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What We Know About The 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Series So Far
The much anticipated Disney+ series featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi has started production, and Star Wars fans everywhere have rejoiced. Ever since rumors of Ewan McGregor's much anticipated return began circulating, the Kenobi series has arguably been the most anticipated new show on Disney's streaming service. Devoted fans religiously comb the internet for any hint about the show's content. Even a simple picture of McGregor rocking the "Kenobi beard" has fans dancing with joy. While the debut of Obi-Wan Kenobi is still far off, there is still plenty of information floating about detailing what the show will be about. Let's run down everything we know so far.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
First Images From 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Series Showing Off New Beard From Ewan
Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series has finally started shooting and is on its way to becoming a reality. At the end of March, Disney announced the cast for the series, and Star Wars fans were excited and surprised to see some of the people who will be coming into the show or coming back to the Star Wars universe. The Obi-Wan Kenobi series is being directed by Deborah Chow.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Confirms That Kylo Ren Was Freed By Rey's Force Healing
When it comes to the Star Wars sequel trilogy, some argue that Kylo Ren is the most interesting character of those films, even if the execution of his arc has mixed reception. Very few would have guessed that a chance of redemption for the character would have involved Force healing. While Force healing has been a thing in Star Wars Expanded Universe material, it did not have a significant appearance on the canonical onscreen material until The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019. In the former, Grogu uses it to heal Greef Karga's wound. In the latter, Rey heals a serpent, and later Kylo Ren/Ben Solo, who later uses it to bring Rey back from the dead. That last action is something that some fans' argue "breaks the universe," and having Ben Solo die as part of his redemption is something that has rubbed some viewers the wrong way. However, it is worth noting that Rey Force healing Ben affected more than just his physical ailments.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Has Retconned One Of The Most Iconic Ships In 'Star Wars'
The characters in Star Wars are amazing. Each Jedi, Sith, bounty hunter, smuggler, diplomat, and alien background character has more thought put into it than most movies would give to main characters. There is one character I don’t feel gets adequate love as a character (or rather characters): the ships. Each ship in Star Wars is visually interesting and just cool to watch. They have their own details that make them unique, and a lot of them have their own histories and conflicts which are shown in just their designs. Also, like other characters, they are not immune to the retcon. In fact, one famous ship in Star Wars has gotten a fairly large retcon treatment in the past.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The Reason Hayden Christensen's Daughter Has Not Seen 'Star Wars' Yet
It was recently revealed that Hayden Christensen, the actor who portrayed legendary Jedi Knight turned Lord of the Sith Anakin Skywalker in two prequel-era Star Wars movies (and as a digital addition in another), and his wife, actress Rachel Bilson, have yet to show their 6-year old daughter, Briar Rose, any of the Star Wars movies. Christensen has revealed that their daughter knows that both of her parents are actors and that she knows that he has starred in a movie series called Star Wars. But without seeing the films, she lacks the proper context, and Christensen wants it to stay that way, at least, as he says jokingly, until she is 80.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The 20 Best 'Star Wars' Aliens
Star Wars remains unparalleled in the alien species that exist throughout its many worlds. The amount of thought, creativity, and the sheer volume of the species the series has to offer is truly amazing and staggering. Picking only twenty is a difficult task, but it is a great way to look at some of the many alien characters that populate Tatooine, Coruscant, and all the other worlds.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
The 5 (Or 6) Most Debated 'Star Wars' Topics
As anyone, who is at least partially connected to the world of Star Wars knows, the fandom, if you can still call it so, has become a dangerous and quite often really ugly snake-pit in recent years, especially since the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney. Topics like the recent removal of directors, Lucasfilm’s leadership, the representation of women or minorities, the way the character of Luke Skywalker was treated in the sequel trilogy, or tweets by certain actors or other creatives opened deep rifts within the community, with different sides drifting outside the boundaries of a civilized conversations and more often than not showing strong signs of – to remain in-universe – the dark side of the Force.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Finally Explains One Of The Greatest Mysteries From The Prequel Trilogy
The Star Wars prequel trilogy made some interesting choices, whether they be choices that people loved or choices that made people think, "Well that was certainly a choice." One of the things that it introduced which may fall in either camp depending on your opinion is the idea that Anakin Skywalker, a slave boy at age nine, builds C-3PO, as presented in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. Within the film itself, we do get a little bit of an idea that Anakin builds C-3PO to help his mother Shmi. And this idea seems to also be there to illustrate that Anakin has a knack for working with machinery.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
10 Things You Did Not Know About Naboo
Making its onscreen debut in 1999, Naboo instantly captivated audiences with its sweeping plains, plunging waterfalls, and the beautiful architecture in the capital of Theed. While Naboo is a centerpiece for much of the prequel trilogy, there is still plenty to learn about this Mid Rim paradise.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
Lucasfilm Just Trademarked “Skywalker Academy.” Will This Be A New Show Or Something Else?
With a franchise as huge as Star Wars, Lucasfilm's trademarking of just about any name is enough to fuel some speculation regarding would could be coming down the pipeline in the near future. Anything that sounds like it could be a title of an upcoming project is enough to get the fans thinking.
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
7 Things You Did Not Know About Dathomir
There are many incredible and beautiful planets within the Star Wars universe. Planets like the beautiful and elegant Naboo, the ice world of Hoth, and sandy Tatooine. But one of the most terrifying-looking and mysterious planet happens to be the dark world of Dathomir. Here are seven things you didn’t know about Maul’s homeworld, Dathomir:
By Culture Slate5 years ago in Futurism
