Star Wars‘ upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series will not feature the beloved Jar Jar Binks, according to voice actor Ahmed Best.The upcoming show confirmed its full cast list this week alongside a production start date.
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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer“The Star Wars Holiday Special” is finally coming to Disney Plus … kind of.In the biggest bulk release of “Star Wars” content since the streamer’s launch, several “Star Wars” TV spinoffs from the 1970s, 1980s and 2000s will debut on Disney Plus on April 2.
Star Wars‘ upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series will not feature the beloved Jar Jar Binks, according to voice actor Ahmed Best.The upcoming show confirmed its full cast list this week alongside a production start date.
Antonio Ferme editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Disney Plus released a trailer for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” and Hulu released a for the fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”Disney Plus released a for “Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” which debuts on May 4 (Star Wars Day) with a 70-minute premiere.
If you’re a “Star Wars” fan, you likely fall into one of two categories.
Star Wars project.Due to Stan’s likeness to Star Wars legend Mark Hamill, fans of the franchise have shared their hopes for Stan to be cast as the Jedi Knight in the future.Asked what it would take for him to accept the role, Stan – who is currently appearing in new Marvel TV show The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney+ – told Good Morning America: “If Mark Hamill called me, personally, to tell me he feels inclined to share this role with me, then I will believe it.
Star Wars‘ upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series has confirmed its full cast list, as well as a production start date.The Disney+ show has already confirmed that Ewan McGregor will return as the Jedi master alongside Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader, both from the prequels.Disney has now confirmed a host of cast additions, including the previously-announced Indira Varma alongside Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit), Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals), Rupert Friend (Homeland), O’Shea Jackson Jr.
After numerous delays and tons of fan speculation, it appears that Lucasfilm is ready to begin production on the long-awaited “Star Wars” live-action series, “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” And with production scheduled to begin in April, the studio is ready to pull back the curtain and unveil the ensemble cast that will help bring the prequel series to life.
Fans have pointed out that “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” star Sebastian Stan kind of looks like a younger Mark Hamill for a while now. But now, Stan is going on the record about whether he’s playing young Luke Skywalker, and what it’d take for him to do it.
For most people in the US, you probably know Eiza Gonzalez from her breakout role in “Baby Driver.” From there, she’s landed roles in films such as “Bloodshot,” “Alita: Battle Angel,” “I Care A Lot,” and the upcoming “Godzilla vs. Kong.” But really, according to the actress, even after a teen idol-type career in Mexico, it is only because her mom took the initiative and landed her a “Star Wars” audition that Gonzalez is where she is now.
EXCLUSIVE: Roddenberry Entertainment, the company behind the Star Trek universe, knows a thing or two about devoted fans. As such, it is launching a new podcast that sees celebrities dish about their favorite things.
[Spoilers For The Mandalorian Below] Search your feelings. You know it to be true.
No matter how many times Kevin Feige has to deny being involved with “Star Wars” behind-the-scenes stuff, outside of the film he’s producing that has already been announced, fans still don’t believe that’s the case. It’s almost like they see some sort of subliminal wink, wink when he says definitive things like “no” when asked about more “Start Wars.” So, yet again, in a new interview with EW, Feige is asked about future “Star Wars” involvement.
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.
Michael B. Jordan may be kissing Lori Harvey off-camera, but on-camera, he’s locking lips with his co-star Chanté Adams. Michael, 34, and Chanté, 26, were seen kissing as the cameras were rolling on the set of the upcoming drama film, Journal for Jordan, in a park located in New York City’s Upper East Side on March 9. Michael was seen wearing a cozy grey sweater with jeans as he leaned in to kiss Chanté, who dressed for the crisp weather in a red parka jacket and blue skinny jeans.
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.
By this point, if you aren’t following the Team Deakins podcast, you’re missing out on some of the best conversations about filmmaking out there. In a recent episode, Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bradford Young opened up about his experience filming “Solo: A Star Wars Story” and its tumultuous production.
Marvel is back. The MCU kicked off their 2021 slate of TV shows and movies with, which stars Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany and brings the super-powered beings to suburban-life — though everything is not as it seems.