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It is not hyperbole to call Darth Vader one of the most iconic villains of all time — and Disney just brought him back in the best way. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Episode 3 gave fans a wealth of live-action Vader, with Hayden Christensen donning the sleek helmet and James Earl Jones’ legendary voiceover. He commands the Third Sister (Moses Ingram), terrorizes a town, and duels Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor), giving Star Wars fans a veritable feast of Vader footage with three whole episodes of the show remaining....

“Part V” is peppered with flashbacks from what looks to be circa “Attack of the Clones,” based on Christensen’s rattail and Ewan McGregor’s fascinating wig. The episode opens with the Jedi Master and padawan at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, beginning the day’s training in lightsaber combat. As the fight progresses throughout these interspersed scenes, it becomes a microcosm of Obi-Wan and Anakin’s overall relationship and arc. At first, both parties are eager, lighting up their blades to enter what should be a fun and rewarding session....

Original actor Ray Park (who played Darth Maul in 1999’s “The Phantom Menace”) had signed on to reprise his role as the Sith Lord, according to multiple sources in the article. The report contains conflicting stories from different sources, with some saying that Park was simply rehearsing with the show’s stunt team and others saying that he had begun filming footage as Darth Maul. IndieWire has reached out to Disney for comment....

Olympia Dukakis starred in more than 130 stage productions, as well as more than 60 films and 50 television series. She won her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1988 for her role in “Moonstruck” as Rose Castorini. She won a Golden Globe for the film as well, and received Emmy Award nominations for “Lucky Day” (1991), “More Tales of the City” (1998), and “Joan of Arc” (1999). She released an autobiography, “Ask Me Again Tomorrow: A Life in Progress,” in 2003....

After dwelling on these quandaries for nearly five years — amid sporadic bursts of momentum (a shocking death here, a narrow escape there) — we’ve arrived: the final season. Playing out over a super-sized 14 episodes and split into two parts, “Ozark” is ending its elaborate money laundering empire in Season 4, and it’s boiled down its broad themes into one basic “will they or won’t they,” summed up nicely by Bateman himself: “Are they going to get away with it, or are they going to pay a bill?...

In the rural Kerala wetlands of Wayanad, Johnny (Basil Paulose) and Anna (Vinitha Koshy) are all set to get married in secret, but their plan is thrown into disarray when Johnny’s uncle, Kocheppu (Jose Kizhakkan), is released from prison after a decade away. The history between Johnny and Anna’s family runs deep, and it runs red. Kocheppu is a key part of that history, and his return means it can no longer stay dormant....

These days, Almodóvar has addressed that conundrum by making the talent come to him. Continuing his toe-dip into English language filmmaking that started with his Tilda Swinton-starring short film “The Human Voice” in 2020, the 72-year-old director is on the verge of taking another step. “Strange Way of Life,” which begins production in late August, will star Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as a pair of middle-aged gunslingers at the center of a 30-minute Western....