Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticFor 45 years, Hollywood has churned out sequels to more or less any movie that makes a big enough splash at the box office. The rationale has always been simple: The fans want it.
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If you would have asked a “Star Wars” fan a few years ago what Obi-Wan Kenobi did between ‘Revenge of the Sith’ and ‘A New Hope,’ the answer would have been that he was guarding over Luke and making sure he was okay during his childhood. For years, it’s just been assumed that Obi-Wan became a defacto monk for decades between the trilogies.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticFor 45 years, Hollywood has churned out sequels to more or less any movie that makes a big enough splash at the box office. The rationale has always been simple: The fans want it.
Perthshire’s most famous sons has been erected at one of his home town’s most historic locations. A mural paying tribute to Hollywood star Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars films has been installed within the grounds of Old St Michael’s churchyard in Crieff.
Star Wars spin-offs are coming to Disney+.The collection, which drops from April 2, will include a number of Ewok movies including 1984’s Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, its sequel Ewoks: The Battle Of Endor, the two-season animated series Star Wars: Ewoks from 1985 and Genndy Tartakovsky’s animated Star Wars: Clone Wars which ran from 2003-2005.The latter pre-dates the long running CGI series later launched by George Lucas in 2008.The animated short The Story Of The Faithful Wookiee,
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHasbro promises to reveal a slate of new toys and products — including with partner brands Marvel, Star Wars and Fortnite — at a new collector-focused virtual event next month.The Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest will feature “never-before-seen content and product reveals,” the company says. The virtual event will take place April 9 at 11 a.m.
according to the Moscow Times. “The Yakutsk IT park, a [local] private company, helped us rent a hangar, the only place where the structure could fit.”Fyodrov and crew meticulously painted their replica to match the design of the original ship.The real-life Razor Crest also includes a seat specifically designed to fit Baby Yoda, the star of the Disney+ TV series.Fyodorov told AFP the model cost more than 750,00 rubles, or $10,200.
When Kelly Marie Tran was cast as Rose Tico in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” you have to imagine the actress was incredibly happy about what it might mean for her career and her future. Then the film was released and Tran became the subject of a ton of toxic fan hate, with racist and misogynist comments being throw at her non-stop.
The last couple of years has seen a rise in toxic behavior and online harassment from so-called “fans” of big franchises like “Star Wars” or DC movies, but one of the ugliest examples of this was the intense racism and sexism against “The Last Jedi” actress Kelly Marie Tran. After incessant harassment online, Tran, who was the first woman of color to have a major role in a “Star Wars” film, “closed up shop” and left all social media.
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Kelly Marie Tran got a special, totally unexpected visit from one of her heroes while speaking with Drew Barrymore, and the moment was an absolute delight.Tran appeared virtually on on Thursday to talk about her new Disney animated epic , and her groundbreaking role as the first Southeast Asian Disney princess.«I'm so excited to be part of a movie that's broadening the narrative when it comes to, what do people think when it comes to the word 'Princess?' What do people think when it comes to the
Star Wars fans.Back in 2018, it emerged that Tran had deleted all of her Instagram posts following months of harassment from angry Star Wars fans.
The Shining has been re-cut as a ’90s sitcom – watch the transformation below.In the new version, the iconic horror classic from 1980 is turned into a lighthearted show, turning the Overlook Hotel from a living hell to something altogether more pleasant.Watch the new version, featuring a jovial opening credits sequence for the imagined show, below.A new sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, was released in 2019. A four-star NME review of the film said: “For the most part, Doctor Sleep is a
Star Wars, but the “rubbish” pay led him to turn it down.The Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz star said that while he’s a fan of the movie franchise, he doesn’t regret his decision.Appearing on the Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did podcast, Frost revealed the offer, saying: “It was only a little bit but I was like, it’s really small, the pay’s rubbish… I’ve got a family – I don’t do this for free.“I mean I like Star Wars, I like watching it.
who was recently fired from the Disney+ show over controversial tweets. The 38-year-old mixed martial arts pioneer — who played ex-stormtrooper Cara Dune on the “Star Wars” spinoff — had tweeted in February that the treatment of conservatives in Hollywood was akin to that of Jews in Nazi Germany.
The Mandalorian actor Bill Burr has defended Gina Carano, who was fired from the show after sharing a series of offensive and controversial social media posts.Carano played bounty hunter Cara Dune in the first two seasons of the hit Disney+ show before being axed.She was ousted after reportedly posting an Instagram Story in which she compared being Republican in the current US political climate to being Jewish during the Holocaust.In a recent episode of The Bill Bert Podcast with Bert Kreischer,
Game Of Thrones actor Indira Varma has joined the cast of the upcoming Star Wars series Obi Wan Kenobi.The Disney+ series will see Ewan McGregor reprise his role as the Jedi master and reunite with Hayden Christiansen, who will take on the role of Darth Vader after starring as Anakin Skywalker alongside McGregor in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The spin-off series is set to arrive in 2022.Now, Varma, best known for her role as Ellaria Sand in Game Of Thrones, has been confirmed as a new
Unless you’re a fan of MMA or Steven Soderbergh’s not-so-great films, you may not have been aware of who Gina Carano is before her appearance as Cara Dune on “The Mandalorian.” However, over the first two seasons of the “Star Wars” spinoff, Carano became a lightning rod for controversy on social media where fans saw that the actress shared some politically-charged, transphobic, anti-Semitic, and conspiracy theory-laden messages.
EXCLUSIVE: Game Of Thrones and For Life star Indira Varma is set to join Disney+’s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, we understand.
Star Wars: Republic Commando was announced today for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch, with a release date of April 6.Announced via trailers on both the Nintendo and PlayStation YouTube pages, the port will feature modernised controls and unlockable trophies.No details were provided on how the port’s visuals compare to the original, although footage shown in the trailer seems to have a similar visual fidelity to the original release.The original Star Wars: Republic Commando’s 16-player multiplayer