Here's How Hayden Christensen Prepared for His Role in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'

Ryan Libbey fans reflected on his time working as a model for Abercrombie & Fitch on Thursday night – revealing that he even appears in Netflix's new documentary about the brand. On Thursday evening, the 31 year old, who was recently praised by his fiancée Louise Thompson for his parenting skills, got comfortable on the couch as he tuned in to White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch.The documentary explores how the American retailer thrived on exclusion during its pop culture peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s, as well as what eventually led to the brand's downfall. Discovering that he briefly featured in the streaming service special, Ryan shared a slew of snaps from his days working for A&F.

Lorraine Kelly has spoken out on the heartbreaking conversation she had no choice but to have with her daughter Rosie about safety.The 62 year old, who recently got back on a horse for the first time in 10 years after a riding accident, and her husband Steve share daughter Rosie, 27, together, who spent several years in Singapore before moving back to the UK at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Following her return, ITV presenter Lorraine explained that she was forced to have a serious talk on the importance of safety in public spaces.

Eurovision weekend is finally upon us – and (for the first time in a fair few years!) it seems as though the UK actually have an entry worth getting excited about. TikTok star Sam Ryder will be representing in the annual Song Contest, which is taking place in Turin, Italy, on Saturday and he's currently one of the favourites to win. It's hoped Sam will be able to turn around our fortunes after the unfortunate turn of events 12 months ago, when James Newman scored the dreaded 'nil points' for his track Embers.

Bartees Strange has returned with another preview of his forthcoming second album, ‘Farm To Table’, sharing the poignant and powerful new single ‘Hold The Line’.A notedly emotive cut from the Washington, DC indie-rocker, Strange explained in a press release that ‘Hold The Line’ is one of the most thematically raw tracks on ‘Farm To Table’. It was inspired by George Floyd’s seven-year-old daughter Gianna, who was thrust into the public eye when her father was murdered by former police officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020.Strange expounded: “I remember watching George Floyd’s daughter talk about the death of her father and thinking wow – what a sad introduction to Black American life for this young person.

Florence + The Machine performed their recent single ‘King’ on yesterday’s episode (May 12) of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – check out the video below.The London band appeared on the US chat show for the second night after playing ‘My Love’ during Wednesday’s instalment (May 11), which also included an interview with frontwoman Florence Welch.Welch and co. delivered a dramatic live rendition of the Jack Antonoff co-produced/co-written song, the first to be lifted from F+TM’s fifth album ‘Dance Fever’ (out today, May 13).Watch Florence + The Machine perform ‘King’ on Fallon here:Elsewhere on Wednesday’s episode, Welch joined Fallon for the ‘Audience Suggestion Box’ segment of his show – where she, Fallon and Jimmy Buffett sang the latter’s 1977 song ‘Margaritaville’ – before speaking to Fallon more in-depth about the making of her new record.In a four-star review, NME said that ‘Dance Fever’ boasts “gorgeously expressive songs”, adding: “This 14-track collection reflects a new sense of resolve, packing an invigorated spirit into powerful, sneakily thrilling pop.”Florence + The Machine will showcase the album on a UK and Ireland headline tour in November.

Tom DeLonge is set to release his directorial debut, Monsters Of California, later this year – and while he’s yet to lock down a release date, he today shared the first glimpse of its sci-fi insanity with an official trailer.Per the film’s synopsis, Monsters Of California follows the mind-bending exploits of Dallas Edwards, who, flanked by an ensemble of similarly dorky, sex- and drug-loving teenagers, “attempt[s] to unearth answers to a series of mysterious, paranormal events happening around Southern California”. “As they peel back the layers on this onion of the unexplainable,” the logline continues, “they unravel the extraordinary secrets held within the deepest levels of the Government.”Check the trailer out below:Big-ticket names appearing in Monsters Of California include the Tony-nominated Richard Kind (Curb Your Enthusiasm), the Emmy-nominated Arianne Zucker (Days Of Our Lives), Sports Illustrated model Camille Kostek, Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Gabrielle Haugh (Jeepers Creepers 3). It’ll also star a handful of Hollywood newcomers such as Jack Samson, Jared Scott and Jack Lancaster.The film comes via DeLonge’s own multimedia empire, To The Stars, which the ex-Blink-182 and current Angels & Airwaves leader founded as a record label in 2015.

Charlotte Amy Louise, who has hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) — a connective tissue disorder which can affect any part of the body, has a small opening on her stomach following an operation in 2018.This opening is known as a stoma. The 23-year-old had her stoma fitted when her colon became paralysed as a teenager.And now, she uses her Instagram page to show that having a stoma is "not something to be looked down on".Her platform addresses strangers' questions, including very personal ones about her love life.

Tom Fletcher has paid tribute to his wife Giovanna on their tenth wedding anniversary.Tom, 36, married his long-time girlfriend Giovanna, 37, on May 12, 2012.His wedding speech included several renditions of McFly’s biggest songs and Tom uploaded a video of it to YouTube in January 2013, with it having had a staggering 23million views since then.Tom has now given his 2m Instagram followers a peek at how "G&T" celebrated their decade of married life. Alongside a series of images from their anniversary day, including a photo of the couple toasting with champagne, one of a massive bouquet of flowers and some of Giovanna with a cooked breakfast, Tom wrote: “You know you’ve married your perfect partner when their 10th wedding anniversary gift to you is a painting of a Wookie at a disco."“Feeling beyond lucky today that of all the humans that ever existed on this planet, I got to marry this one 10 years ago today.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMiguel Bernardeau, Guzmán in Netflix smash hit “Elite,” and Mexico’s Renata Notni will head the cast of “Zorro,” a reboot series from Los Angeles-based Secuoya Studios and John Gertz that will stream in exclusivity on Amazon’s Prime Video in the U.S., Latin America and Spain. The flagship series at Secuoya Studios, “Zorro,” a modern take on the hero, is directed by Javier Quintas, whose credits include episodes of “Money Heist” and “Sky Rojo,” and Miguel Angel Vivas, a director on “Locked Up” and “Unauthorized Living.” Written by Carlos Portela (“Hierro,” “Velvet Collection”), the 10 episode series is executive produced for Secuoya Studios by David Martínez, David Cotarelo and Angela Agudo.  John Gertz, founder of Zorro Productions and a producer on “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Legend of Zorro” movies titles, also executive produces along with former Sony exec Andy Kaplan at KC Global Media, Sergio Pizzolante for C&T Mobs, and Jesús Torres and Glenda Pacanins at NoStatusQuo Studios.Bernardeau will play a new version of Diego de la Vega, a landowner and, in disguise, masked hero of the people.

Vladimir Putin has taken a turn for the worse, according to a close oligarch ally.In a leaked recording, one of Russia's top oligarchs has claimed that Putin is “very ill with blood cancer”.Although no details have been given as to which oligarch – believed to be a Western businessman – have been revealed, the person was recorded without permission, according to New Lines Magazine, In the recording, the man can also be heard calling Putin “crazy” over his failing invasion of Ukraine, and also slammed him for “destroying” Russia's economy. He said: “He absolutely ruined Russia ’s economy, Ukraine ’s economy and many other economies — ruined them absolutely.

Arsenal fan Piers Morgan has questioned the 'crazy' fans who back Mikel Arteta to explain why he should trust in his process. The Gunners' Champions League hopes took a significant blow on Thursday evening as they crumbled at the hands of their North London rivals.

Twitter to share his opinion as the Wagatha Christie trial continues. Rebekah Vardy, 40, is suing Coleen Rooney, 36, after the latter claimed Rebekah leaked private information on Instagram to a national newspaper outlet.

Kirstie Allsopp, 50, has candidly spoken out on being a parent in a tweet shared with her 427,000 Twitter followers.The Location, Location, Location star revealed “one of her greatest regrets” when educating her two sons - Bay Atlas and Oscar Hercules.Kirstie admitted that saying “no, thanks” to doing homework with Bay and Oscar led to “struggling” with tasks.She wrote: “I have always said that one of my greatest regrets as a parent was not saying ‘No, Thanks’ to homework.“We should have focussed on reading/listening to stories together.“Not struggling with things in separate corners.”1609639Some Twitter users replied to the TV star’s post recounting their points of view and struggles when it came to teaching their children.Northernstock2 said: “I used to refuse my kids doing homework.“Children should, if taught well, be able to do their work within the school day.“As adults, when we go to work, you clock on and off.

Spring has officially sprung, and with it comes a slew of new and returning TV shows. From the hotly anticipated season premiere of “Stranger Things” to another “Star Wars” series to some new offerings, May is shaping up to be a big TV month.Here are some essential shows to keep in mind.

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead married in a ‘small wedding’ over the weekend, it has been reported.The Fargo co-stars, who have been together for four years and share 10-month-old son Laurie, are said to have tied the knot on Saturday at a private property. Much like their relationship, the pair decided to keep their nuptials under wraps and away from the public eye with the ceremony reportedly taking place on the grounds of a private property. ‘It was a small wedding for family and close friends,’ the insider claimed. ‘They had an outdoor ceremony. It was lovely and joyful.

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 Vader role as his “Inquisitor” Jedi hunters from “Star Wars: Rebels” attempt to hunt and kill the remaining Jedi that have survived Order 66.

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, there had been a rumor that “Star Wars” wasn’t done with Darth Maul. OK, not that long ago, but earlier this year The Hollywood Reporter reported a story that said an earlier version of the new “Star Wars” show “Obi-Wan Kenobi” included Darth Maul, the Sith Lord turned criminal syndicate leader.

Natalie Holt has been set as the composer for Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, becoming the first woman to score a live-action Star Wars project. She broke the news in an interview with Vanity Fair published on Friday, also confirming previous reports that longtime Star Wars composer John Williams will provide the new show’s main title theme.

Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen went all out to prepare for the Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.

told Entertainment Weekly.After playing the role of Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the prequel trilogy, Christensen will once again don the mask of the villainous Darth Vader for Disney’s new “Kenobi” series that is set to stream in May of this year.“And I also got into the animated shows, ‘The Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels.'”Hayden Christensen’s casting in the series was announced in December of 2020 during Disney’s investor day. The series is likely to pit Christensen against Ewan McGregor, 51, who plays Vader’s former master and the titular character, Obi-wan Kenobi. “They did a lot with these characters in those shows.

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.The actor played the Jedi protagonist in the first instalment of the prequel trilogy, alongside Ewan McGregor as his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi.Speaking to ComicBook.com, Neeson was asked about the possibility of returning to the franchise – in light of McGregor’s return in Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi.“I think so, yeah… if it was a film,” Neeson said. “I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to TV, I must admit, I just like the big screen, you know?”He added: “I can’t believe it’s 24 years since we made The Phantom Menace, I just cannot believe where the time has gone.