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  • ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ series will not disappoint fans, says actor Ewan McGregor

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Actor Ewan McGregor has teased that his upcoming limited series, based on his “Star Wars” character Obi-Wan Kenobi, will live up to the audience expectations.

    McGreogor, who is reprising his role of Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi from the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, revealed that the team has already finished shooting for the Deborah Chow-directed Disney Plus series.

    “We finished shooting our series, and it was really, really good fun. I really enjoyed working with Deborah Chow, and I think it will not disappoint,” he said after winning his maiden Emmy award for Netflix mini-series “Halston”.

    “The new technology that we employed doing it is cool, and it was a different experience than making the original three films that I did,” the actor added.

    ‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ executive producer Joby Harold has penned the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, which will be a single-season, six-episode show set eight years after ‘Revenge of the Sith’ and 11 years before ‘A New Hope’.

    The series also features actors Hayden Christensen, Joel Edgerton, Kumail Nanjiani, Maya Erskine, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Moses Ingram, Rupert Friend and Benny Safdie.

    Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the most pivotal characters of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” universe.

    It was first portrayed by legendary actor Alec Guinness in the original 1977 movie “A New Hope”.

    Guinness later appeared as a force ghost in the two-follow-ups — “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983).

  • Ewan McGregor, Ethan Hawke to lead Apple original movie ‘Raymond and Ray’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood stars Ewan McGregor and Ethan Hawke have teamed up for Apple Original movie “Raymond and Ray”.

    Written and directed by Rodrigo García, the feature film is backed by Amazon Studios, Apple said in a statement.

    The film follows half-brothers Raymond (McGregor) and Ray (Ethan Hawke) who have lived in the shadow of a terrible father.

    “Somehow, they still each have a sense of humour, and his funeral is a chance for them to reinvent themselves. There’s anger, there’s pain, there’s folly, there might be love, and there’s definitely grave-digging,” the official plotline read.

    Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron will produce the movie alongside Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn.

    Gabriela Rodriguez and Shea Kammer will serve as executive producers.

    McGregor most recently starred in Warner Bros’ “Birds of Prey”.

    The actor is set to reprise his iconic role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for a Disney Plus series due in 2022.

    Hawke is currently receiving acclaim for co-writing and starring in Showtime limited series “The Good Lord Bird”.

    He will next feature in Marvel Studios’ series “Moon Knight”.

  • Ewan McGregor to headline adventure drama ‘Everest’

    By Express News Service
    Ewan McGregor is all set to star as the late British mountaineering legend George Mallory in the upcoming adventure drama, Everest. The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman is set to helm the film off of writer Sheldon Turner’s screenplay.

    Also starring Mark Strong and Sam Heughan, Everest will have cinematography and music by Martin Ruhe and T.Bone Burnett, respectively. Production designer Oliver Scholl is also onboard the project.

    Everest will be introduced to buyers at the Cannes Virtual Market during the prestigious Cannes film festival, being held this year from July 6 to 17. Shooting for the film begins in January next year, in the UK and Italy, according to Hollywood Reporter.

  • It’s been absolutely brilliant: Ewan McGregor on returning to ‘Star Wars’ as Obi-Wan Kenobi

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Actor Ewan McGregor says reprising his legendary “Star Wars” role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for the upcoming Disney Plus limited series has been an “absolutely brilliant” experience.

    The 50-year-old actor said he is enjoying every bit of playing the character he first essayed in George Lucas’ “The Phantom Menace” (1999).

    He came back for its two sequels — “Attack of the Clones” (2002) and “Revenge of the Sith” (2005) — with the latter marking his final appearance as the character.

    Teasing his return to the franchise during an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, McGregor said, “I’m not saying anything! But to come back to play him again, Obi-Wan Kenobi, has been absolutely brilliant. I’m really enjoying it.”

    The Golden Globe winner said he has been avoiding questions related to his “Star Wars” come back since 2005.

    “That was annoying,” McGregor said.

    “Every interview I ever did for, you know, years, people would say, ‘Well, are the rumors true?’ ” “And I’d have to sort of, I’d have to lie. I’d have to say, ‘Well, you know, I don’t know. I’d be happy to play him one day again.’  I’d have to just keep saying, It started looking like I was sort of asking Disney for a job,” he added.

    Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the most pivotal characters of the “Star Wars” universe.

    He was first portrayed by legendary actor Alec Guinness in the original 1977 movie “A New Hope”.

    Guinness later appeared as a force ghost in the two-follow-ups — “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983).

    The limited series, based on the character and starring McGregor, was announced in August 2019.

    “John Wick: Chapter 3” executive producer Joby Harold is writing the series, with Deborah Chow attached to direct.

    It will be a single-season, six-episode show set eight years after “Revenge of the Sith” and 11 years before “A New Hope”.

    The cast also includes Hayden Christensen, Joel Edgerton, Kumail Nanjiani, Maya Erskine, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Moses Ingram, Rupert Friend and Benny Safdie.