THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM! 'STAR WARS - OBI-WAN KENOBI' PREPARES TO FILM...

He's safely delivered the baby Luke Skywalker into the protection of the kind and caring hands of Beru Lars and her husband Owen at their homestead on Tatooine, now former Jedi-in-hiding Obi-Wan Kenobi must get used to his life of wilderness self-exile until the time is right for him to aid the newly formed Rebel Alliance against the Empire. A great image of Ewan McGregor, giving his best referencing of Alec Guinness's interpretation of the character, at the end of EPISODE III.

McGregor's new special event mini series of Star Wars - Obi-Wan Kenobi, directed by Deborah Chow and exclusively airing likely next year on Disney+, is gathering intriguing filming momentum, of which the assembled supporting cast alongside the lead star looks a winner. Also, enjoy the clever referencing of Tatooine's environs and the Jedi lightsaber within the series logo, too.

News: https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/obi-wan-kenobi-series-cast-plot-disney-plus/

NOW ON DISNEY+ US: 'THE MANDALORIAN' LOCKS ON TARGET!

Working in the same profession, the late Jango Fett said he was just 'a simple man' trying to make his way in the universe. Things look a little different, however, and a lot harder in the life-threatening stakes, for the formidable armoured figure of The Mandalorian, during the dark and dangerous days post Return of the Jedi. The exciting and innovative launch season from Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni debuts Stateside on the all-new Disney+ (a service additionally rolling out Europe-wide from Spring 2020 onwards).

Preview footage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVnrBLOBcI

Press conference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNM-ouJdEgQ

The Star Wars Show preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE2YgHf7ZuA

Online preview:
https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/the-mandalorian-jon-favreau-pedro-pascal-western-1203399015/?fbclid=IwAR26ZN0bEIaTOmr98P27apNpFyIzjzxIhoUsGPAh4Z9WgFynv5m5J3rUoW8

Detailed preview:
https://kooltvblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/fighting-without-limits-mandalorian.html

CLASSIC ART: HIS SECRET OBLIGATION...

Art by Travis Charest for Star Wars Legacy #16. Dark Horse Comics.

The respected Jedi Master who survived the brutality of the galaxy-wide Order 66 wiping out his friends, teachers and 'family'. The Jedi who fought, and for a short time believed killed, the madness of his former Padawan turned dark side acolyte, Anakin Skywalker. The Jedi who volunteered to spend the rest of his life in self-exile, in noble duty to protect the true 'New Hope' to the Galaxy in Anakin's newborn offspring, Luke Skywalker, on a far-out and hostile desert world whose clime and inhabitants would prove challenging to adapt to, during a critical history-making time he must deliberately step back from- a Republic he once served now a tyrannical Empire with his long absence.

The life story of the iconic Obi-Wan Kenobi continues next year, as Ewan McGregor and Lucasfilm/Disney reveal what happened with the beloved character in those wilderness years/ chapters of his residing on Tatooine, of which some important questions will be tantalizingly answered...

On Episode VII:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDqHGE9K3K8

McGregor talks SW return on Ellen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmI7WKrAtqs

On Jimmy Kimmel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jeq8la3kQg

With Conan O'Brien:
http://www.jedinews.co.uk/film-music-tv/articles/ewan-mcgregor-talks-new-obi-wan-disney-series-lightsaber-battles-with-conan-obrien/

https://www.cnet.com/news/star-wars-disney-plus-star-wars-obi-wan-kenobi-release-date-plot-cast-tv-show-ewan-mcgregor/

The Disney Expo event where McGregor revealed the news of his return as Obi-Wan. Image: StarWars.com

'THE MANDALORIAN' - SEASON ONE, TRAILER TWO ARRIVES!

The consequences of the Rebellion's victory against the Empire after the events of Return of the Jedi form a vital part of The Mandalorian's opening season plotlines and character arcs, as the second official, exciting feature-film quality-esque trailer debuts online:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmI7WKrAtqs

Season One arrives on the all-new US Disney+ streaming service from November 12th, 2019, but there's aggravatingly no sign of a UK debut yet in any kind of entertainment media form...

EPISODE IX: LATEST NEWS (EARLY MARCH 2018)

EPISODE IX- the future lies with the next generation...

Spring is almost here, and so too comes the dawn of EPISODE IX.

Latest news on IX and beyond:

Abrams' return: https://www.starwarsnewsnet.com/2018/02/j-j-abrams-confirms-that-star-wars-episode-ixs-script-is-finished.html

Abrams and Johnson's work on VII and VIII in the lead-up to IX:

www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/star-wars/55771/star-wars-rian-johnson-scrapped-jj-abrams-episode-viii-script

John Williams will retire from STAR WARS after IX:

https://heroichollywood.com/john-williams-episode-ix-last-star-wars/

And it looks like another Anthology movie is indeed in the works, from REBELS veteran Simon Kinberg:

http://deadline.com/2018/03/warner-bros-sets-up-logans-run-with-hunger-games-writer-peter-craig-1202280867/

And now, Jon Favreau makes a full return to the franchise: http://www.starwars.com/news/jon-favreau-to-executive-produce-write-live-action-star-wars-series

NEWS: THE NEXT TRILOGY AND LIVE-ACTION SERIES

As previously indicated, Kathleen Kennedy and LUCASFILM are planning the next wave of STAR WARS adventures beyond 2020, with new input from Rian Johnson. But just what is going on with that seemingly-in-limbo third Anthology movie?

http://www.starwars.com/news/rian-johnson-writer-director-of-star-wars-the-last-jedi-to-create-all-new-star-wars-trilogy

https://www.screendaily.com/news/disney-rian-johnson-plot-new-star-wars-trilogy/5124139.article