Gerard Butler Will Reprise How to Train Your Dragon Role
Deadline exclusively reports that Gerard Butler is reprising his role as Chief Stoick in the live-action remake of the DreamWorks animated film How to Train Your Dragon. Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Astrid (America Ferrera) have been recast with Mason Thames and Nico Parker (daughter of Thandiwe Newton) due to the original actors’ ages, but Butler can still portray Hiccup’s […]
Darth Vader’s Voice in Obi-Wan Kenobi Was Generated Digitally
Vanity Fair published an extensive article yesterday about Ukrainian tech workers who created Darth Vader’s voice for Obi-Wan Kenobi. James Earl Jones expressed interest in retiring from the character as early as his recordings for 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, according to sound editor Matthew Wood. Wood has worked at Lucasfilm for over 30 years […]
REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi – Season 1, Episode 6, “Part VI”
***SPOILERS*** In “Part VI,” Reva arrives back on Tatooine and asks where Owen is. Meanwhile, things look bleak for the Path as Vader ruthlessly tails their ship. Owen and Beru prepare to fight as Obi-Wan convinces Leia to let him surrender himself to Vader. Obi-Wan’s plan works, and Vader’s ship follows him, allowing the Path […]
REVIEW: Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 1, Episode 3, “Part III”
*SPOILERS* “Part III” sees Obi-Wan and little Leia arrive on Mapuzo, a planet in a mining system. Meanwhile, Lord Vader promises Reva the title of Grand Inquisitor if she helps him capture Kenobi. When nobody meets them at the location Haja mentioned, Obi-Wan and Leia hitch a ride with a pro-Imperial transport. Their fake identities […]
Coming 2 America Trailer Hits the Shores
Get ready for another culture shock because Amazon has released a trailer for Coming 2 America (see what they did there?), the sequel to the comedy smash from 1988. Eddie Murphy reprises one of his most famous roles, Akeem, prince – and now about to be king – of the African nation of Zamunda, who […]
A Decade of Disney: The Lion King (1994)
Munir: Hello and welcome to another edition of A Decade Of, where we are currently reviewing the Disney Renaissance. Today, we are taking a look at what’s arguably the apex of this decade, The Lion King. Originally called King of the Jungle and conceived as “Bambi in Africa,” The Lion King was seen as a […]