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'OBI-WAN KENOBI' (2022) REVIEW

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Lucasfilm, Disney Media Distribution Age Certificate:  TV-14 IMDb:   7.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes:   83/100 Cast Ewan McGregor 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Hayden Christensen & James Earl Jones 'Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader' Vivien Lyra Blair 'Leia Organa' Grant Feely 'Luke Skywalker' Rupert Friend 'The Grand Inquisitor' Sung Kang 'Fifth Brother' Moses Ingram 'Reva Sevander / Third Sister' Rya Kihlstedt 'Fourth Sister' Joel Edgerton 'Owen Lars' Bonnie Piesse 'Beru Whitesun Lars' Jimmy Smits 'Bail Organa' Simone Kessell 'Breha Organa' Kumail Nanjiani 'Haja Estree' Indira Varma 'Tala Durith' O'Shea Jackson Jr. 'Kawlan Roken' Benny Safdie 'Nari' Zach Braff 'Freck' Ian McDiarmid 'Emperor Palpatine' Liam Neeson 'Qui-Gon Jinn' The biggest rematch of the century! When the idea of an Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off film was in the w...

'STAR WARS' FILMS FRANCHISE (1977-2019)

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After developing an idea for a space fantasy film since 1971, George Lucas presented 'Star Wars' to United Artists who were first impressed with the "innocence of the story, plus the sophistication of the world", however, refused to fund the film. Many production companies were sceptical of the success of the film and whether Lucas could pull off directing the film. Walt Disney had also turned down the offer (Disney, the same company that would later buy the rights to Star Wars for $4.05 billion in years to come). It was Fox that agreed to distribute the film and 'Star Wars' was released in the US on May 25th 1977. The rest was history. 'Star Wars' is an epic space opera (sci-fi, action and adventure) franchise created by George Lucas. The success of the original trilogy led to a set of films including prequels, sequels, standalone films, and animated films as well as novels, comics, TV shows, video games and merchandise. Star Wars is considered to...