Tag: Star Wars
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Ewan McGregor Wanted to Adopt ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Camel Co-Star
Ewan McGregor wanted to take a little bit of Tatooine home with him. After filming the upcoming Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” which premieres May 27, McGregor was tempted to welcome one animal co-star into his family.“I really, really liked him,” McGregor told Empire about a camel named Silas, who plays Obi-Wan’s “snoot-horse” desert confidante Eopie.“The…
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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: John Williams Wrote ‘Perfect’ Theme for Disney+ Show in Two Weeks
The world of “Star Wars” returns in a big way this month with “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” a Disney+ series that sees Ewan McGregor reprising his role from George Lucas’ prequel trilogy. But for many, it just wouldn’t be “Star Wars” without John Williams.The Oscar winner’s iconic music still defines the massive science fiction franchise, and even…
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Ewan McGregor Talks ‘Star Wars’ Prequels: ‘It’s Nice to Watch Them Now Knowing That People Love Them’
Decades ago, it would have been almost unthinkable that “Star Wars” fans would clamor to see more of the characters from George Lucas’ prequel trilogy. But that’s exactly what’s happening, as Ewan McGregor is returning to the franchise for “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” a new Disney+ series that marks one of the spring’s most anticipated television events.Mythology…
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James Earl Jones Was Paid Only 7K to Voice Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’
Back in 1977, a few thousand dollars felt like a million bucks — especially while on the precipice of the biggest sci-fi blockbuster franchise of all time.James Earl Jones revealed in a resurfaced American Film Institute interview that “Star Wars” creator George Lucas paid him 7,000 to voice iconic villain Darth Vader. Late actor David…
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Disney Gallery: The Book Of Boba Fett Trailer Takes You Behind The Scenes Of The Star Wars Series
I have to wonder how many of us, even just a few short years ago, ever would’ve thought that the future of “Star Wars” would turn out to be streaming. The unparalleled success of “The Mandalorian” has clearly affected the overall plans over at Lucasfilm, directly leading to the miniature “shared universe” of sorts going…
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Obi-Wan Kenobi Details You Missed If You Didn’t Watch Clone Wars
It’s been 45 years since “Star Wars” fans first learned what it meant to use the Force. Such knowledge was first bestowed by the enigmatic Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi master with a checkered past and nuggets of wisdom to spare. Since then, he’s guided quite a few Jedi throughout the “Star Wars” saga, from the…
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Star Wars Fans Want These Questions Answered In Obi-Wan Kenobi
Arguably the most significant “Star Wars” project to come our way in years is just around the corner, as “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is set to debut on Disney+ later this month. The long-awaited series will finally see Ewan McGregor return to a galaxy far, far away as the beloved Jedi, with the actor last taking on…
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“We Only Had One Puppet”: Animatronics Designer/Creature FX Supervisor Gustav Hoegen on Hatching
After designing animatronics for franchises like Star Wars and Jurassic World, Gustav Hoegen and his team scaled back and happily returned to traditional design and puppetry methods for Hanna Bergholm’s indie creature-feature Hatching–the first feature film Hoegen’s Biomimic Studio worked on from start to finish. 12-year old Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) nurses an egg she brought…
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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Hayden Christensen Won’t Confirm Whether James Earl Jones Is Voicing Vader, But Seems Interested In Continuing His ‘Star Wars’ Role
After working together on “Attack of The Clones” and “Revenge of The Sith” and a 17-year gap since they last worked together, Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen are poised to finally reunite in the latest live-action “Star Wars” series, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” on Disney+.The new six-episode long limited series see Christensen returning to the Anakin Skywalker/Darth…
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J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot To Produce Live-Action ‘Hot Wheels’ Film With Warner Bros. & Mattel
Ever since he wrapped up the latest “Star Wars” trilogy in 2019 with “The Rise Of Skywalker,” J.J. Abrams has been very busy over at Bad Robot. And thanks to a five-year, 250 million overall deal with WarnerMedia in 2019, Bad Robot’s producing credits are nearly endless. While Ta-Nahesi Coates‘ “Superman” film and a “Zatanna”…