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Disney+'s 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' series was spawned from axed Stephen Daldry movie
Back in 2017, it was announced that British director Stephen Daldry, maker of movies like Billy Elliot and Netflix hit The Crown, had signed up to make a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi movie.
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'Doctor Sleep' could be set to lose more than £20 million
Despite endorsement from Stephen King himself and some better reviews than expected, Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining, could be in for a rough ride.
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'Star Wars': Ewan McGregor teases plot details of Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off series
While we await The Mandalorian, Ewan McGregor has teased details of the planned Obi-Wan Kenobi series for Disney's new streaming platform Disney+.
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Stephen King says 'Doctor Sleep' movie has 'redeemed' Kubrick's 'The Shining' for him
Despite the revered Stanley Kubrick having made it, and it continuing to be cited as one of the best horror movies of all time, King would not be swayed. Until now.
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'Doctor Sleep': Stephen King and Kubrick estate 'loved' it, says director Mike Flanagan
Stephen King famously hated the movie of 'The Shining'. but he's apparently on board with 'Doctor Sleep'.
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'Doctor Sleep' star Rebecca Ferguson says another 'Shining' sequel 'wouldn't shock her' (exclusive)
Rebecca Ferguson plays the villainous Rose the Hat in 'Doctor Sleep', which is based on Stephen King's sequel novel to 'The Shining'.
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Ewan McGregor says Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ show will take him 'closer and closer' to Alec Guinness
Ewan McGregor has confirmed the 'Star Wars' spin-off series will be set between 'Revenge of the Sith' and 'A New Hope'.
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New 'Doctor Sleep' posters pile on the Kubrick love with 'The Shining' recreations
Mike Flanagan's sequel to the Stephen King classic is wearing its Kubrick influences on its sleeve.
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The Star Wars 'Kenobi' series will take place eight years after 'Revenge of the Sith'
With Ewan McGregor now officially on board to reprise his role as the young (ish) Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new TV spin-off, we're now getting details of where the show will sit in the Star Wars universe.
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'The Mandalorian' trailer revealed as Ewan McGregor confirms Obi-Wan return at D23 Expo
All the Star Wars news on Disney+ from D23 Expo 2019.
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5 possible plots for the Disney+ 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' series
From the speculative to the definitely-going-to-happen.
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Ewan McGregor to Return as Obi Wan Kenobi in Disney+ Series
Ewan McGregor is in talks to return as Jedi master Obi Wan Kenobi in a series for Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed. No other details on the potential series were available. McGregor previously played the character in the three "Star Wars" prequels "The Phantom Menace," "Attack of the Clones," and "Revenge of the Sith." There had […]
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'The Shining' child actor Danny Lloyd says he was 'surprised' by 'Doctor Sleep' trailer
Danny Lloyd, the child actor who played Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick' benchmark horror The Shining, has seen the trailer for the movie's sequel, Doctor Sleep.
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The trailer for 'The Shining' sequel 'Doctor Sleep' takes us back to the Overlook Hotel
The clip makes several references to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic
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'It's 2017 for f*** sake': Ewan McGregor addresses Beauty and the Beast gay character controversy
‘Beauty and the Beast’ actor Ewan McGregor has addressed the so-called controversy concerning a “gay moment” in the upcoming Disney film involving Josh Gad’s character Le Fou. The Scotsman addressed the furore in as plain a way as possible, telling US talk-show host Stephen Colbert: “It’s 2017, for f*** sake.” Quite.
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Ewan McGregor couldn't nail his French Beauty and the Beast accent, sounds 'totally Mexican'
Ewan McGregor has said that he might have to re-record his lines in the forthcoming live-action remake of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ because he couldn’t nail his French accent. “I’m married to a French woman, more than 20 years, and I thought ‘yeah, I can do the French accent,” he said. The time may be past for all that, Ewan, what with the movie due out on March 17, but perhaps it’s more French-sounding than he thinks.
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Is this why a Star Wars Obi-Wan spin-off hasn't been announced?
When it was announced that the ‘Star Wars’ saga would continue with Episodes 7, 8 and 9, and expand with spin-off movies, many expected Obi-Wan Kenobi to be the subject of one. On the latest episode of the Rebel Force Radio podcast (via Geek Tyrant), Entertainment Weekly writer Anthony Breznican said: “I have heard rumors that the one reason they haven’t moved sooner on Obi-Wan is that they’re not done with Obi-Wan quite yet in the Saga films.
