After 45 years of voicing one of the most iconic characters in cinema history, James Earl Jones has said goodbye to Darth Vader. At 91, the legendary actor recently told Disney he was “looking into winding down this particular character.” That forced the company to ask itself how do you even replace Jones? The answer […]
Tag: ObiWan
Obi-Wan Kenobi Series: Rupert Friend, Kumail Nanjiani, Two More Star Wars Prequels Vets and Others Join Cast
RELATED STORIES As it readies to begin filming in April, Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi has rounded out its cast with a few familiar faces — including two more actors from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in which Ben Kenobi faced his […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Series: Rupert Friend, Kumail Nanjiani, Two More Star Wars Prequels Vets and Others Join Cast
RELATED STORIES As it readies to begin filming in April, Disney+‘s Obi-Wan Kenobi has rounded out its cast with a few familiar faces — including two more actors from the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Set 10 years after the events of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in which Ben Kenobi faced his […]
Ewan McGregor Set for Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series, to Shoot in 2020
RELATED STORIES Doubt, you shall no longer have. Star Wars filmmaker Kathleen Kennedy and franchise vet Ewan McGregor took the stage at the close of the D23 Expo on Friday evening to announce/confirm that the Scottish actor will reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a live-action series for Disney+. In fact, Kennedy touted that […]
Ewan McGregor to Reprise Star Wars Role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney+
If you just felt a great disturbance in the Force, you’re not mistaken: Ewan McGregor has signed on to play Star Wars icon Obi-Wan Kenobi once again in a new series for Disney+, according to our sister site Deadline. The series — slated to hit Disney’s upcoming streaming service, which launches in November — is […]
Star Wars spinoffs: Did Ewan McGregor confirm an Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off?
Ahead of his appearance in the movie Christopher Robin, Ewan McGregor appeared on the American TV panel show The View. McGregor was part of the Star Wars franchise prequels, movies which were panned by audiences and critics alike. He played a young Obi-Wan Kenobi (to Alec Guinness older iteration in the original trilogy). Did Ewan […]
Star Wars backlash: Obi-Wan movie finally has some HUGE news – especially for UK fans
Star Wars fans across the globe are suddenly very excited about a report in a local Belfast newspaper. As the fan backlash and boycott drama continues to rumble on there had been fears that the planned spin-off Anthology movies had been put on hold or even dropped. Solo: A Star Wars Story has been a […]
Star Wars Han Solo FLOP: Obi-Wan and Rian Johnson trilogy dropped? Disney gives statement
Forget Kylo Ren and the First Order, a galaxy much closer to home has been having some serious problems recently. After the Han Solo movie performed shockingly badly there were claims that it was partly due to a boycott by fans furious about The Last Jedi. Numerous reports and rumours foloowed that Disney and Lucasfilm […]
Report: Lucasfilm puts Obi-Wan film “on hold” after underwhelming Solo debut
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Lucasfilm) The film news and reviews site Collider posted an exclusive report on Wednesday concerning the fate of future Star Wars films—and in particular, a long-rumored, not-yet-announced film focused on the classic character Obi-Wan Kenobi. Citing “sources with knowledge of the situation,” Collider confirmed that all pre-production for Lucasfilm’s unnamed […]
Daily Podcast: Lando & Obi-Wan Star Wars Spin-Offs, The Dark Universe, Clue, Captain Marvel & More
On the May 17, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista. To talk about the latest news, including the Dark Universe, a movie ticket subscription service for couples, a new Clue movie, Lando and Obi-wan movies, and Captain Marvel. And at […]