The First “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Trailer is Straight-Up Thrilling
A distant figure approaches across the sands of Tatooine while the opening notes of a score that can only be from Star Wars introduce us, at long last, to our first look at Disney+’s upcoming series Obi-Wan Kenobi. That figure is, of course, Ewan McGregor’s Jedi master, who informs us at the top of the first official teaser trailer that “the fight is done…we lost.” Obi-Wan Kenobi takes place ten years after the events in George Lucas’s Revenge of the Sith,
“Bridgerton: Season 2” Trailer Teases the Steamy Conflict Coming to Court
Court intrigue? Check! Delicious fashion? But of course! Romance and those who would get in the way of romance? Duh! Netflix’s beloved Bridgerton is back, with a new trailer announcing the return of the series and introducing some key new characters. The Regency period-set drama will turn in a new direction after season one’s massively successful storyline that followed the romance between Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page).
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” First Look Reveals Ewan McGregor’s Jedi Master & His Blue Lightsaber
It’s been 17-years since we last saw Ewan McGregor as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, but the wait is finally over. Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first look at McGregor on their upcoming digital cover, which marks the 41st cover that EW has devoted to Star Wars in the past 32-years, with McGregor featuring in six of those. In the image, Obi-Wan is looking mighty serious as he holds his iconic blue lightsaber—the man has seen some things.
Disney+ Celebrates Women With Peek at “Ms. Marvel” & Their Massive Content Library
Disney+ has dropped a timely peek at their massive library of female-centered content considering it’s International Women’s Day. What’s more, the trailer offers a peek at Iman Vellani, who will be playing Kamala Khan in Marvel’s Ms. Marvel on the streamer. The upcoming series, centered on the titular young superhero who grew up adoring Captain Marvel—only to discover she’s got superhuman abilities herself—is one of Marvel’s most intriguing upcoming projects. Vellani isn’t just starring in Ms.
“Inventing Anna” Costume Designer Lyn Paolo on Dressing a Cunning Chameleon
When Anna Sorokin, a Russian woman in her early twenties, landed in New York, she had little in the way of entry to the glitzy social world she hoped to break into — no wealth, few friends, and a single stint as an intern at Purple, a raunchy Paris fashion magazine.
But as creator Shonda Rhimes swiftly demonstrates in Inventing Anna, Netflix’s nine-hour recounting of the fake German heiress Anna Delvey (Julia Garner) and the reporter who broke her story,
Smiely Khurana is Leading the Sustainability Charge in Canada With Reel Green
Smiely Khurana is the face of the sustainability movement in Hollywood North. As Creative BC’s in-house Sustainability Lead with Reel Green™, she’s cutting a singular path for the industry in Canada; one that is quickly being modeled in production hubs across the country. Through Reel Green™, Khurana is accelerating knowledge sharing and working to deepen local industry expertise. She’s leading the charge on training and developing new tools to help Canada’s film community green its story and transition to a circular economy.
“Winning Time” Writer Rodney Barnes on Scripting HBO’s Fast-Breaking Lakers Series
It’s pretty much a slam dunk that Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty will appeal to basketball fans. After all, it tells the story of one of the most pivotal moments in NBA history and features some of the game’s most notable figures — Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jerry West, and Pat Riley.
But Rodney Barnes, who shares scripting duties with Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht, and serves as an Executive Producer on the 10-episode HBO series that debuted March 6,
“The Batman” Spinoffs That Will Create a Batverse on HBO Max
You may have heard that a little film called The Batman is in theaters now? Writer/director Matt Reeves’s thrilling franchise reboot is finally out, with many critics openly wondering whether it’s not the best Batman film of all time. (If there’s a consensus, it’s that The Batman is in contention with Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.) Robert Pattinson stars as a vengeful, nearly out-of-control young Bruce Wayne trying to restore order,
“Daredevil,” “The Punisher,” “Jessica Jones” & More Coming to Disney+
The last time we saw Charlie Cox as the seeing-impaired superhero Matt Murdock, it wasn’t in the Netflix series he starred in back, but rather in a brief but intriguing role in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Murdock was on hand to help Peter Parker with his legal troubles after the fallout from Mysterio. Someone throws a brick through the window and Murdock, without so much as turning his head, catches the brick mid-air.
“Vikings: Valhalla” Creator Jeb Stuart on Bringing a Little “Die Hard” Energy to the 11th-Century
Jeb Stuart’s Vikings: Valhalla, opens on a massacre in England. The victims, this time, are Vikings — a colony of Scandinavian descendants living on English soil since their raiding forebears put down unexpectedly peaceful roots. But a couple of generations down the line, King Aethelred (Bosco Hogan) is angrily denouncing an alleged Viking problem to his complicit nobles, and in what comes to be known as the St. Brice’s Day massacre, murders them all.
“Pam & Tommy” Makeup Effects Designer Jason Collins on Transforming Lily James & Sebastian Stan
Pam & Tommy makeup effects designer Jason Collins had his work cut out for him when he boarded creator Robert Siegel’s Hulu series. Collins was tasked with taking on two of the most iconic people of the 1990s and capturing them before, during, and after they were the most famous, and infamous, couple in the world.
“My first thought was sheer fear,” Collins says from the set of Creed III in Atlanta,
Legendary “Star Wars” Composer John Williams Wrote the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Theme Song
Outside of George Lucas, there are few people as deeply connected to the Star Wars galaxy as composer John Williams. Now, Variety confirms that the legendary composer has created the theme song for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the highly-anticipated upcoming series on Disney+. Williams is only three years removed from work on his 9th Star Wars film, The Rise of Skywalker, and there is no one alive better suited to nail the musical signature for Ewan McGregor’s return to the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi,
“Stranger Things” to End With Season 5, Massive Season 4 Coming This May
We finally know when Stranger Things season 4 is premiering on Netflix. It’s been three years since season 3 bowed, so it’s safe to say Stranger Things fans will be happy to hear they won’t be waiting much longer. And, we also now know that season 5 will cap Netflix’s juggernaut sci-fi show. Don’t fret quite yet, Stranger-heads—there’s a potential spinoff series in the works.
Netflix revealed the release date for season 4 via Twitter,
Director Sacha Jenkins on Confronting Racism in “everything’s gonna be all white”
Midway through Black History Month, Sacha Jenkins‘ documentary series everything’s gonna be all white debuted on Feb. 11 on Showtime. Introducing itself as “A tale of two Americas, one white, one not,” the three-part show offers a sprawling group portrait of Black, Native American, Korean-American, Puerto Rican, Afro-Peruvian, South Asian, and other citizens of color who go before the camera to offer their unvarnished views on racism in the United States,
First “Moon Knight” Images Reveal Oscar Isaac as Marvel’s Conflicted Superhero
Marvel Studios has started really giving us the Moon Knight goods in recent weeks. The first official trailer, the Super Bowl spot, and now a slew of new images have filled out the picture on what the upcoming Disney+ series will be like. Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant, a gift-shop employee who seems like he’d be spooked by his own shadow. When Moon Knight begins,
“Moon Knight” Drops a Twisted Super Bowl Spot
Marvel’s upcoming Moon Knight series on Disney+ promises to be unlike any previous MCU installment. This much has been made clear by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, who told Empire Magazine that Moon Knight will be louder and more brutal than anything they’ve done before. “He’s brutal,” Feige told Empire about Oscar Isaac’s Steven Grant, aka Marc Spector, the tortured soul at the center of the series.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” Series Reveals Poster, Cast & Release Date
At long last, we have an official release date and supporting cast for Disney+’s long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Ewan McGregor is reprising his role of the venerable Jedi Master on May 25, bringing along a host of great co-stars. McGregor first played Obi-Wan Kenobi way back in 1999 in the first of George Lucas’s prequel trilogy Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,
“The Gilded Age” Cinematographer Manuel Billeter on Lighting Old Money & New
Set in New York in the 1880s, The Gilded Age isn’t so much a follow-up to Downton Abbey as an across-the-pond companion piece from creator Julian Fellowes. In what’s being oft-referred to as a ‘lavish epic’ up and down the internet, this new HBO series follows in the footsteps of Fellowes’ previous series, with a slickly-produced focus on all the ways the rich are not like you and me.
Samuel L. Jackson Teases Young Nick Fury in Marvel’s Disney+ Series “Secret Invasion”
It looks like Samuel L. Jackson’s getting de-aged again. The last time Jackson had the years peeled away to play a young Nick Fury was in 2018’s Captain Marvel, which introduced Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel and was set in the 1990s. Now, Jackson has taken to Instagram to tease a return to his younger form for Secret Invasion, Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series that stars Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos,
“Peacemaker” Composer Kevin Kiner About Harnessing The Power of Hair Bands
Even as complicated and thick-headed as is his character may be, with every new episode, John Cena is worming his way into our hearts as Christopher Smith in writer/director James Gunn’s Peacemaker. In its first season on HBO Max, the show picks up where The Suicide Squad left off, expanding on Smith’s character, revealing his tragic backstory, and introducing viewers to a team that includes characters both old and new.
