Obi Wan Kenobi: Last News

Star Wars welcomed Cal Kestis to the series in 2019 after he made his debut in the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Throughout the events of the game, players learned that Cal was a padawan during the Order 66 massacres, and escaped when his master, Jaro Tapal, sacrificed himself.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Moses Ingram (Obi-Wan Kenobi) has joined Apple TV+’s Huey P. Newton series The Big Cigar in a recurring role. She joins an ensemble led by André Holland, which also includes Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, PJ Byrne, Marc Menchaca and Jordane Christie.

A thief becomes a hero in the latest “Star Wars” series.

Star Wars fans have been sent into a frenzy speculating the latest addition to the series has revealed iconic Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi’s sexuality.The much-loved character, played by Sir Alec Guinness in the original films and Ewan McGregor in both the prequel trilogy and the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, is featured in the new spin-off novel Padawan, the latest addition to the Disney canon published on Tuesday.The young adult novel, written by author Kiersten White, revolves around a teen Obi-Wan attempting to prove himself while apprenticing under Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn, played by Liam Neeson in the films.Social media users quickly highlighted one passage that appears to show the Jedi-in-training questioning his sexuality, with many concluding it confirms he is bisexual. In the passage, Obi-Wan is being quizzed by another male teenager, Casul, about romantic relationships.Obi-Wan doesn’t appear to have considered the option and awkwardly tries to change the subject. He then grows flustered as Casul propositions him if he is ever “curious”.The character says, “Not many choices around here.

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The Umbrella Academy edged fellow Netflix title Stranger Things in a crowded week on Nielsen’s streaming chart for June 20 to 26.

There are a lot of toxic fans out there, but for Simon Pegg, the “Star Wars’ fandom takes the cake.

EXCLUSIVE: Dear Zoe, a drama film starring Sadie Sink (Stranger Things), has been acquired by Byron Allen’s Freestyle Digital Media and is set to be released in select theaters and on demand beginning November 4, 2022.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeReach Michael on Twitter @franklinavenue or email mschneider@variety.comAdam B. Vary and Kate Aurthur have the skinny on this year’s Emmy nomination snubs and surprises:Welp, apparently the Emmys hate Westerns.The stunning lack of nominations for the popular and acclaimed series “Yellowstone” and “1883” were far from the only surprises in Tuesday morning’s Emmy nominations announcement, of course.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterCalifornia is getting into the “Star Wars” business, with the state committing $20.9 million in tax subsidies for a new Disney+ series called “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.”The recent “Star Wars” films have been shot in the United Kingdom, where they receive government subsidies. But four other “Star Wars” TV series, including “The Mandalorian,” have filmed in California without receiving state incentives, according to California Film Commission records.

Zack Sharf How many times have you heard a TV showrunner or actor describe his or her series as a six-to-10 hour movie? That’s how Anthony Mackie billed “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” (it feels like a “six or eight-hour movie,” he said), while Ewan McGregor described “Obi-Wan Kenobi” as “one big movie” that “just happens to be split up into these episodes.” Well, “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke says enough is enough. Speaking to Vulture, Kripke expressed frustration over streaming series being designed as elongated movies and not episodic television.“The downside of streaming is that a lot of filmmakers who work in streaming didn’t necessarily come out of that network grind,” Kripke said.

Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things could not be dislodged from the top spot in Nielsen’s weekly U.S. streaming rankings.

Stranger Things viewing dropped 41% in its second full week with the bulk of Season 4 available on Netflix, but still dominated the Nielsen streaming chart for June 6 to 12.

Zack Sharf “Obi-Wan Kenobi” ran for six episodes on Disney+, but for many fans and critics that was simply too long. While everyone was happy to see Ewan McGregor back as the iconic Jedi, not every “Star Wars” fans agreed on the pacing of the story or the main plotline that sent Obi-Wan on an adventure to save a young Princess Leia from Darth Vader.

Selome Hailu Netflix’s hit series “Stranger Things” has broken the Nielsen streaming record for most-viewed program in a single week, according to the measurement company’s newly released streaming Top 10 records. The science fiction drama was viewed for 7.2 billion minutes between May 30 and June 5, which was Season 4 Volume 1’s first full week of availability, easily landing in the No. 1 position on the chart.

The first batch of Season 4 episodes from Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things propelled the series to an all-time record for U.S. streaming in a single week, Nielsen said.

Hayden Christensen is opening up about the physical transformation he needed to undergo in order to reprise the role of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the recent Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.

Back in business! Hayden Christensen put his former Darth Vader suit on in Obi-Wan Kenobi, but it took some serious work to get there.

Hayden Christensen packed on some pounds to portray Star Wars villain Darth Vader on the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi.The 41-year-old actor in a recent interview with Fatherly said he worked out again like he did in 2005 to become the physically imposing Sith Lord.'I think that process was very important for me,' said Hayden who transformed from hero Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader in the 2005 film Revenge Of The Sith. Gained weight:Hayden Christensen, shown in May in London, packed on some pounds to portray Star Wars villain Darth Vader on the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi'I needed to become that character again, physically.

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead were seen leaving a New York City hotel on Tuesday, signing autographs for fans outside of the establishment.McGregor, 51, wore a black jacket over a white top with white slacks and black boots as he made his way out of the establishment.The venerated actor, who stars in the titular role in the mini-series Obi-Wan Kenobi, donned a face mask after tellingGQ last week that his household was battling COVID. The Scottish actor had his short reddish locks styled up on the summer day in the Big Apple.

The season one finale of Disney+/Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Kenobi drew a five-day Wednesday through Sunday audience of 1.8 million U.S. households, which is 20% higher than the Wednesday through Sunday five-day pull for The Book of Boba Fett finale, which clocked 1.5M U.S. households.