‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Series To Feature ‘Star Wars’ Superfans As Extras

EXCLUSIVE: Even with his highly-anticipated HBO series Winning Time set to bow on Sunday, Jason Clarke is already lining up his next major project as he is the latest top talent to join Christopher Nolan’s next film Oppenheimer. The A-list ensemble already includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Rami Malek, Josh Hartnett, Kenneth Branagh and Cillian Murphy, who is set to star in the title role as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who ran the Manhattan Project that led to the invention of the atomic bomb. The film will bow on July 21, 2023, a slot typically saved for Nolan films in the past. It’s also roughly two weeks before the anniversary of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. Details behind who Clarke will be playing are unknown at this time.

Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday) is expanding on her relationship with Netflix, with a deal for two more original films in which she’ll star, the streamer announced today.

William Jackson Harper (Love Life) and Cristin Milioti (Made for Love) have been tapped to star in Peacock’s The Resort a true-crime love story from Palm Springs writer Andy Siara, Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail and UCP. The Righteous Gemstones‘ Skyler Gisondo also is set as a lead and Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance) and Parvesh Cheena (Mythic Quest) will recur in the ensemble series.

Gillian Anderson is hoping to play a cold-hearted killer.The former X Files star says: “I’m very keen to play a murderer. I don’t believe I’ve ever murdered anybody.

public outcry for signing the striker who has been ruled to be a rapist in a civil claim, which has a lower evidential burden than a criminal case. The threshold of proof is the balance of probabilities in a civil claim.

Rihanna continued her sensational maternity style run as she attended the Dior show at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday.The 33 year old has been wowing with her fashion ensembles since announcing that she is expecting her first child with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. And in one of her raciest maternity looks to date, the 33 year old showed off her blossoming bump in a sheer black lace négligée from the fashion house Dior.

Ukrainian officials.During a televised address, Kyiv’s Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Oleksiy Danilov said the unit “which came to kill our President, was eliminated”. It was sent by Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s Chechnya region and an ally of Vladimir Putin, the Daily Mirror reports. Speaking on Ukraine's 24 TV channel, Danilov said: "We are already aware of the special operation that was to be carried out by Kadyrov forces unit.

Manchester City have handed Oleksandr Zinchenko the captain's armband for their FA Cup tie against Peterborough United this evening in a heart-warming gesture following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The club announced the decision on Twitter, noting that skipper Fernandinho was the man behind the move.Pep Guardiola insisted before the game that everyone "was behind the gesture" and that Fernandinho's act of kindness has shown "how how important the situation in Ukraine is"."Our captain [Fernandinho] decided to give the captain's armband to him [Oleksandr Zinchenko], to show how important is the situation [in Ukraine]. All of the club is behind this gesture, behind our captain, to represent his country," the Manchester City boss said.Guardiola has been full of praise for Zinchenko all week and applauded the defender's mental strength in the wake of the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine.Zinchenko was an unused substitute during Manchester City's 1-0 win over Everton on Saturday, but Guardiola said he was happy to pick him this evening, in spite of the ongoing conflict."It will be good for him to show why he is here and a magnificent player needs to play football," the Spaniard told reporters.

Do you think Tommy Fury would defeat Jake Paul? Let us know in the comments section. Frampton responded calmly: “I’m just trying to be honest John.”“Honest? Honest saying a YouTuber could beat a Fury? Are you p***ed?” Fury raged.Frampton hit back: “I’m not p***ed, I’m just trying to be honest.”“I don’t wanna talk to you,” said Fury, who waved his hand and walked away from the conversation.As Frampton also walked away, Fury added: “Get your facts right or get off the job.”Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Prince George's reported move to a school outside of London is "a natural move from two very caring parents," a royal expert has said. Prince William, 39, and Kate Middleton, 40, are reported to be moving their eight year old son from his current London St.Thomas's Battersea and eye up new options in Berkshire, close to Kate's parents Michael and Carole Middleton.

A political expert – or ‘BBC Dad’ as he’s better known – has shared an update almost five years to the day since his children interrupted a live TV interview in a now infamous moment. In March 2017, political expert Robert Kelly was giving a live TV interview from his home in South Korea, when his two kids burst into his home office in hilarious footage that soon went viral.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are marking Women’s History Month.

Jean Smart is thankful for all the people who have supported her.

A ‘funny and outgoing’ freshers student died after falling from the third floor of his university halls, an inquest heard.

Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo have an excellent idea for a “13 Going on 30” sequel.

Samuel L. Jackson hasn’t won an Oscar, but he thinks he should have by now.

Braunwyn Windham-Burke, the Real Housewives franchise’s first-ever openly gay star, is speaking out about her traumatizing two years on the show.

Queen Latifah continues to celebrate her brother, Lance Owens Jr., after his untimely passing.

When it comes to Disney+‘s ‘Star Wars’ shows, there’s a lot of exciting stuff on the way, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Andor” among them. Now, the latest one is almost here: “The Book Of Boba Fett” premieres just in time for the new year.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”“Star Wars” really is about the fans.So much so that some of the most die-hard will be seen in the Disney Plus series “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” starring Ewan McGregor.So says Maya Erskine, the “Pen15” co-creator and co-star who appears in the “Star Wars” spinoff. “The extras were incredible on the set, and a lot of them were mega ‘Star Wars’ fans,” Erskine tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast in a joint interview with her “Pen15” cohort Anna Konkle. “One guy, he was so nice and he lifted up his sleeves and had ‘Star Wars’ tattoos over his whole body.

At the risk of repeating ourselves, though we do encourage you to read our intro and list of the Best TV Shows & Mini-Series of 2021, there is a lot of television out there and it’s only growing. And growing immensely.