George Lucas Latest Celebrity News & Gossip

Star Wars after starring in Trainspotting.The Obi-Wan Kenobi actor recently reflected on his career in the 1990s on the Smartless podcast, discussing his uncertainty about joining the Star Wars franchise in 1999 after working on Trainspotting in 1996.“I really had to think about it,” McGregor said. “Because it came right after that Trainspotting period, and by that time I was so full of myself.“I was like, ‘I am Danny Boyle’s actor. I am fucking urban grunge.

In the original period fantasy feature, we saw titular character Willow Ufgood, a benevolent aspiring sorcerer, embark on a dangerous quest alongside swordsman Madmartigan to save a baby empress from a tyrannical queen.

Disney’s D23 Expo will kick off next month with a presentation of this year’s class of Disney Legends, the roster of which was announced today. Per the company, “The Disney Legends Award is given to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the Disney legacy.”

Naman Ramachandran Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he had to turn down a fighter pilot’s role in Tom Cruise hit “Top Gun: Maverick,” directed by Joseph Kosinski.In an interview with Vanity Fair, Hamilton, who is a friend of Cruise, says that he saw “Top Gun” as a child and fixated on being a fighter pilot. “So when I heard the second one was coming out, I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I have to ask him [Cruise],’ ” Hamilton told Vanity Fair. “I said, ‘I don’t care what role it is.

news of his death on Sunday, with Tom Cruise, Mel Brooks and other clients and friends championing his legacy. “Bert Fields was a gentleman; an extraordinary human being,” Cruise said of Fields. “He had a powerful intellect, a keen wit, and charm that made one enjoy every minute of his company.

Bert Fields, the relently loyal powerhouse entertainment lawyer who repped clients including Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Tom Cruise, George Lucas, the Beatles, Michael Jackson and many others in myriad headline-making cases in Hollywood, has died, TMZ reports. He was 93.

Lewis Hamilton will take over part ownership of NFL team the Denver Broncos.MORE: The heartbreaking details of Rams QB Matthew Stafford's wife's brain tumor revealedLewis, 27, confirmed the news on Tuesday, taking to Twitter to reveal he had joined the Denver Broncos group, headed up by Walmart heir Rob Walton.WATCH: Trailer for Drive To Survive season three"Excited to join an incredible group of owners and become a part of the @Broncosstory!!" he tweeted alongside a picture of his pet dog in a Broncos neckerchief, adding: "Roscoe already thinks he made the team.""Honored to work with a world-class team and serve as an example of the value of more diverse leadership across all sports," he concluded.MORE: LA Rams' Matthew Stafford shares details of Prince Harry's visit to Super BowlThe ownership group also includes former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the wife of George Lucas, Mellody Hobson, the co-CEO of Ariel Investments."We're delighted to welcome Seven-Time Formula One World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton to our ownership group," Walton shared in a statement, calling Lewis a "champion competitor who knows what it takes to lead a winning team and a fierce advocate for global equality, including his own sport".Excited to join an incredible group of owners and become a part of the @Broncos story!! Honoured to work with a world class team and serve as an example of the value of more diverse leadership across all sports.

A full-length trailer for the 12 episode series dropped Monday, with fans furious after noticing an unnamed character brandishing what appears to be the controversial rifle during an action scene. Longtime lovers of the George Lucas sci-fi franchise say the inclusion of the weapon is unfaithful to the “Star Wars” universe and have slammed “Andor” producers as “lazy.”It’s also likely that gun reform campaigners will be triggered by the appearance of an AK-47 in a Disney show, particularly in light of recent mass shootings. While “Star Wars” prop teams have frequently used real-life weapons as the basis for fictional munitions featured in the franchise, this appears to be the first time an unmodified real-life weapon has appeared in the “Star Wars” world — and fans aren’t happy.

I want to do more of this.”Kasdan met with Imagine Entertainment, the production company founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. When they asked him what he wanted to make, Kasdan told them that he wanted to do “a history of visual effects.” Imagine said that they already had a relationship with Disney+ and Lucasfilm and proposed, instead, a project that chronicled the history of Industrial Light & Magic. “That was like saying, you want to go back to your old high school because I really grown up there.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDisney+’s new six-part series “Light & Magic” takes audiences inside the magic and history of Industrial Light & Magic, starting with George Lucas’ vision for “Star Wars” and covering how their innovative StageCraft suite of virtual production changed the game in filmmaking.Speaking with Variety, Janet Lewin, Senior VP of Lucasfilm Visual Effects and General Manager of ILM, fondly recalls the first time she saw “Star Wars.” “I was 7 years old and was completely blown away. I literally thought there were galaxies like that, far, far away,” she remembers.Years later, Lewin worked as visual effects producer on “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,” and oversaw all aspects of the visual effects and animation business for Lucasfilm and ILM.

Stranger Things writers have denied that scenes from previous seasons have been cut or edited retroactively.On Tuesday (July 26), the official account for the show’s writers’ room posted the message: “PSA: no scenes from previous seasons have ever been cut or re-edited. And they never will be.”Some viewers claimed a scene in the first season, where Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton) secretly photographed Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer), had been edited later to make him appear less “pervy” as she took her clothes off.In response to a fan who asked the question, “So that also counts for the Jonathan spying on Nancy scene in SO1, as many people believe?” The account responded: “Yes.”PSA: no scenes from previous seasons have ever been cut or re-edited.

Zack Sharf The “Stranger Things” writers’ room is refuting recent reports that older episodes of the series on Netflix are being re-edited years after the fact. The official Twitter account for the show’s writers posted the following message: “PSA: no scenes from previous seasons have ever been cut or re-edited.

Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers have confirmed that have gone back and re-edited past episodes of the show.The revelation came in a recent interview with the pair, where they admitted they made a mistake in season four by establishing Will Byers’s birthday in May, despite being previously established on the show as March 22.Speaking to Variety, Matt Duffer suggested they will go back and change the season two episode where the birthday was noted as March, as “‘May’ can fit in Winona’s mouth. So that would be us George Lucas-ing the situation.”Matt went on: “We have George Lucas’d things also that people don’t know about,” Ross adding: “You do have the physical copies though, the Blu-rays and stuff — you’d have to compare.”The latter also suggested they had changed elements to season four, volume one after it had already been released, saying: “Some of the visual effects.

Disney+ has unveiled the first trailer and poster for Lucasfilm and Imagine Documentaries’ “Light & Magic,” a new docuseries that chronicles the untold history of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the special visual effects, animation and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. “Star Wars” creator George Lucas founded the company in 1975. It has gone on to earn 16 Academy Awards while spearheading groundbreaking developments in the realm of special effects.

Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose,” which just recently wrapped production and stars Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver and Christopher Lloyd. “From make-believe starship captain to a real-life rocketman, William Shatner has led one of the most unique and best-lived lives on the planet. While we all know him from his iconic roles, the REAL William Shatner is even more interesting.

Star Wars creator who famously made changes to the films for re-release.The pair were discussing a decision to go back and change a mistake in series 4, which they admitted to in a previous interview with . Fans spotted that episode 4 featured a rolling camera with the date March 22 – which had previously been confirmed as Will's birthday back in series 2 – but the newer episode made no reference to his special day."The honest response is, clearly like the characters in the show, we also forgot about ’s birthday.

Growing up Bronx! Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz’s marriage may have not lasted, but their love for their son is apparent.

Kate Aurthur editorThe fourth season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” has been unlike its previous seasons both in tone (this time, it’s full horror) and the length of the show’s episodes (the finale, one of the two Volume 2 episodes premiering on July 1, will be two-and-a-half hours). But according to Matt and Ross Duffer — collectively known as the Duffer brothers — they had no other choice.In an interview for Variety’s Showrunners Sitdown With Kate Aurthur presented by FX, the Duffer Brothers said that because of how “Stranger Things 4” was structured, with its four distinct storylines, “If you look at one of the episodes — like, you couldn’t cut it out 15 minutes early,” Matt Duffer said. Ross Duffer cited the finale as an example: “Reel one is build-up dread.

Warning: This post contains spoilers about the season one finale of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Kenobi 

Obi-Wan Kenobi have shared their hopes for a second season of the Star Wars series.Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor have both said they would be keen to reprise their roles, despite the plan for now being to keep the Disney+ show to a limited series.In conversation with Radio Times, director Deborah Chow had said the plan was always for a limited series but that there are “more stories that you could tell.”“Well, it was definitely conceived as a standalone story,” Christen, who reprised his role as Anakin/Darth Vader added. “But I would love to continue with this character.

Vice TV will world premiere its new Icons Unearthed series on July 12 with the first installment of a 6-hour deep dive into the Star Wars Universe.

The Wild Bunch (1969), his third film role, he played Crazy Lee, left behind by the gang with their hostages as they escape an ambush. His glee as he marches the terrified captives around at gunpoint singing We Shall Gather at the River highlighted the violent absurdity of the director Sam Peckinpah’s opening scene. In American Graffiti (1973), directed by George Lucas, he played the leader of a greaser gang, the Pharoahs, who frightens Richard Dreyfuss’s strait-laced Curt into pulling off a spectacular prank on the police.

the Hollywood Reporter.Hopkins racked up over 130 acting credits over his half-century-long career and was most known for playing prominent supporting roles in major studio films between the late ’60s and late ’70s. Aside from his film appearances, he also had numerous guest-starring spots on TV, including NBC’s 1974 detective drama series “The Rockford Files” and the iconic “Charlie’s Angels.”Born and raised in Greenville, S.C.

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea has a new role in the latest Star Wars spin-off series, Obi-Wan Kenobi.Warning – major spoilers for Obi-Wan Kenobi aheadFlea appeared in the first two episodes of the new series, which arrived on Disney+ this week (May 27).Obi-Wan Kenobi is set ten years after the events of Revenge Of The Sith. The show will follow Jedi Master Obi-Wan’s “greatest defeat as he witnesses the the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader,” according to Disney.In the show, Flea plays a bounty hunter called Vect Nehru.

, which arrives on Disney+ today. Ewan McGregor reprises his beloved role as Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen returns as Anakin-turned-Vader for the first time since the 2005 film,, in this new limited series. Christensen’s epic comeback to the world of comes amid rumors that he’ll be making an appearance in  — another forthcoming  spinoff series.

Spoilers for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” below.A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Star Wars fans already thought Disney+ outdid itself by reuniting Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to reprise their ever-so-iconic roles as Obi-Wan and Darth Vader for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” — but the series’ first two episodes had another pleasant shock in store.A ten-year-old princess Leia graced screens worldwide on Friday, sending the fandom into a tizzy like the first sight little green Grogu did in “The Mandalorian” not so long ago and in a galaxy of close proximity.Played by Vivien Lyra Blair of “Birdbox,” diehards were quick to notice the young actor’s innate ability to keep up with Carrie Fisher’s iconic precocious portrayal of the Jedi princess.“I wish Carrie was alive to see the little girl playing her, she would be so delighted to see more story and depth added to Leia,” @tomahawk_c1 tweeted.i just KNOW carrie would be so proud of vivien’s portrayal of leia #ObiWan pic.twitter.com/3qCDo38EOT“i have so much to say but i want to start by appreciating vivien lyra blair’s performance as leia.

“ABBA Voyage” is certainly a trip.

Harrison Ford from Indiana Jones 5.The actor made a surprise appearance at Star Wars Celebration on Thursday (May 26), sharing the photo and that he’s “very proud of the movie that we made”.Ford, who came out onstage following the classic theme by John Williams, added: “It’s a special honour for me to be able to congratulate John on his 90th birthday. I told John on another occasion that we had the chance to be together, and that music follows me everywhere I go.

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains details of the first two episodes of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

EXCLUSIVE: MVD Entertainment Group has acquired worldwide rights to the autobiographical coming-of-age comedy 5-25-77, from writer-director Patrick Read Johnson (Spaced Invaders), slating it for release in North American theaters this fall, with an unveiling on digital and VOD to follow.

Disney+ Star Wars titles.Christensen originally starred as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in two of the Star Wars prequels – 2002’s Attack Of The Clones and 2005’s Revenge Of The Sith, with the films and Christensen himself receiving harsh criticism from fans at the time.Speaking about the backlash in a new interview with the Guardian, Christensen said: “I guess the impression that I got from (director) George Lucas was that if they don’t like them, then they don’t ‘get’ it – and that was good enough for me.”It’s been confirmed that Christensen will be reprising his role in both the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series as well as appearing in Ahshoka.“It just seemed like a really exciting opportunity,” he said. “It was a no-brainer.

In 1993, Steven Spielberg‘s jaw-dropping dinosaur adventure film “Jurassic Park” changed the landscape of the film industry as it ushered-in major advancements in CGI, leading to the slow death of the demand for practical effects. The film’s behemoth success inspired studios to focus on effects-heavy blockbusters and it also arguably helped to push George Lucas to return to the “Star Wars” universe with new VFX toys to realize the vision of his prequels.

StarWars.com in a new interview. “The reception that the films have now, it’s very heartwarming.”  Christensen’s first “Star Wars” film, “Attack of the Clones,” received a less-than-enthusiastic reception when it was first released in 2002, with critics particularly taking aim at Christensen and Natalie Portman’s relationship as Anakin Skywalker and Padme.

Hayden Christensen was ready for the fun to begin after being cast as Anakin Skywalker in. While stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Phillippe and Paul Walker had also been in contention, George Lucas decided to go with a relatively unknown Canadian actor to kick off Darth Vader's origin story.When chatting with ET in 2000, and in Christensen’s first on-camera interview after nabbing the role, he could barely contain his excitement about taking his . “I can't wait.

Michelle Obama led a star-studded crowd at the inaugural Miami Grand Prix on Saturday, as Hollywood A-listers mingled with sporting royalty at the Miami International Autodrome to watch the qualifying action. The former first lady, 58, enjoyed a warm embrace with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton before watching the action from his Mercedes team pit.

from the American Film Institute reveals that “Star Wars” director George Lucas paid actor James Earl Jones only $7,000 to voice Darth Vader in the first-ever “Star Wars” film.Actor David Prowse — who died in 2020 at age 85 — famously wore the Darth Vader suit in “Star Wars: A New Hope” in 1977, but Lucas did not envision his natural voice for the now-iconic character. “George wanted, pardon the expression, a dark voice,” Jones said.