Mark the 8 September in your diary folks as Disney+ Day is once again upon us and with it brings a whole slew of genre goodness to enjoy on the streaming platform.

New titles for Disney+ Day include Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder, Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return, Tierra Incognita and Pinocchio.

Find out more about the genre picks from Disney+ Day below…

Thor: Love and Thunder

Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder finds the God of Thunder (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – one of self-discovery. But his efforts are interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late. Read our review here.

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Settle in with the likes of Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, and Tessa Thompson, and as they divulge the secrets behind the creation of Thor: Love and Thunder. Through in-depth interviews with cast and crew, along with raw, unseen footage from the set and beyond, ASSEMBLED pulls back the curtain on the God of Thunder’s fourth feature film.

 Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return

With never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes footage, colorful personal stories and meaningful moments, Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi’s Return showcases the making of Lucasfilm’s original limited series for Disney+, Obi-Wan Kenobi, a story that begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. This documentary from Lucasfilm and Supper Club explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen—and Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their respective classic roles.

Director Deborah Chow, cast and crew reflect on their journey to tell a new story with iconic Star Wars characters Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader and Princess Leia, while introducing new heroes and villains into the saga along the way. The series also includes visits to the creature shop, props department and more. Read our exclusive interview with Hayden Christensen here.

Tierra Incognita (Original Series Produced in Latin America) 

Tierra Incógnita follows Eric Dalaras (Pedro Maurizi), a teenager who discovers a hair-raising world while searching for the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of his parents eight years before. Raised by his maternal grandparents along with his sister Uma (Mora Fisz), Eric decides to run away from home and go back to his childhood town, Cabo Qwert, to find answers where his parents were last seen: the Tierra Incógnita horror theme park. Together with his friends, his sister and his aunt, Eric must overcome his fears in order to find answers and solve the mystery in a dark and unfamiliar world. 

Pinocchio

Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis directs this live-action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Tom Hanks stars as Geppetto, the wood-carver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as if he were his own son. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is Jiminy Cricket, who serves as Pinocchio’s guide as well as his “conscience”; Cynthia Erivo is the Blue Fairy; Keegan-Michael Key is “Honest” John; Lorraine Bracco is Sofia the Seagull, a new character, and Luke Evans is The Coachman.

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We talked about the show with Christensen ahead of its release on Disney+.

What was it about this project that convinced you to return to the Star Wars universe?

Everything about it. Just the idea of getting to step back into this character again was hugely exciting for me, and getting to work with Ewan again, really everything about it was very compelling.

Darth Vader is an icon, but how do you make sure he’s also a rounded character?

With great restraint. He’s a character that you don’t want to over-inform, there’s a certain mystery there that needs to be retained. I think how Deborah [Chow] trod that line was done with a lot of craft and a lot of skill. I’m very excited for people to see this show, I think there’s a lot there that they’ll enjoy.

Do you still think of him as Anakin or is he fully Darth Vader?

Well, Vader is Anakin. Of course there’s this struggle of identity with the character, it’s part of what makes him so compelling. He’s trying to kill that part of himself, and he’s trying to bury Anakin as deep down inside as possible and we get to explore that in this series.

How do you find the physicality of the character under that very famous costume and helmet?

The costume’s amazing, to get to put that on is really a great honour. The physicality of it, because it’s an established character there’s a continuity there that we need to adhere to, so that was obviously very important to everyone.

You’ve reunited with Ewan McGregor for Obi-Wan Kenobi – were you guys able to fall back into your previous working relationship?

Yeah, very much so. It was honestly like no time had passed. Seeing him again as Obi-Wan was an incredible sight, and getting to work together as these characters was so much fun. Obviously we spent a lot of time together on the prequels and there’s a lot of history there, and all of that really helps and lends itself to the work that we did in this one.

What impact does the StageCraft Video Wall technology have on filming?

It’s an incredible bit of technology, these StageCraft volumes where they display the entire environment for you. It really helps the acting process. When we were doing the prequels it demanded a lot of the imagination, and of course it was great fun to go and see the films afterwards because you were like ‘oh, that’s what the environment looked like’. But now you step onto set and you’re in it. You’re in Star Wars. It’s great!

Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts exclusively on Disney+ from 27th May. Read our review of episodes one and two here.

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Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan is back, watching over young Luke Skywalker while Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader tasks his Inquisitors with eradicating all surviving Jedi. We talked to director and showrunner Deborah Chow, who previously directed episodes of The Mandalorian, about the show…

How nerve-wracking was it to pick up Obi-Wan, Luke and Vader’s stories?

I definitely felt a pretty big responsibility to these characters and to this period in the timeline, but at the same time we had to tell our own story and have our own vision for it. I think that was probably the most challenging thing, trying to find that balance.

In terms of the visual and storytelling language of the projects, are there similarities between Kenobi and Mandalorian?

For me Star Wars always connects to westerns and samurai films, it feels like it’s very much embedded in the DNA of the franchise. So those references were very viable for both shows, honestly, but we did something a little different.

The way I think of it is if Mandalorian was a little bit more classic western, what we were trying to do with Kenobi, because it’s much more character-driven, with Ewan at the centre of it, was to do a little bit more of an atmospheric, emotional western, something more similar to The Proposition, or Assassination Of Jesse James, visually. But at the end of the day it does always come back to westerns and samurai films.

How valuable was it having Ewan on board from the start?

There is no Obi-Wan Kenobi without Ewan, he is the character, and there would be no show without him. He was such a pleasure to work with, I was so fortunate with him. He’s been living with this character.

Not only did he play him in the prequels but he’s also lived with this character for years in life, so to have somebody who knows the character so well, but is still very open and collaborative, was just a gift for me.

There are a lot more Jedis in Kenobi than in The Mandalorian – how does that impact the action scenes?

It was exciting actually. I really love doing action. In Mandalorian I did a lot of blaster fire, we did a lot of shoot-outs on Mandalorian, so it was exciting to get some new weapons and to be able to do some sequences that were more lightsabre-based.

You’re in the tricky middle part between two stories – how do you find the drama in a story when the audience knows how it ends?

That’s a really good question and that’s something we were asking ourselves for quite a long time. Essentially we’re right in the middle, so it’s almost like trying to tell the second act in a story where everyone knows what happened before and after, so it’s challenging. But it’s also really interesting because you have a huge backstory that’s already been developed and the audience already knows it so we don’t have to tell that part of the story.

So to take George’s characters and all the backstory and all the history and to come into this show, it made for a very interesting and compelling starting point.

Obi-Wan Kenobi debuts exclusively on Disney+ from 27th May.

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Star Wars has some of the most recognisable sounds in all of geekdom. The swish of the lightsabre, the beeping of R2 D2 and of course, the unmistakable laboured breathing of Darth Vader. Well, prepare to hear that sound again in the brand new trailer for Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi…

Obi-Wan Kenobi begins ten years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Take a closer look at the new trailer in our gallery of stills below…

Directed by Deborah Chow (The Mandalorian), Obi-Wan Kenobi stars Ewan McGregor (Birds of Prey) as Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen (Jumper) as Darth Vader, alongside Moses Ingram (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Joel Edgerton (The Green Knight), Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals), Indira Varma (Carnival Row), Rupert Friend (Strange Angel), O’Shea Jackson Jr (Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Sung Kang (Lisey’s Story), Simone Kessell (The Crossing) and Benny Safdie (Licorice Pizza).

Obi-Wan Kenobi will be released on 27 May on Disney+. Find out everything we know about the series here.

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This is the teaser trailer you’re looking for. Yes, we’re getting our first real look at Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series with a teaser trailer that takes us across the galaxy, starting from the sands of Tatooine, as the Empire’s grip gets tighter and tighter…

Watch it here…

Obi-Wan Kenobi begins ten years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Take a closer look at the teaser with our image gallery here…

Directed by Deborah Chow (The Mandalorian), Obi-Wan Kenobi stars Ewan McGregor (Birds of Prey) as Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen (Jumper) as Darth Vader, alongside Moses Ingram (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Joel Edgerton (The Green Knight), Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals), Indira Varma (Carnival Row), Rupert Friend (Strange Angel), O’Shea Jackson Jr (Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Sung Kang (Lisey’s Story), Simone Kessell (The Crossing) and Benny Safdie (Licorice Pizza).

Obi-Wan Kenobi will be released on 25 May on Disney+. Find out everything we know about the series here.

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Listen up Star Wars fans! It’s not too long to wait until we get to see Ewan McGregor back as the iconic Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the new TV series (appropriately named Obi-Wan Kenobi) set to be released on 25 May on Disney+!

Here’s what we know so far…

What is the story about?

The story begins ten years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.

We know Ewan McGregor is reprising his role, but is anyone else?

Yes! The series also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role of Darth Vader and Bonnie Piesse as Beru Lars.

Who else will be in the cast?

Joining the cast are Moses Ingram (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Joel Edgerton (The Green Knight), Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals), Indira Varma (Carnival Row), Rupert Friend (Strange Angel), O’Shea Jackson Jr (Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Sung Kang (Lisey’s Story), Simone Kessell (The Crossing) and Benny Safdie (Licorice Pizza).

Who else is behind the series?

Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow, director of two episodes of The Mandalorian Season One. It is executive-produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor and Joby Harold.

Obi-Wan Kenobi will be released on 25 May on Disney+.

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