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Obi-Wan Kenobi streams May 25 on Disney+

Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi will start streaming on May 25th on Disney+.

The series stars Obi-Wan Kenobi and is set ten years after the events of Revenge of the Sith. The Jedi Master, who survived Order 66, now lives on the planet of Tatooine and is watching over the young Luke Skywalker.

Ewan McGregor will be reprising his role as the Jedi Obi-Wan and serves as the series’ executive producer. He join Canadian Hayden Christensen, who will reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, alongside Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse, who will also reprise their roles from the prequel trilogy.

The series will take place over six episodes and stars Kumail Nanjiani, Rupert Friend, Maya Erskine and more.

A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99/month or $119.99/year. Find out what’s coming to Disney+ in February, here.

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Respawn is making two other Star Wars games on top of Jedi: Fallen Order sequel

Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that it’s working on three Star Wars games.

This is a bit of a surprise, as the EA-owned studio was previously only expected to be working on a sequel to its acclaimed 2019 action-adventure game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. 

In a press release, Respawn confirmed that one of the three games is indeed a follow-up to Fallen Order, although a specific title or other details weren’t provided. All that the company said is that Stig Asmussen, the director of Fallen Order, is returning to helm the series’ next entry.

Meanwhile, the other two games, also untitled, tackle the strategy and first-person shooter genres, respectively.

Peter Hirschmann, who has overseen the production of such Star Wars games as Lego Star Wars and The Force Unleashed, will lead development on the first-person shooter (FPS). It’s worth noting that he also has a background with the Medal of Honor FPS series, while Respawn’s lineage in general — from modern games like Titanfall and Apex Legends to the original Modern Warfare series — is also in FPS.

The strategy game, on the other hand, is being primarily developed by Bit Reactor, a Maryland-based studio formed by various XCOM and Civilization veterans, although Respawn will provide assistance.

It’s likely that the strategy and FPS titles are quite a ways off. On Twitter, Respawn said its team has “begun production” on the FPS, while the formation of Bit Reactor was only officially announced last week. However, the new Jedi game might be fairly close. VentureBeat reporter Jeff Grubb, a credible insider source in the gaming industry, said earlier this month that he expects fans will hear about the second Star Wars Jedi game “in a significant way” before June. He added that there’s a “chance” it could release this year, but it may also slip into 2023.

These three titles help extend EA’s time with the Star Wars brand. Since 2013, the publisher has had the exclusive rights to publish Star Wars games, but these are expiring in 2023. With that, Lucasfilm has already been partnering with other companies on Star Wars games, including an open-world title from Ubisoft, a remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic from Aspyr and, controversially, Star Wars Eclipse from Quantic Dream.

Source: Lucasfilm, Respawn

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The Book of Boba Fett’s first episode is now streaming on Disney+

Disney’s The Mandalorian spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett’s first episode is now available to stream on the company’s streaming service, Disney+.

The series follows Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) as they battle for control of territory formerly held by Jabba the Hutt. The first episode released on December 29th, 2021 with new episodes coming weekly. There will be seven episodes total with a runtime of around 30-40 minutes each.

To watch The Book of Boba Fett, you’ll need a Disney+ subscription. In Canada, that costs $11.99/month or $119.99/year.

You can watch the first episode on Disney+ here, or check out the other shows and movies coming to the platform this month here.

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Canadian-made Lego Star Wars: Castaways launches on Apple Arcade 

Lego Star Wars: Castaways launches on November 19th exclusively on Apple Arcade.

The title is an online social adventure game set in the Lego Star Wars universe, and it’s developed by Gameloft, a developer with studios in Toronto and Montreal. In Castaways, players customize their Lego Minifig and interact with other players as they explore a new tropical planet.

Once you start exploring, you’ll delve into its mysterious plot, uncover collectibles and encounter enemies to battle. At the outset, this seems like a pretty ambitious Lego/Star Wars title, but it will be interesting to see if it attracts attention during busy holiday game release season.

Lego Star Wars: Castaways can be played on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac, allowing all Apple device users to partake in the fun, as long as they subscribe to Apple Arcade ($5 per month).

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Heres what coming to Disney+ Canada in November 2021

Disney has revealed the full list of movies and shows hitting its Disney+ streaming service in Canada in November 2021.

This is a particularly big month for Disney+, as November 12th marks ‘Disney+ Day,’ the company’s inaugural celebration of the service. In addition to releasing new content like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The World According to Jeff Goldblum (Season 2) and a Boba Fett documentary special, Disney+ Day will also reveal new information about upcoming Disney+ titles from a variety of Disney brands, including Marvel. This will be streamed on Disney+ itself.

For now, though, see below for the full list of what’s coming to Disney+ Canada in November:

November 3rd

  • Bob’s Burgers (Season 11) [Disney+ Star]
  • Deadpool 2 [Disney+ Star]
  • Jojo Rabbit [Disney+ Star]

November 5th

  • Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa (Short)

November 12th

  • Ciao Alberto (short) [Disney+ Original]
  • Dopesick (series premiere) [Star Original]
  • Enchanted
  • Entrelazados (series premiere, all episodes) [Disney+ Original]
  • Feast (Short) [Disney+ Original]
  • Frozen Fever (Short) [Disney+ Original]
  • Get A Horse! (Short) [Disney+ Original]
  • Jungle Cruise
  • Home Sweet Home Alone (series premiere) [Disney+ Original]
  • The Little Matchgirl (short)
  • Marvel Studios’ 2021 Disney+ Day Special — explores the “past, present and future” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • New The Simpsons short [Disney+ Original]
  • Olaf Presents (all episodes) [Disney+ Original]
  • Paperman (Short) [Disney+ Original]
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Tangled Ever After (short) [Disney+ Original]
  • Tick Tock Tale (short) [Disney+ Original]
  • Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett [Disney+ Original]
  • The World According to Jeff Goldblum (Season 2 premiere, first five episodes) [Disney+ Original]

November 17th

  • Dollface (Season 1) [Disney+ Star]
  • Fancy Nancy (Season 3)
  • Marvel’s Hit Monkey (series premiere) [Star Original]

November 19th

  • Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
  • A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
  • Mission to the Sun
  • 20/20: The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World

November 22nd

  • Solar Opposites Christmas Special [Star Original]

November 24th

  • Hawkeye (series premiere, first two episodes) [Disney+ Original]

November 25th

  • The Beatles: Get Back (Part 1) [Disney+ Original]

November 26th

  • The Beatles: Get Back (Part 2)
  • Duck The Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special
  • Ernest Saves Christmas

November 27th

  • The Beatles: Get Back (Part 3) [Disney+ Original]

It’s important to note that Star content is typically more adult-oriented fare from Hulu and other Disney-owned brands. If you’re looking to keep Disney+ family-friendly for your kids, you can read more on parental controls here.

A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month or $119.99/year.

Find out what came to Disney+ Canada in October here.

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Canada’s own Hayden Christensen to return as Anakin in Disney+’s Ahsoka: report

Vancouver-born actor Hayden Christensen is returning to the world of Star Wars in the upcoming Disney+ series Ahsoka, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

This is set to be the second time Christensen will reprise his Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader role after the prequel films, following next year’s Ewan McGregor-led Obi-Wan series.

Ahsoka is one of multiple The Mandalorian spin-offs and features Rosario Dawson reprising her role as fan-favourite character Ahsoka Tano. The alien Jedi originated The Clone Wars animated film and series as Anakin’s apprentice, making his appearance in her solo show logical. However, like The Mandalorian, Ahsoka is set after the events of Return of the Jedi, in which Vader dies.

Therefore, it’s unclear exactly how Christensen will appear, although it’s safe to assume it will be as a Force Ghost, a figment of Ahsoka’s imagination and/or flashback. (Then again, Lucasfilm bafflingly brought back Emperor Palpatine in 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker despite him getting vaporized in Return of the Jedi, so who knows?)

Beyond that, plot details are currently under wraps for Ahsoka, although The Mandalorian revealed that she was searching for classic Star Wars villain Thrawn. This would, presumably, pick up story threads from the animated series Star Wars Rebels, in which Ahsoka and Thrawn both appeared.

A release date for Ahsoka has yet to be revealed, although THR notes that it’s expected to begin production early next year. It’s possible we’ll learn more about the series at the Disney+ Day on November 12th. The event will offer a slew of announcements related to upcoming Disney+ programming from all of Disney’s brands, including Star Wars.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

 

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The Mandalorian spin-off ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ to hit Disney+ on December 29

Lucasfilm has confirmed that its highly anticipated spin-off to The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, will premiere on Disney+ on December 29th.

The company had previously only given a vague “December” release window. Set after the events of The Mandalorian‘s second season, the series “finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the Galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate,” according to Lucasfilm.

Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen are reprising their roles of Fett and Shand, respectively. Key members of The Mandalorian‘s creative team, including Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni and Robert Rodriguez, are also working on The Book of Boba Fett.

Additionally, Lucasfilm unveiled the first look at key art from the upcoming series, which features Fett sitting on his new throne.

It’s a big time for Disney+, as the streaming service is set to celebrate its second anniversary on November 12th.

To commemorate, Disney will hold its first-ever annual ‘Disney+ Day’ event on that date, which will feature premieres like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and announcements from the likes of Marvel and Lucasfilm.

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake officially confirmed for PS5

A remake of the critically-acclaimed Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was officially revealed during the PlayStation Showcase 2021.

While the game was originally developed by Canada’s own BioWare Edmonton, Aspyr Media is handling the remake. No gameplay footage was shown, with the brief trailer instead featuring narration from Canadian actress Jennifer Hale’s Jedi Bastila Shan and a look at the villainous Darth Revan.

A release date was not specified for the remake, although it’s confirmed to come to PS5.

More to come…

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George Lucas supports J.J.Abrams at Star Wars premiere

J.J. Abrams and George Lucas walked the red carpet together at the world premiere of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ on Monday night (14.12.15).

The movie’s director was given the seal of approval from the 71-year-old Hollywood legend – who created the sci-fi franchise and directed and produced the first six ‘Star Wars’ films before selling Lucasfilm to The Walt Disney Company in 2012 – when they attended he highly anticipated event at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

Abrams – who revealed he was overwhelmed at the ”surreal” hype surrounding the movie – was given a big thumbs up from Lucas, as he placed a supportive arm around the acclaimed director.

Speaking about why the franchise has become such a huge part of popular culture since the first movie came out in 1977, Lucas told reporters on the red carpet: ”I didn’t think it would be this big when it started. It’s a film about families and what one generation leaves behind another generation has to deal with.

”I started off wanting to do a film for young people who were going through adolescence, with mythological themes and spiritual themes. ”That is what resonated with people.”

Lucas, 71, talking about how the cycle of life influences the sci-fi saga, he added: ”It’s about what one generation leaves behind and the next generation has to deal with.”

The premiere was also attended by the cast of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with stars such as Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Max von Sydow Gwendolyn Christie and Harrison Ford – who was accompanied by his wife Calista Flockhart – all in attendance.

The movie opens in cinemas worldwide on Friday (18.12.15).

 

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J.J. Abrams worried Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be a disaster

J.J. Abrams worried ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ would be a ”f***ing disaster”.

The 49-year-old filmmaker has opened up about the pressure of directing the highly anticipated next film in the franchise, ‘Episode VII’, and confessed he was terrified members of the new cast wouldn’t work well with the actors from the original trilogy, who include Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill.

He said: ”When we met Daisy Ridley, when we found John Boyega, and then Oscar Isaac and Adam Driver came aboard, we got really excited. And yes, Daisy and John could work together, but what happens when Harrison’s in the mix? What will that feel like? If it doesn’t spark, it’s a f***ing disaster.”

The ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ director wasn’t just worried about the human characters getting on, however, as he admitted he wasn’t sure new robot BB-8 would gel with the much-loved droids C-3PO and R2-D2 from the previous films.

He told Wired magazine: ”Yes, BB-8 is a great character, amazingly puppeteered, but what will happen when he’s suddenly in a scene with C-3PO or R2-D2? Will it feel bizarre? Will it feel wrong? Somehow it didn’t. When Anthony Daniels [C-3PO] told me, ‘Oh my God, I love BB-8!’ I said, ‘We’re going to be OK’. Because if he’s OK, it’s working.”

And Abrams was thrilled when he realised that everything he’d worked so hard to put together was going to come across on-screen.

He added: ”It was really exciting to say, ‘These scenes are working!’ We worked really hard to cast and to write and to put it all together, but you just don’t know until you start shooting. Then all of a sudden, you’re on-set watching it and you know. It’s a little bit like having a party and having friends from your new school meet friends from your old school, and you think, ‘What’s going to happen?’ And all of a sudden they’re getting along famously and this party’s really fun! It was a lot of work, but it ended up being great.”