for the two trilogies to happen. One instance of this is still subject to scrutiny almost 20 years later, so we feel obliged to ask the question all over again: Why didn’t Obi-Wan simply kill Anakin when he had the chance? In Revenge of the Sith, Anakin and Obi-Wan duel to the death on the molten landscape of…

Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi.Image: LucasfilmAndrew Stanton knows a thing or two about storytelling. A two-time Oscar winner best known for directing Finding Nemo and Wall-E, Stanton has been with Pixar since the very beginning, lending his expertise to not just his films, but most of the films the studio has released. In between, he’s begun to spread his wings and work more on television, directing episodes of Better Call Saul, Legion, Tales From the Loop, and For All Mankind. Most recently, he worked as a writer on the…

Image via Disney Plus Forget about Anakin Skywalker, his fall to the dark side, and his ultimate redemption in Return of the Jedi. Star Wars fans can unanimously agree that the most heartbreakingly tragic character in all of the galaxy far, far away and its extensive history is none other than Obi-Wan Kenobi, the man who lost everything but his faith. We’re talking about a man who forsook his love out of duty, lost his mentor and father figure, had to witness the love of his life die in front of his eyes because…

Image via Lucasfilm Somewhere in the far reaches of the multiverse, Orson Welles voiced Darth Vader, Arnold Schwarzenegger piloted the Millennium Falcon as Han Solo, Michael J. Fox took up the mantle of Luke Skywalker, and someone other than Alec Guinness wound up filling the shoes of an elder Obi-Wan Kenobi. Truthfully, the idea of a Guinness-less Obi-Wan is an incomprehensible one for many, but there’s a certain whimsy in imagining what could have been if George Lucas managed to land the first name on his list…

Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images)The cast of Dune: The Sisterhood keeps getting more stacked with another exciting addition. Deadline reports that Indira Varma has joined the ensemble of the HBO Max and Legendary prequel series to their Dune franchise. She was most recently seen as the heroic Imperial double agent Tala in the Star Wars Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi; she was also a fan-favorite as Sand Snake Ellaria in HBO’s Game of Thrones.Varma joins Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson, who were previously announced to…