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The world of Star Wars is continuing to expand via television.Following the underwhelming box office performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Disney decided to slow down the output of Star Wars theatrical blockbusters, opting instead for a streaming push on its Disney+ platform.And the lineup of shows on the Disney docket was laid out, in part, during the four-day 2022 Star Wars Celebration event at the Anaheim Convention Center that kicked off on Thursday, May 26, according to Deadline. Tv reigns over film: The Star Wars franchise has shifted much of its focus on to its television projects, in the wake of the underwhelming performance of the film, Solo: A Star Wars Story The Star Wars lineup: Disney shared some of its Star Wars lineup for its streaming service, which includes season three of The MandalorianFirst up is Ewan McGregor returning in Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is set 10 years after 2005's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.The series debuted the first two episodes on the streaming service on Thursday, May 27.

EXCLUSIVE: Emelia Hartford, actor and well-known figure in the automotive industry, has signed with CAA for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of Friday’s release of Fast X, in which he stars opposite Vin Diesel and many more, longtime F&F cast member Sung Kang has set a North American distribution deal with Cinedigm for Shaky Shivers, the ’80s-inspired horror comedy that marks his feature directorial debut. The film will hit theaters this fall, with an exclusive streaming release on the company’s streaming platform Screambox to follow.

Fast & Furious franchise mainstays Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Ludacris were among the stars in attendance on Thursday at L.A. Live in Los Angeles at a party commemorating Friday's release of the first trailer for the upcoming Fast X.Diesel, 55, was clad in a black sleeveless top that read 'For Paul,' in honor of his late friend and Fast costar Paul Walker, who died in a 2013 car crash.Diesel, who plays the role of Dominic Toretto in the cinematic series, rounded out his ensemble with white jeans with horizontal zippers and black boots, with shaded sunglasses.Rodriguez, 44, who plays Letty Ortiz in the film franchise, beamed as she posed in a sheer navy blue button-up top with white pants and pointy toe black heels.

The Suicide Squad breakout Daniela Melchior is the latest to join the cast of Universal’s Fast and Furious 10.

“F9,” the latest entry in the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise, exploded onto screens worldwide this May, garnering commercial success to the tune of some $700 million and giving the series an opportunity to live long past its upcoming tenth and eleventh installments. Helmed by series mainstay Justin Lin, who has directed most of the entries since “Tokyo Drift” in 2006, “F9” is making one more quarter-mile run at top speed as it arrives on home media today, featuring a director’s cut with 7 minutes of new footage.

Sung Kang the actor best known for his role as Han in The Fast and Furious franchise has reportedly joined the cast of Star Wars: Kenobi alongside Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. Not much is known about that show as of right now but more details are sure to come. “To make things even more exciting, Obi-Wan Kenobi will see the return of Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader.

We’ve seen quite a few thrillers about the rise of a lowly criminal through the ranks of the underworld. Most famously, this can be seen in Brian De Palma’s classic, “Scarface.” However, the new film, “Snakehead,” aims to put a different spin on the tried-and-true formula.

Fast and Furious star Sung Kang who plays the fan-favorite character named Han may be cast as an Inquisitor in the Obi-wan Kenobi television series.With the return of Ewan McGregor as Obi-wan and Hayden Christensen as Anakin and Darth Vader, there will be plenty of interesting characters coming into the very highly anticipated show.According to We Got This Covered, “As per the report, Kang is said to be playing The Fifth Brother, who made his debut in the animated realm, something the live-action shows are happy to use for inspiration.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe “Fast & Furious” franchise has made it very clear — through nine films, a theatrical spinoff series and roughly $6 billion at the worldwide box office — that family is everything. Perhaps the most undeniable member of that family is Sung Kang, the actor whom fans single-handedly resurrected through social media fanfare.Kang played the role of mechanic and street racer Han Lue for five films in the action anthology; his character met an untimely end at his introduction and appeared via flashbacks in subsequent movies.

The stars are gearing up to walk the red carpet at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre ahead of Friday night’s “F9: The Fast Saga” premiere.

Keep it all in the family.

By Dino-Ray Ramos