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Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series delayed, Ewan McGregor responds to rumours of “creative differences”

January 24, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Over the past week or so, rumours have been circulating online that Disney and Lucasfilm were either a) pulling the plug on the live-action Obi-Wan Kenobi series, or b) planning to rework the project from a Disney+ series back to a feature film for the as-yet-unrevealed December 2022 Star Wars release date. While much of […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars

Rumour: Ewan McGregor in talks to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode VIII

February 9, 2016 by Luke Owen

If there has been one name that has bounded around rumour mills for roles in the new Disney Star Wars Universe, it’s Ewan McGregor. It was first rumoured that the man who took over from Alec Guinness to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy was going to feature in Star Wars: The Force […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Ewan McGregor, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode VIII

Movie Review – Doctor Sleep (2019)

October 31, 2019 by Robert Kojder

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 […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Alex Essoe, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Carl Lumbly, Catherine Parker, Chelsea Talmadge, Cliff Curtis, Doctor Sleep, Emily Alyn Lind, Ewan McGregor, Jacob Tremblay, Jocelin Donahue, Kaitlyn McCormick, Kk Heim, Kyliegh Curran, Mike Flanagan, Molly Jackson, Nicholas Pryor, Rebecca Ferguson, Robert Longstreet, Roger Dale Floyd, Sadie Heim, Selena Anduze, Stephen King, The Shining, Zahn McClarnon

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith fight choreographer discusses the inspirations behind the “high ground” line

January 5, 2020 by Liam Waddington

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 […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Nick Gillard, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars stunt coordinator says George Lucas cut a six-on-one lightsaber duel from Revenge of the Sith

December 13, 2019 by Liam Waddington

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 […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Ewan McGregor, George Lucas, Nick Gillard, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Ewan McGregor says his Disney+ Star Wars series will examine Obi-Wan’s trauma

November 5, 2019 by Samuel Brace

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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 […]

Filed Under: News, Samuel Brace, Television Tagged With: Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars

Ewan McGregor talks Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series, has known about his return for four years

October 26, 2019 by Gary Collinson

After reworking its plans for an Anthology movie following the poor performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm finally announced the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi this August, with Ewan McGregor set to reprise his role as the Jedi Master for a live-action TV series on Disney+. Speaking to Men’s Journal to promote the release […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars

The Mandalorian’s Deborah Chow on directing the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series

November 25, 2019 by Ricky Church

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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 […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

Movie Review – Christopher Robin (2018)

August 3, 2018 by Robert Kojder

Christopher Robin, 2018. Directed by Marc Forster. Starring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Oliver Ford Davies, Ronke Adekoluejo, Adrian Scarborough, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ken Nwosu, John Dagleish, Amanda Lawrence, Orton O’Brien, Paul Chahidi, and featuring the voice talents of Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Toby Jones, Nick Mohammed, Peter Capaldi, Sophie Okonedo, and Sara […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Adrian Scarborough, Amanda Lawrence, Brad Garrett, Bronte Carmichael, Christopher Robin, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings, John Dagleish, Ken Nwosu, marc forster, Mark Gatiss, Nick Mohammed, Oliver Ford Davies, Orton O'Brien, Paul Chahidi, Peter Capaldi, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ronke Adekoluejo, Sara Sheen, Sophie Okonedo, Toby Jones

Darth Maul actor is confident about the chances of an Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars movie

May 29, 2018 by Samuel Brace

Darth Maul actor Ray Park is reportedly confident that an Obi-Wan Kenobi anthology movie will happen. Ray Park, who most famously portrayed villain Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, is a much-beloved performer thanks to his work on that movie. The Phantom Menace isn’t remembered all that fondly but Darth Maul […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Ewan McGregor, Kenobi: A Star Wars Story, Ray Park, Star Wars

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