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3 months, 1 week ago

Ewan McGregor honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hayden Christensen heaps praises on ‘Star Wars’ co-star

British actor Ewan McGregor, best known for his portrayal of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday. The event was attended by McGregor’s family, friends, and colleagues, including Star Wars co-star Hayden Christensen and director Mike Mills. Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez lauded McGregor’s career, saying, “His portrayal of …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with ‘Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi’

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president’s aviator sunglasses and a greater respect for the office. Hamill, 72, famous for playing Luke Skywalker, kidded with reporters that he’d take a few questions — as long as they …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ewan McGregor hopes to return to ‘Star Wars’ universe as Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Hindu

Renowned for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars universe, Ewan McGregor expressed his eagerness to reprise the iconic role once more. Following the success of the debut season of the titular Disney+ series centered around the Jedi Master, McGregor revealed his hopes for a potential return to the galaxy far, far away. According to Deadline, McGregor shared …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Ewan McGregor joins Anne Hathaway in David Robert Mitchell's adventure film for Warner Bros

The Hindu

Ewan McGregor will star opposite Anne Hathaway in the untitled adventure film for Warner Bros., reported Deadline. The Warner Bros Motion Picture Group's presently unannounced new picture is from David Robert Mitchell, the director of 'It Follows' and 'Under the Silver Lake'. He previously earned an Emmy for his starring performance in Netflix’s ‘Halston’ and has also appeared in films …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Anti-Trump Republicans say Nikki Haley is their ‘only hope.’ But is her surge coming too late?

LA Times

Retiree Reggie Alt handed a handwritten seven-page memo detailing her ideas for how to beat former President Trump to one of former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley’s aides. “Haley has a strong chance” if Trump’s campaign collapses, said Dianne Bystrom, director emerita of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University. Chris Sununu’s endorsement of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Diana gowns sell for more than £1m at US auction

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A red Bruce Oldfield silk gown worn by Diana to the premiere of Hot …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Why is "Ahsoka" so intent on maintaining the old "Star Wars" order instead of forging a new path?

Salon

"The past is the past. What series creator Dave Filoni doesn't know is how many "Ahsoka" viewers grew up with Dawson's Force-wielding character in his excellent animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" or witness her evolution into a skilled operative in "Star Wars Rebels." Ahsoka, Sabine Wren and General Hera Syndulla all have amply established backstories spooled throughout an …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Emmy Awards 2023 nominations: HBO’s ‘Succession’, ’Last of Us’ get top nods

Live Mint

The HBO drama series "Succession" emerged as the leading nominee for the Emmy Awards in television, receiving a total of 27 nominations for its final season. "Succession," a critically acclaimed show portraying a ruthless battle for control over a family's media empire, will once again compete for the best drama award alongside another HBO series, "The Last of Us," which …

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1 year, 5 months ago

List of top Emmy nominations

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Partial list of top nominees for the annual prime-time Emmy Awards, announced Wednesday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. For the complete list, visit Emmys.com. The nominees for best drama series are: “Succession”; “The White Lotus”; “The Last of Us”; “Better Call Saul”; “The Crown”; “Yellowjackets”; “House of the Dragon” and “Andor.” The nominees for …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Deborah Chow made her mark with ‘Mandalorian.’ Now she keeps it real on ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

LA Times

It never really occurred to Deborah Chow that she was the first female “Star Wars” director until her first episode of “The Mandalorian” aired in 2019 and someone mentioned it to her. But adding Hayden Christiansen was “special.” Bringing back McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi was obviously central to the story, but Chow also wanted Hayden Christensen to return as Anakin/Darth …

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1 year, 6 months ago

‘Thread: An Insidious Tale’: Kumail Nanjiani, Mandy Moore to headline new ‘Insidious’ film

The Hindu

Actors Kumail Nanjiani and Mandy Moore are all set to headline Thread: An Insidious Tale, a new film in the Insidious franchise that is set to be directed by Jeremy Slater who is best-known for creating the hit Marvel series, Moon Knight. First launched in 2010, the hit horror franchise has become one of the most popular, successful horror film …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Indira Varma joins the cast of BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’

The Hindu

Game of Thrones actor Indira Varma has joined the cast of BBC’s Doctor Who series that has Sex Education actor Ncuti Gatwa playing the 15th Doctor. Now, the actor will play Dutchess, which BBC describes as a “mysterious new role.” Doctor Who, first started in 1963, follows an extraterrestrial being, a Time Lord, called The Doctor, who travels the universe …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Rise Young Skywalker: Fortnite to pit Anakin against Darth Vader

Hindustan Times

The developers of the popular battle royale game Fortnite have teased a new playable character, suggesting that a young Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars universe will be joining the roster of characters. In the original Star Wars movie, Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke Skywalker about the origin story of Darth Vader for the first time, as if Darth Vader and …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Saif Ali Khan says no to Jr NTR, Jahnvi Kapoor's big-budget flick, NTR 30

India Today

Saif Ali Khan will be seen in Om Raut's landmark film Adipurush with pan-Indian star Prabhas. READ I Jr NTR's NTR 30 directed by Koratala Siva gets Hollywood technicians and stuntmen PRAKASH RAJ ON BOARD When the initial teaser of Adiprush was released, there was a lot of flak from netizens about the quality of the content. Happy to be …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Obi-Wan Kenobi VFX Supervisor Brad Minnich Joins NTR 30 Team

News 18

Following the success of RRR, Jr NTR is now working on his next film tentatively titled NTR 30, being directed by Koratala Siva. Now the fans will be even more excited on learning that Obi-Wan Kenobi VFX supervisor Brad Minnich has joined the team of NTR 30. NTR Arts confirmed the same on Twitter and wrote, “Brad Minnich will be …

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1 year, 8 months ago

NTR 30 update out. Obi-Wan Kenobi VFX supervisor Brad Minnich joins Jr NTR and Koratala Siva's film

India Today

Jr NTR is working on NTR 30, one of the biggest films of his career. BRAD MINNICH JOINS NTR 30 NTR 30 is billed as one of the biggest films of Tarak's career. In the latest development, Brad Minnich is set to be the VFX supervisor for crucial sequences from the film. The banner's tweet read: "#BradMinnich will be the …

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2 years ago

No hubo Jedi, y otras razones por las que ‘Andor’ fue genial

LA Times

La semana pasada, el público aclamó el final de temporada de “Andor” en Disney+, que cuenta la historia de fondo del rebelde de “Star Wars” Cassian Andor. Utiliza este tipo de imaginería lacaniana sobre el ego y el espejo, que sospecho que es la primera vez que obtenemos algo en la franquicia de “Star Wars” que es básicamente psicoanálisis. Anuncio …

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2 years ago

Why "Andor" boldly goes the distance while most high profile "Star Wars" adaptations fell short

Salon

Cassian Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi may be two men who eventually fight for the same side, but that's about all they have in common. A larger contributor to its success also rests in knowing that out of all the franchise's recent releases, "Andor" is about as close to an original, fresh concept as one can get in a TV landscape …

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2 years, 1 month ago

The deja view: Why are there so many movie and TV prequels and reboots these days?

The Hindu

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… As if that was not long ago enough, the new Star Wars series Andor delivered up a prequel to the 2016 spin-off Rogue One, which itself is a prequel to the film formerly known as Star Wars. Cashing in on Harry Potter’s success, we have the Fantastic Beasts prequel trilogy …

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2 years, 2 months ago

James Earl Jones Retires As Darth Vader But Makes Cool Move To Keep Voice Alive

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LOADING ERROR LOADING The 91-year-old Jones, who has played the iconic bad guy since the original 1977 “Star Wars,” last uttered a line for the character in 2019′s “The Rise of Skywalker.” “He had mentioned he was looking into winding down this particular character,” Skywalker Sound editor Matthew Wood told VF. “So how do we move forward?” The answer came …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How ‘Andor’ fits into the ‘Star Wars’ canon: Everything you need to know

LA Times

“Andor” is about the rise of a rebellion — and a revolutionary. The latest installment in the ever-expanding “Star Wars” universe, out now on Disney+, is a prequel series to “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” focused on Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor. Cassian Andor is introduced in “Rogue One,” a direct prequel to the original “Star Wars” film, as an …

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2 years, 4 months ago

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power creator JD Payne sees Captain Kirk and Obi-Wan in LOTR multiverse | Exclusive

India Today

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. The cast members, along with show runner JD Payne, visited India last week to promote LOTR: The Rings of Power. During an exclusive chat with Payne, we asked him if he would like any character from another fictional …

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2 years, 4 months ago

‘House of the Dragon’ S1E1 review: Bewitching eye candy promises more

The Hindu

The one that started it all, long-form television at least, is back with a prequel. House of the Dragon, set about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tips many hats to its hectically successful heir, starting with drawing a line between the unfolding events and the lovely Princess Daenerys Targaryen. House of the Dragon Season: 1 Episode …

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Ewan McGregor honoured on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hayden Christensen heaps praises on ‘Star Wars’ co-star

‘Star Wars’ actor Mark Hamill drops by White House for a visit with ‘Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi’

Ewan McGregor hopes to return to ‘Star Wars’ universe as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Ewan McGregor joins Anne Hathaway in David Robert Mitchell's adventure film for Warner Bros

Anti-Trump Republicans say Nikki Haley is their ‘only hope.’ But is her surge coming too late?

Diana gowns sell for more than £1m at US auction

Why is "Ahsoka" so intent on maintaining the old "Star Wars" order instead of forging a new path?

Emmy Awards 2023 nominations: HBO’s ‘Succession’, ’Last of Us’ get top nods

List of top Emmy nominations

Deborah Chow made her mark with ‘Mandalorian.’ Now she keeps it real on ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

‘Thread: An Insidious Tale’: Kumail Nanjiani, Mandy Moore to headline new ‘Insidious’ film

Indira Varma joins the cast of BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’

Rise Young Skywalker: Fortnite to pit Anakin against Darth Vader

Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi

Saif Ali Khan says no to Jr NTR, Jahnvi Kapoor's big-budget flick, NTR 30

Obi-Wan Kenobi VFX Supervisor Brad Minnich Joins NTR 30 Team

NTR 30 update out. Obi-Wan Kenobi VFX supervisor Brad Minnich joins Jr NTR and Koratala Siva's film

No hubo Jedi, y otras razones por las que ‘Andor’ fue genial

Why "Andor" boldly goes the distance while most high profile "Star Wars" adaptations fell short

The deja view: Why are there so many movie and TV prequels and reboots these days?

James Earl Jones Retires As Darth Vader But Makes Cool Move To Keep Voice Alive

How ‘Andor’ fits into the ‘Star Wars’ canon: Everything you need to know

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power creator JD Payne sees Captain Kirk and Obi-Wan in LOTR multiverse | Exclusive

‘House of the Dragon’ S1E1 review: Bewitching eye candy promises more