Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to Birds of Prey and why it’s the most eye-catching comic book film of 2020 at the moment… 2020 is in its infancy and the blockbuster bombardment is due to start shortly. In a year that will see more Marvel adventures (in the beginnings of a new phase, which opens with […]
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith fight choreographer discusses the inspirations behind the “high ground” line
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith fight choreographer Nick Gillard has spoken out regarding the lightsaber duel between Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) – in particular, Obi-Wan’s line about having “the high ground.” In a recent interview with IGN, Gillard revealed the line stemmed from a behind-the-scenes scenario between him and Hayden when they […]
Star Wars stunt coordinator says George Lucas cut a six-on-one lightsaber duel from Revenge of the Sith
One of the biggest talking points of Star Wars films has always been the epic lightsaber duels whether it is Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui Gon Jinn vs Darth Maul in The Phantom Menace, or Anakin Skywalker vs Obi-Wan in Revenge of the Sith, or Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader at the end of Return of the Jedi. However, according […]
The Mandalorian’s Deborah Chow on directing the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series
The latest episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian blew people away with its focus on character and action thanks to Deborah Chow’s direction. This may have marked Chow’s first step into a larger world, but she is also set to direct Disney+’s highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi Master […]
Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep, 2019. Written and Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Rebecca Ferguson, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Jocelin Donahue, Nicholas Pryor, Carl Lumbly, Chelsea Talmadge, Selena Anduze, Catherine Parker, Roger Dale Floyd, Kk Heim, Kaitlyn McCormick, Molly Jackson, Sadie Heim, Robert Longstreet, Jacob Tremblay, and […]
Ewan McGregor says his Disney+ Star Wars series will examine Obi-Wan’s trauma
Ewan McGregor, the star of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series, says the show will look at the trauma the character suffers resulting from the fall of the Jedi. There is no question that Obi-Wan Kenobi has been through a lot, especially when we find him during his time watching over Luke. Not only has the Jedi […]
Ewan McGregor on the difficulties of keeping his Obi-Wan return a secret for years
Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Ewan McGregor has discussed the difficulties with keeping the secret about the Kenobi Disney+ series and his internal struggles with lying about his Star Wars return for years. “It just got difficult, I was brought up to tell the truth, and I was in a situation where I wasn’t really allowed to,” McGregor […]
Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep, 2019. Written and Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Rebecca Ferguson, Zahn McClarnon, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Jocelin Donahue, Nicholas Pryor, Carl Lumbly, Chelsea Talmadge, Selena Anduze, Catherine Parker, Roger Dale Floyd, Kk Heim, Kaitlyn McCormick, Molly Jackson, Sadie Heim, Robert Longstreet, Jacob Tremblay, and […]
Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep, 2019. Directed by Mike Flanagan Starring Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Zahn McClarnon, Cliff Curtis, Emily Alyn Lind, Carel Struycken, Bruce Greenwood, Chelsea Talmadge, Alex Essoe, Catherine Parker, and Selena Anduze SYNOPSIS: Years after the events of The Shining, a grownup Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) has repressed his abilities and hit the […]
Ewan McGregor excited to play Obi-Wan closer in age to Alec Guinness in new Star Wars series
Ewan McGregor says he is excited to get to play Obi-Wan closer to the age of Alec Guinness in the Disney+ Star Wars series. Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of a young Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the major highlights of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and now that Lucasfilm are making an Obi-Wan spinoff series for […]