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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on May 15, 2022 14:44:59 GMT
Our cast looking perfetto
Update on Cutaway interview
It's being widely quoted off the Cutaway video's title that Hayden said “It’s been so heartwarming for Star Wars fans to finally embrace me". He did not say those words. The word finally can have arrogant connotations in this context, which is the opposite to how he is in the interview, he's not demanding anything, very humble about returning.
McGregor comments in Empire Magazine's summer 2022 issue
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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on May 16, 2022 14:39:41 GMT
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In other news, two prominent podcasts I was listening to yesterday seem positive that one particular PT charterer will be returning to this series. I'm not sure I agree, but it was a new argument I'd never heard before, so it was nonetheless interesting to hear. You can listen to RFR here:
Writer - Joby Harold
Fun fact: the writer of this Obi-Wan series also wrote & directed Awake, a film Christensen lead starred in back in 2007 (with Jessica Alba).
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Post by Cryogenic on May 16, 2022 17:38:57 GMT
Our cast looking perfettoAh, polyamorous dating culture. Indeed. I love his actual wording, and his awesomely relaxed demeanour, in the clip you posted: Title: Hayden Christensen: "'It's been so heartwarming for Star Wars fans to finally embrace me' Uploader: The Cutaway with William Mullally Date: 14 May 2022 ( 02:19) "Once you're in Star Wars, it never really leaves you." (And said with such an endearing smile on his face). Then this: ( 04:25) "It's just been, y'know, really heartwarming. I can't really tell you what it means to me. But, ah, it's a really neat thing, y'know. Um... (pursing lips) I don't know that I can really define it, but, y'know... I guess the moral of the story is really: patience."
 Darn, that's a really lovely quote from Ewan. Star Wars is more than what's up there on-screen. It's also the history of how it all comes together and the fruitful bonds established along the way. |
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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on May 17, 2022 6:44:34 GMT
On a serious note: the CGI doing Vader's robotic (right?) arm in the 2nd trailer is seriously good. It's remarkable how this technology, that Lucas did so much to push forwards in the 2000s, has come on leaps and bounds.
Esquire article
We're Happy That Hayden Christensen is Happy
smittysgelato I'm really looking forward to the interview sessions Ewan and Hayden do together too. They do seem to compliment each other well: Hayden providing a little necessary pushback to any bickering tendency of Ewan, whilst Ewan brings more energy to the conversation, that could be lacking with Hayden on his own.
I've been very impressed with how well they've spoken of each other. Of course, it would be highly out of place for them to say anything otherwise, given the importance in promoting the new series, and yet I can't help but interpret these remarks as genuine.
When Hayden returned to the fandom for Celebration 2017, we learned a lot about how Hayden and Ian really enjoyed working together, and you could tell they got on very well with all their shared public appearances through to 2019. So now we're learning about another actor relationship. That means there's one of the three remaining, Hayden and Natalie. We haven't heard speak much about that in the these years he's returned.
Some questions for Hayden:
What do you make of the Jedi temple scene, where Samuel L puts you in your place, and tells you to take a seat? What was it like working with Natalie Portman in ROTS? Better or worse kisser than Jessica Alba? We know that you're good buddies with Ian McDiarmid. Are you still friendly with other former co-stars like Natalie?
What did you think of the Anakin-Ahsoka relationship in TCW? It brings a whole new insight to your character. In TCW, Ahsoka ends up leaving the Jedi Order. How do you think Anakin would have managed if he did likewise, or was banished? Are you looking forward to working with Rosario Dawson in the Ahsoka show?
If you could had to live in one place in the Star Wars galaxy, where would it be?"
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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on May 17, 2022 15:25:18 GMT
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Post by stampidhd280pro on May 17, 2022 16:37:23 GMT
You realize this show could just as easily ruin George's story, right?
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Post by jppiper on May 17, 2022 17:39:29 GMT
stampidhd280proespecially with them meeting between 3 and 4 when lucas himself said that the we meet again line was a reference to 3
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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on May 17, 2022 19:05:42 GMT
Can we wait until the show actually comes out?
Thank you for your understanding.
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Post by stampidhd280pro on May 17, 2022 19:05:53 GMT
stampidhd280proespecially with them meeting between 3 and 4 when lucas himself said that the we meet again line was a reference to 3 i can imagine lucas going back on that, we just don't know what to expect with this show yet. Disney doesn't have a good track record when it comes to Lucas's vision. |
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Post by Ingram on May 17, 2022 19:45:09 GMT
You realize this show could just as easily ruin George's story, right? Yeah, I'm having similar trepidations, even where "ruin" is perhaps a strong word (the ST never ruined Lucas' story simply because it was never a part of it and the same applies here foundationally). But all this Vader exposure for the series... it's just yet another step in "improving upon" the dramatic closures of the PT to their epilogues in the OT that constitutes Lucas' narrative-mural for seemingly no sake greater than a rebranding experience. I know, I know, I'm suppose to keep an open mind and stuff, embrace the riffing etc. Yet I find myself coming back to the same basic preference: I don't really want any of this—poignant lapses in myth chapters, effectively quieted and unmolested lulls between storms, filled with all this fandom noise. I never wanted it then on paper and I still don't want it now simply because it's been poshly produced.
Here the series is regardless and I begrudge not the mere fact, but it'll be an uphill battle for me to get anything lastingly positive out of it.
"Oh, that was a fun Youtuber synth-strum of Gustav Holst's The Planets." ...that sorta thing.
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Post by smittysgelato on May 17, 2022 19:52:32 GMT
I like the idea of the series because at some point between Episode III and IV, Obi-Wan finds out that Anakin survived and is now more machine than man. I kinda wanna see that moment (and Uncle Owen's relationship with Obi-Wan can be developed). Not gonna lie. However, if it is too rebranded that could be a problem. I'm not exactly sure what rebranded would entail. Maybe it would be of matter of knowing it when you see it?
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Post by smittysgelato on May 17, 2022 20:04:56 GMT
Didn't Natalie visit the Rogue One set and say something to the effect that it was too bad her character was dead because that means she can't be in more Star Wars movies? She sounded interested in doing more circa 2016. I don't want them to bring Padme back to life, tho. Her death is just too important to the integrity of the continuity and the thematic significance of the story.
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Post by ArchdukeOfNaboo on May 17, 2022 20:21:09 GMT
Didn't Natalie visit the Rogue One set and say something to the effect that it was too bad her character was dead because that means she can't be in more Star Wars movies? She sounded interested in doing more circa 2016. I don't want them to bring Padme back to life, tho. Her death is just too important to the integrity of the continuity and the thematic significance of the story.
Padmé and Mace Windu are as dead as can be. Flashbacks, dreams, visions, however, are another matter.
I think you may be referring to one of the sequels films, where Natalie visited Oscar Isaac, who I believe are friends. Was it TLJ? I don't recall any comments during Rogue One, unless you have them.
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Post by eljedicolombiano on May 17, 2022 20:24:49 GMT
I think my biggest problem with the series is the Obi Wan vs Vader duel.
The justification Deborah Chow gives in the Vanity Fair interview for it is just downright bizarre- It’s strange how the creatives at LFL never seem to get these characters right, perhaps with the exception of Filoni.
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Post by stampidhd280pro on May 17, 2022 20:38:43 GMT
I think my biggest problem with the series is the Obi Wan vs Vader duel. The justification Deborah Chow gives in the Vanity Fair interview for it is just downright bizarre- It’s strange how the creatives at LFL never seem to get these characters right, perhaps with the exception of Filoni. Can you explain more? What about the duel? What did Chow say? |
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Post by eljedicolombiano on May 17, 2022 21:09:42 GMT
I think my biggest problem with the series is the Obi Wan vs Vader duel. The justification Deborah Chow gives in the Vanity Fair interview for it is just downright bizarre- It’s strange how the creatives at LFL never seem to get these characters right, perhaps with the exception of Filoni. Can you explain more? What about the duel? What did Chow say? Part of Chow’s successful perspective on “why” Vader and Kenobi should face each other again may surprise even the most ardent Star Wars fans, especially those who think of the two as harboring an epic contempt for one another. “For me, across the prequels, through the original trilogy, there’s a love-story dynamic with these two that goes through the whole thing,” Chow says. “I felt like it was quite hard to not [include] the person who left Kenobi in such anguish in the series.” What intrigued her was the idea that despite what Vader had become, Kenobi might still care deeply about him. “I don’t know how you could not,” she says. “I don’t think he ever will not care about him. What’s special about that relationship is that they loved each other.” |
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Post by eljedicolombiano on May 17, 2022 21:10:23 GMT
I’m on my phone, so I can’t do it fancy like how Cryo does, but that’s the quote that I’m referring to
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Post by Ingram on May 17, 2022 21:14:27 GMT
Can you explain more? What about the duel? What did Chow say? Part of Chow’s successful perspective on “why” Vader and Kenobi should face each other again may surprise even the most ardent Star Wars fans, especially those who think of the two as harboring an epic contempt for one another. “For me, across the prequels, through the original trilogy, there’s a love-story dynamic with these two that goes through the whole thing,” Chow says. “I felt like it was quite hard to not [include] the person who left Kenobi in such anguish in the series.” What intrigued her was the idea that despite what Vader had become, Kenobi might still care deeply about him. “I don’t know how you could not,” she says. “I don’t think he ever will not care about him. What’s special about that relationship is that they loved each other.” Sentimentalism over story.
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Post by stampidhd280pro on May 17, 2022 21:42:27 GMT
The stuff I've seen that raises red flags for me is the actiony Inquisitor stuff mixed in. You're supposed to get the impression that Obi Wan hasn't been reminded of his identity in many years. How many years before ANH is this series set? 10?
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Post by nickromancer on May 17, 2022 22:16:16 GMT
“Obi-Wan Kenobi, now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.”
“You can’t run Obi-Wan!”
“I sense something, a presence I’ve not felt since” (when? Mustafar! Every kid knows that)
They are not even trying to stay consistent with the films.
I don’t want to be negative about new Star Wars, but it’s frustrating when things are changed without thought
I have similar issues with Rogue One, because people are watching it in between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope for the first time, which is like a corporation inserting scenes into George’s films without his approval
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