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Ewan McGregor recalls the backlash to Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, open to Obi-Wan Season 2

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When it comes to his time in the Star Wars universe, Ewan McGregor has conflicting feelings. During a recent interview with Variety, McGregor got candid about his time playing the iconic Obi-Wan Kenobi, which started back in 1999 with Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. At the time, McGregor wasn’t the widely known […]

Ewan McGregor and Clara McGregor star in trailer for Bleeding Love

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With just a month to go until its release, Vertical has revealed a trailer for director Emma Westenberg’s upcoming drama Bleeding Love. The film stars Ewan McGregor and his daughter Clara McGregor as an estranged father and daughter who embark on a road trip together, which forces them to confront the issues of their strained […]

Revisiting the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

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Were a generation of fans too harsh on the Prequel Trilogy? Tom Jolliffe revisits The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith to see whether they’re worthy of reappraisal, and how they hold up post-Disney Sequel Trilogy… Remember Spaced? The much loved and all too shortly lived sitcom from Edgar Wright, […]

No plans for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi season 2, says Kathleen Kennedy

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Kathleen Kennedy is here to let Star Wars fans down easy: don’t expect any more Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi in the near future. The current president of Lucasfilm recently appeared on the Dagobah Dispatch podcast, where she opened up about the possibility of seeing Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan again. Sadly, it seems like she plans on […]

Ewan McGregor set to star in Amazon series Lodi

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Ewan McGregor will star in Lodi, an upcoming drama series from Amazon. Variety reports the actor will executive produce and star in the Prime Video series, furthering his work in some of the most notable prestige television projects. The Lodi series is based on an Atla Journal online article from Andrew Dubbins. McGregor will star […]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Ewan McGregor in Showtime’s A Gentleman in Moscow

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Variety reports that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey) has joined Ewan McGregor in Showtime’s drama series A Gentleman in Moscow, based on the novel by Amor Towles. A Gentleman in Moscow follows “Count Alexander Rostov (McGregor) who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places him on the wrong side […]

Hot Toys’ Star Wars: The Clone Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi sixth scale figure unveiled

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Hot Toys and Sideshow have revealed the sixth scale Television Masterpiece Series Obi-Wan Kenobi figure based on the likeness of the Jedi Master in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced $279; check it out here… A legendary Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi was a noble man and gifted in […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Big Fish (2003)

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Big Fish, 2003. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito. SYNOPSIS: Tim Burton’s underrated Big Fish arrives in 4K with a remastered picture that’s a marginal step up over the 2012 Blu-ray. However, it makes big […]

Movie Review – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, 2022. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson. Featuring the voice talents of Gregory Mann, David Bradley, Ewan McGregor, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Tim Blake Nelson, John Turturro, and Burn Gorman. SYNOPSIS: During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought […]