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Asteroid City, Cannes review: Wes Anderson’s enrapturing cosmic comedy is an offbeat Close Encounters

Anderson newbies Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks and Margot Robbie adapt brilliantly to his trademark wit and style

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

The week in TV: Steeltown Murders; High Desert; Ten Pound Poms; The Stones and Brian Jones and more

Philip Glenister sheds his Gene Hunt persona in a sharply honed Welsh murder drama; Patricia Arquette flexes her screwball muscles; and the UK’s first dating show for gay men isn’t all about the flirting

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023

Rupert Friend throws hat into the ring to be next James Bond: ‘I’ve got the scars and the bruises now’

‘Pride & Prejudice’ star was asked to screen test for role when he was 22, but ‘politely declined’

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Grand Inquisitor: 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' just broke Star Wars canon — or did it?

Unless there's an impending twist, it would seem the events of 'Star Wars Rebels' have been altered. How can Star Wars canon make sense if the Grand Inquisitor is really dead?

Inverse · May 28, 2022

Ewan McGregor a force to be reckoned with in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ two-part series premiere

Some 17 years after McGregor was last seen as Obi-Wan, he brings more depth, more of a world-weary wisdom to the role. It’s commanding work.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 27, 2022

Obi-Wan Kenobi fans think the show’s opening scene is a nod to Quentin Tarantino classic

Show appeared to pay homage to one of the director’s most iconic films

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

‘That makes no sense’: Obi-Wan Kenobi fans left ‘confused’ by shock episode two twist

Star Wars spin-off series debuted on Disney Plus on Friday 27 May

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Are we ready for the return of Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader?

The new trailer for Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series teases the return of the actor’s much-criticised take on the super-villain

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2022

Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi trailer offers first look at Darth Vader's return

Ewan McGregor reprises the role for the first time since 2005

Wales Online · May 4, 2022

Sienna Miller on taking on the tabloids: ‘It was so toxic – what women were subjected to’

After a bruising battle to expose the red tops’ dirty tricks, the actor reveals the price she paid

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022