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Ewan McGregor talks Obi-Wan Kenobi return and the legacy of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

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Ewan McGregor, who is returning to Star Wars for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series, says the project is even more exciting than the Prequel Trilogy. If you did a survey of Star Wars fans, Ewan McGregor’s return as Obi-Wan Kenobi would be high on the wish list. Fortunately, this is exactly what is happening with […]

The Mandalorian returns with first season 2 trailer

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Disney+ and Lucasfilm have released the trailer for season two of the hit series The Mandalorian.  The trailer features the title bounty hunter travelling the galaxy with the mysterious Child as he tries to find its race and any remaining Jedi left while outrunning Imperial forces. Take a look below, along with the season 2 poster […]

Get a first look at Marvel’s Star Wars: The High Republic comic book series

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Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The High Republic is set to get underway in the New Year, and Marvel has today unveiled a first look at one of the comic book components of the publishing initiative, which takes place in a brand new era some 200 years prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode I – […]

The Mandalorian season 2 is “bigger” with “less isolated” stories says Jon Favreau

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Jon Favreau, the creator of The Mandalorian, says season two is bigger than season one with “less isolated” stories. Season one of The Mandalorian was a big hit for Lucasfilm and Disney+. However, one of the complaints was the standalone nature of some of the episodes that some times felt like random adventures before we […]

Jon Favreau says George Lucas gave Dave Filoni a “hard time” on the set of The Mandalorian

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Ahead of the second season of the acclaimed live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian premiering on Disney+ next month, showrunner Jon Favreau has shared a behind-the-scenes story between George Lucas and Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels creator Dave Filoni. While speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Favreau revealed that Lucas gave Filoni a hard time on the set […]

Obi-Wan Kenobi series will begin filming in Spring 2021 and will be a standalone season, says Ewan McGregor

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Earlier this year, Disney and Lucasfilm announced the Obi-Wan Kenobi series was pushed back until next year for a “retooling” of the project, with the studio targeting a 2022 premiere date for the live-action Star Wars series. Now, in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, star Ewan McGregor revealed the studio is aiming to start filming in Spring 2021 and […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Darth Vader #5

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Next week sees the release of Star Wars: Darth Vader #5 from Marvel Comics, and we’ve got the official preview for you here; check it out… A QUEST FOR TRUTH…A JOURNEY OF DESTRUCTION! DARTH VADER’S search for revenge against those who hid his son Luke reaches a terrible climax – at the tomb of PADMÉ […]

Star Wars: Rey’s parentage changed multiple times during production, says Daisy Ridley

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Daisy Ridley, who played Rey in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, has revealed that her character’s parentage changed multiple times during the development and production of The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. During an interview with Josh Gad on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ridley was asked if she knew Rey’s parentage from the beginning […]