‘Stranger Things’ Surges Past ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ In Streaming Showdown, Posting Biggest U.S. Debut Since March 2020, Nielsen Says

Marta Balaga As its 56th edition – running July 1-9 – kicks off, Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival is ready to party like it’s 2019.“We can’t predict how many people will come, as some still don’t want to travel, but it’s supposed to be as close to [pre-pandemic] 2019 as possible,” says artistic director Karel Och, noting the audience is still one of the festival’s biggest assets.It’s their enthusiasm for cinema that has “enchanted even big Hollywood stars,” echoes president Jiří Bartoška, hoping for a great atmosphere in Karlovy Vary.But there have been significant changes at the festival, starting with the death of the longtime artistic advisor and former artistic director Eva Zaoralová in March.

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Alissa Simon Film CriticDo you ever think about the narrative that governs your everyday life? You certainly will after watching the idiosyncratic German tragicomedy “The Ordinaries,” which fizzes with remake potential. For her debut feature, premiering in the main competition at Karlovy Vary, German director-writer Sophie Linnenbaum and her co-scripter Michael Fetter Nathansky create a high-concept, meta-cinema world that uses the process of filmmaking to deconstruct the power of the narratives and how they determine our thoughts and actions.The basic idea for this world came early on to Linnenbaum, with the short “[Out of Fra]me” (2016), made while she attended Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf.

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play a pivotal role in the new Disney+ hit. Spoiler alert: Harold, who doubles as writer and executive producer of the series, joked that he had to warn his offspring he would be forced to disown them if they told anyone how important Princess Leia was to the journey that Obi-Wan was about to go on, reports Newsweek.

Disney+ series since it launched on the steaming service over three weeks ago.Since its first episode, eagle-eyed Star Wars fans have noticed many subtle references to other series in the universe, as well as links to the epic film saga.From nods to iconic characters including Padme Amidala and Princess Leia (as played by the late, great Carrie Fisher), to references of toys and famous places from Star Wars, there has been plenty to delight fans throughout the series.As the penultimate episode launches on Disney+, Daily Star takes a look at some of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Easter eggs in the series so far.An iconic Star Wars character is brought back to our screens in Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the story focusing on a 10-year-old Princess Leia.When Princess Leia is kidnapped by the inquisitors, the Organas use a hologram to reach out to Obi-Wan Kenobi and ask for his help - in a clever nod to actress Carrie Fisher's message as an adult Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode V: A New Hope.In Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi, the adult Princess Leia can also be seen wearing a green poncho and has her hair in braids during scenes in the Forest Of Endor.It seems to be a style that Leia liked from a young age, as the 10-year-old princess can also be seen wearing a green poncho and a braid hairstyle in the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series.One of the moments that has fans talking on social media is the link between Obi-Wan Kenobi and the T-16 toy that Luke Skywalker holds in Episode IV: A New Hope.An adult Luke Skywalker can be seen flying the toy through the air - but fans finally found out where it came from.Obi-Wan Kenobi can be seen leaving the toy for the young Luke Skywalker in the first episode of the series, before Luke's Uncle Owen brings it

Obi-Wan Kenobi streamer Disney+ will soon be available in 60 territories across EMEA after a series of launches in the region this week.

Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Hayden Christensen has shared his support for co-star Moses Ingram following racist attacks on her.The Reva Savander actress recently shared a number of abusive messages she received following the debut of the Disney+ Star Wars series a few weeks ago.Speaking in a new interview with ET, Christensen said: “I’ve heard a little bit about that and, obviously, it really saddens me. I think the world of Moses.

Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Hayden Christensen has shown love for his co-star Moses Ingram, after the actress was subjected to racist abuse since the series launched. The new show sees Moses make her debut as a Force-sensitive Inquisitor called Reva, facing off against Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) while working for the terrifying Darth Vader. Before the series even premiered, The Queen’s Gambit star Moses admitted that she anticipated racist comments, saying that Lucasfilm ‘actually got in front’ of it by telling her: ‘We are here to help you; you can let us know when it happens.

Hayden Christensen is sticking up for his Obi-Wan Kenobi co-star.

Ewan McGregor didn’t pull any strings for his daughter Esther in landing a role on “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.

Ewan McGregor revealed that his daughter Esther auditioned on her own for her role in his Obi-Wan Kenobi series while promoting it on Wednesday on a talk show.The 51-year-old Scottish actor while promoting the Disney+ series on The Late Late Show With James Corden said he didn't pull any strings as the star and an executive producer of the series for his actress daughter Esther, 20.'I'm sure everybody thinks she got the job because of me, but really she didn't,' Ewan said. 'She auditioned for the role.' Family affair:Ewan McGregor revealed that his daughter Esther auditioned on her own for her role in his Obi-Wan Kenobi series while promoting it on Wednesday on a talk showEwan said that it was the director of the Disney+ series who came to tell him about Esther and not the other way around.'Deb, the brilliant director said to me ''I found this great girl but she turns out to be your daughter.

Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 4 spoilers. In a recent interview with ET, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Ewan McGregor revealed that "hundreds of people" showed up on set to see Hayden Christensen in costume as Darth Vader again. And even more tune in to the show each week for that exact purpose.

While whispers of young Princess Leia coming to the “Star Wars” universe goes back years (we even mentioned it on a podcast last year), it wasn’t really until an “Obi-Wan Kenobi” casting reveal from a few months later that seemed to truly cement the fact we’d see the other Skywalker twin make a return after the passing of Carrie Fisher. Actress Vivien Lyra Blair (“We Can Be Heroes,” “Bird Box “) took over the role after previous attempts from Lucasfilm to use digital versions in “Rogue One” and “The Rise of Skywalker” was met with mixed reactions.

Selome Hailu “Stranger Things” Season 4 and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” are currently the leading titles on their respective streamers, and both debuted on May 27. With “Stranger Things” maintaining its status as one of Netflix’s most popular original properties, and “Obi-Wan Kenobi” marking the latest expansion of the “Star Wars” franchise, their premieres created what Nielsen called “the most anticipated weekend ever in streaming” — and Netflix came out on top.Netflix reported that Part 1 of the fourth season of “Stranger Things” had the company’s biggest premiere weekend ever for an English-language series, garnering 287 million hours viewed globally.

Obi-Wan Kenobi star Ewan McGregor says “hundreds” of crew members stormed the set of the Disney+ show to see Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader once again.Christensen reprised his famous role from the Star Wars prequel series in the new Disney+ series and the forthcoming Ahsoka spinoff.In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight about the show, titular star McGregor explained that “hundreds of people appeared [all over the set]” to see Christensen in costume as Vader, while Christensen himself discussed how much he enjoys that “so many of the crew members were, like, proper Star Wars fans.”“I was like, ‘Why are there so many people here today?’,” McGregor added. “Hayden walks out in the suit, and I was like, ‘Oh, of course, that’s why everyone is here.

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