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Collider Jedi Council: Obi-Wan Series Heading to Disney+ with Ewan McGregor
On today’s episode of Jedi Council, Ken Napzok, Emma Fyffe and Mark Reilly discuss: The rumor that Ewan McGregor has signed a deal to return to the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi; Don Williams comments that his brother John has scored 135 minutes of The Rise of Skywalker using every theme from the entire saga!; More stories on the Sith Troopers; a new trailer for season two of Star Wars: Resistance and more.
Game of Cat and Mouse Begins in Marvel’s Star Wars: Target Vader #2
“THE PLAN” – THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED!
VALANCE and DENGAR track DARTH VADER while also seeking out the perfect weapon to kill the SITH LORD… which they’ll need as Vader turns the tables on the hunters and corners them! Both hunter and hunted uncover dark secrets behind the criminal syndicate known only as THE HIDDEN HAND.
Writen by Robbie Thompson
Art by Stefano Landini
Colors by Neeraj Menon
Rumor: David Benioff and D. B. Weiss To Write Full Treatment for Star Wars Trilogy, Along With at Least One Script
With Disney D23 within walking distance, this week has been an unexpectedly big one for Star Wars news, and with it comes a sort-of update on the movies coming from the showrunners of Game of Thrones. While it’s been known that David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have been hired to work on a new trilogy of films, their level of commitment hasn’t been fully clear, especially with Netflix snagging them for an exclusive deal – so this new information should help shed some light on what they’ll be doing.
Deadline Confirms that an Obi-Wan Series is Coming for Disney+
Nearly six months after our initial scoop, it looks like a major Hollywood trade is on the Obi-Wan Kenobi train (which started revving its engines up again with a new report from another website earlier today). According to Deadline, Ewan McGregor is indeed going to return to his role as the Jedi Master in a new live-action series from Disney+.
Rian Johnson on His Approach to Creating Brand New Stories for His Upcoming Star Wars Trilogy
News has been pretty sparse when it comes to the future Star Wars films Lucasfilm announced Rian Johnson would helm in 2017. It’s been so quiet that occasional rumors tend to pop-up about the films (assumed to be a trilogy) being cancelled or Johnson departing from the project. Speaking to Observer in an interview to promote his upcoming film, Knives Out, Johnson touched on his approach to creating these stories and what will set them apart from the previous Star Wars films.
RUMOR: Ewan McGregor Signs Contract to Return to Star Wars as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Another happy landing. It is being reported that Ewan McGregor has signed his contract to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi, so this is where the fun begins! This adds support to our exclusive report from earlier this year that the scrapped Kenobi movie was being retooled as a Disney+ live action series, with McGregor set to return.
The Resistance Broadcast – The 12 Most Heroic Star Wars Moments
Star Wars is all about heroes, and what are heroes good at? Having heroic moments! We put together our list on the 12 most heroic Star Wars moments in our segment The Kessel Run! Check out our list then let us know what your picks are!
We also bring back our segment Will of the Force where we answer questions like – Will Chewbacca encounter Kylo Ren at some point in The Rise of Skywalker? And as always, we feature the best of your tweets in Resistance Transmissions!
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