‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Gets Season 2 Premiere Date Target

Judging by the recent reports, it would appear the next “Star Wars” film to arrive in theaters will likely be whatever Taika Waititi comes up with. And while we don’t have any specifics about Waititi’s addition to the galaxy far, far away, the filmmaker is teasing that it’s going to be something brand-new.

While fans are, of course, excited to see Ewan McGregor return to his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the, aptly titled, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Disney+ series, there has been equal (if not more) anticipation at the idea of Hayden Christensen returning as Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader. Thankfully, for most people, the hype was well-deserved when we saw the duo face off in a recent episode.

In the “Star Wars” universe, like any franchise, there are close-call casting decisions that don’t make the grade or simply go another way. Actress Jessica Henwick (“The Matrix Resurrections”), for example, lost out to Daisy Ridley for the Rey role in “The Force Awakens” but did play a small pilot in the film instead.

While whispers of young Princess Leia coming to the “Star Wars” universe goes back years (we even mentioned it on a podcast last year), it wasn’t really until an “Obi-Wan Kenobi” casting reveal from a few months later that seemed to truly cement the fact we’d see the other Skywalker twin make a return after the passing of Carrie Fisher. Actress Vivien Lyra Blair (“We Can Be Heroes,” “Bird Box “) took over the role after previous attempts from Lucasfilm to use digital versions in “Rogue One” and “The Rise of Skywalker” was met with mixed reactions.

Vulture.Perhaps now better known as the director of “Top Gun: Maverick,” Kosinski said he had a three-quel called “Tron: Ascention” was fully written and storyboarded before it was de-rezzed. The script turned the “Tron” concept inside-out by bringing computerized characters out into the real world – an idea that “Legacy” spent much of its runtime setting up, as the film ended with grid-only character Quora (Olivia Wilde) arriving on Earth’s material plane.The $400 million global box office haul for “Legacy” wasn’t enough to get it immediately greenlit, and along came shiner objects at Disney, Kosinski said. “Legacy” was a success by all standards of a “cult hit,” however, from its glassy, glow-in-the-dark stylings to an exhilarating soundtrack by Daft Punk – but for now, it stands as the franchise’s end of line.“I got so close.

Zack Sharf Joseph Kosinski is flying high off the success of “Top Gun: Maverick,” which debuted to a record-breaking $160 million over the Memorial Day weekend frame. The sequel is the first bonafide box office success for the director, who started his feature directorial career with Disney’s “Tron: Legacy.” That sequel earned $400 million worldwide, but that sum wasn’t enough for Disney to allow Kosinski to pursue an intended sequel under the title “Tron: Ascension.”In a new interview with Vulture, Kosinski confirmed he had storyboarded and written the entire third “Tron” movie when Disney pulled the plug on the project in 2015.

Star Wars social media accounts have released a statement defending Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Moses Ingram from racist abuse.“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist,” the post reads.“There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be racist.”The actor, who plays Inquisitor Reva Savander in the Disney+ series, shared on Instagram some of the abusive messages she’s received since the show was released last week.There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.— Star Wars (@starwars) May 31, 2022“Long story short, there are hundreds of those,” Ingram said referring to the messages.

Moses Ingram is speaking out against the racist messages she's received since her debut, and the  franchise is backing her up.On Tuesday, the official  Twitter and Instagram accounts spoke out in support of Ingram, who stars as the ambitious new Inquisitor Reva Sevander on the long-awaited Disney+ series. «We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva's story to unfold. If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist,» the statement said.

Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Moses Ingram after racist backlash directed at her on social media.“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. If anyone intends to make her feel in any way unwelcome, we have only one thing to say: we resist,” they wrote in a rare statement.“There are more than 20 million sentient species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be a racist.”The 29-year-old actress recently revealed that she received “hundreds” of racist messages on social media since the Disney+ series debuted on May 27.Messages the actress shared on her Instagram Stories include the use of the N-word and claims that she was a “diversity hire.”“You won’t be loved or remembered for this acting role,” one toxic fan wrote.“There’s nothing anybody can do about this.

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” last week, where she stars as Reva, the Inquisitor. Reva is obsessed with hunting down Obi-Wan to bring him to Darth Vader; apparently, she believes that she’ll get “what I’m owed” if she does.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney has set the release date for its remake of classic tale “Pinocchio,” starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto, exclusively on Disney+.The film, a live-action version of Disney’s 1940 animated classic, will premiere on Disney+ worldwide on Sept. 8, 2022.

Donald Glover is still being considered to play Lando Calrissian in a planned Star Wars spin-off series based on the character.That’s according to Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who revealed in a new interview with Total Film at Star Wars Celebration last week that she will “never say never” about recasting roles, after Glover played Lando in the flop Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).An unnamed series centred on Lando, the character originated by Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), has been in development for a number of years. It was first announced to Disney investors as an “event series” in December 2020, with writer-director Justin Simien (Dear White People) attached to the project.Speaking to Total Film, Kennedy made reference to a new Vanity Fair interview that seemed to imply that the franchise had learned its lesson with Solo and would move away from stories featuring legacy characters recast with younger actors.“I never say never [about recasting].

Wrapping up the last bits of “Star Wars” celebration weekend, the content keeps flowing on Disney+. While we’ll get two Lucasfilm live-action shows this year, “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” airing now and “Andor” in late August, we’re also getting two animated series too.

Admittedly, one of the most difficult things of this Memorial Day weekend hasn’t been getting tickets to “Top Gun: Maverick” (which rules, btw), but trying to keep the final weekend of Cannes in your head straight while “Star Wars” Celebration week was happening at the same time. One supposes this is the rub in the Age Of Content™.

Admittedly, one of the most difficult things of this Memorial Day weekend hasn’t been getting tickets to “Top Gun: Maverick” (which rules, btw), but trying to keep the final weekend of Cannes in your head straight while “Star Wars” Celebration week was happening at the same time. One supposes this is the rub in the Age Of Content™.

Carson Burton Obi-Wan and Darth Vader are back together for the first time since 2005.Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen return their iconic roles from the “Star Wars” prequel series in the new Disney+ limited series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” For the stars, it’s been a long journey since the prequels premiered.“For the response not to be rosy when they came out, was hard. It was hard,” McGregor told Variety’s Marc Malkin on the red carpet at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim on Thursday.

, 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.

Rose Byrne recently had a big revelation about her role in the Star Wars universe.