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'Back To The Future' Star Cast In 'The Mandalorian' Season 3
Great Scott! Star Wars fans were scooped with a major announcement about The Mandalorian at the start of this weekend. Veteran actor Christopher Lloyd, best immortalized as Doctor Emmett "Doc" Brown from the 1980's Back to the Future franchise, has been cast in an unknown role in the upcoming third season of the hit Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian. Lloyd is no stranger to science fiction and fantasy, having had a major role as Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). Lucasfilm, which had a tradition of casting relative unknowns in its movies and series, has been bringing in more big-name stars in recent years, such as Carl Weathers (The Mandalorian), Woody Harrelson (Solo: A Star Wars Story), and Michael Biehn (The Mandalorian). The news of Christopher's Lloyd guest-starring in the upcoming season is perhaps the most exciting development of them all.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
Ewan McGregor Shares His Thoughts On Kenobi Costume Element He Did Not Enjoy
The intense focus is currently on Ewan McGregor, who is set to reprise the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the upcoming Disney+ series of the same name. He has recently reminisced about his first appearance as the character in The Phantom Menace, which was released over twenty years ago in 1999. His chief observation about his time working on the film? His hair, or more specifically, the hairpiece (wig) that he had to wear for reshoots of the film. McGregor's memories of it were not great. As he was also working on another film around the same time, he was unable to wear his hair as short as was required for the role of Obi-Wan as a Jedi Padawan.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Has Finally Revealed Han Solo's Father
The topic of fathers in the Star Wars universe has played both big and small rolls throughout the whole franchise. With the most shocking twist and reveal being that Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker’s father in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. This topic also includes getting to know more about Leia Organa’s adoptive father, Senator Bail Organa in the prequal trilogy and even the sequel trilogy with Kylo Ren and Rey both grabbling with their parentage. But one character that no one ever imagined we'd learn who their father was is the scruffy looking smuggler, Han Solo. After the film Solo: A Star Wars Story fans were content to leave Han Solo’s origin story at that. That is, at least until the Han Solo & Chewbacca #1 comic released on March 9th of 2022, revealing a man claiming to be Han Solo’s father.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
The Alien Who Truly Ran The Empire
The Galactic Empire was known for its humanistic policies and mostly being dominated by humankind. While never official, many of the Empire's policies do have an anti-alien, pro-human bias. However, despite all that, one of the most powerful beings in the Empire, someone who held power over the likes of Tarkin and could make or break their careers, was Mas Amedda, Grand Vizier of the Galactic Empire, close Advisor of Emperor Palpatine, and one of the most influential people in the Empire.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
When 'Star Wars' Was On The Radio: A Look At 'Star Wars' On NPR
"Star Wars! Based on characters and situations created by George Lucas." This was the opening line for all 29 Star Wars radio drama episodes, encompassing Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Of course, the Star Wars radio dramas told the story not shown on movie screens. But despite the lack of visuals, they painted a clear picture of what life was like for two droids, a farmboy on Tatooine, an Alderaanian princess, and even a wayward smuggler angry at the universe. This was Star Wars on the radio, where imagination is king.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
How Crimson Dawn Almost Found Yoda On Dagobah
*Spoilers for Crimson Reign 3* Crimson Reign continues to be one of the most unexpected Star Wars comics we've seen in a long time. Set immediately after the events of the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event, long-time Star Wars writer Charles Soule's latest comic miniseries continues the story of Crimson Dawn and their new leader, Lady Qi'ra.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
Mark Hamill Tweets Praise For New Young Luke Skywalker
The first trailer for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series has dropped and the internet is awash with excitement for this new round of Star Wars storytelling. The Obi-Wan Kenobi series sees Ewan McGregor returning as the titular hero alongside Hayden Christiansen, who will be reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars' Writer Explains The Empire's Role In 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Series
None of the Star Wars projects coming down the pipeline are more anticipated than the series focusing on Obi-Wan Kenobi. If there was one consistently good factor of the controversial prequel trilogy, it was Ewan MacGregor's portrayal of the iconic Jedi master. He perfectly brought Obi-Wan's wit, wisdom, and charm to the screen. Now that he has a show centered around him, we'll get more of that MacGregor Obi-Wan that we all loved so much, even in the most controversial moments of the prequels.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
Samuel L. Jackson Fuels Hopes Of A Mace Windu Return... Again!
Death is a relative term in Star Wars. Boba Fett only recently crawled his way out of the belly of the Sarlacc, where he fell into in 1983. Darth Maul was cut in half but re-emerged ten years later. Palpatine was dropped into the reactor shaft of the second Death Star only to return after three decades. So, why shouldn’t Mace Windu, whose hand was cut off before he was hit with Force lightning and then dropped from one of the highest buildings on Coruscant, still be alive?
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
REPORT: 'Watchmen' Creator Hired To Write A New 'Star Wars' Movie
Amidst the break from theatrical productions on the big screen, there has been much talk about the new Star Wars series debuting on Disney+. But most recently there has been some scuttlebutt about new theatrical productions on the big screen releasing in the next year or so. There are three Star Wars films slated for Christmas releases in 2023, 2025, and 2027. After the less than expected reaction to the most recent Star Wars productions on the big screen, Lucasfilm and Star Wars are looking to grunge up a true box office success.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
'Star Wars: Andor' Receives Release Update
Things have been oddly quiet about new Star Wars shows over the last few months, which is not out of character for Disney and Lucasfilm. However, dozens of shows are confirmed to be in production, and many of those are expected to release this year. The Obi-Wan show just got a trailer and release date last week, it is set to release May 25.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
That One Time Vader Hired An Actor To Play Obi-Wan
Did you know Darth Vader once hired an actor to play Obi-Wan Kenobi? That was one of his many plans to capture Luke Skywalker in-between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Or at least it was in the newspaper strips in the early 1980s. One of many bizarre stories told in the time before the Expanded Universe started cementing itself.
By Culture Slate4 years ago in Futurism
