Surprise 'Star Wars' Return: Ahmed Best Shocks Fans with a Jedi Role in 'The Mandalorian'

Reuters reported. Lefortovo, a former KGB prison, is often used to house prominent political prisoners.Gershkovich appeared at the hearing in a transparent box, known as a dock, that is used to hold defendants in Russian courts. Wearing jeans and a checked shirt, he appeared healthy but pale.

here and marvel as Fallon did that “this is not a joke, this is real.”But, with the absurdity of it, the host took advantage of the opportunity to imagine how Trump and DeSantis will hash it all out.“Then the DeSantis super PAC replied with, ‘OK yes, he ate pudding with his fingers one time. But only because he didn’t have a spoon,'” Fallon joked.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Turkish TV content powerhouse Medyapim and digital distribution company Merzigo and have forged a partnership that aims to boost the global circulation of its vast library of Turkish dramas. The four-year agreement between Medyapim and Merzigo, which uses cutting-edge technology to provide innovative monetization, marketing and distribution services, will facilitate the global distribution of Turkish content in many regions, including Latin America, Africa and Asia, the companies said in a statement. The service will provide viewers a range of more than 20 language options. Medyapim, which comprises several subsidiaries and partners including MF Yapim, Madd, and Mednova, has a library of more than 10,000 hours of TV content spanning from dramas and sitcoms to feature films and game shows. Their hit shows include “Mother” (pictured); “A Woman Scorned”; and “A Fairy Tale.”

Shawn Levy’s Netflix limited series, All The Light We Cannot See, will premiere on Thursday, November 2. A teaser trailer can be found above.

ITV Studios has forged a Global Partnerships division combining formats and finished tape, helmed by the newly-promoted Ruth Berry, who detailed her new role, the Plimsoll acquisition and FAST opportunities.

bar italia, the London indie rock trio of Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi, and Sam Fenton, have announced details of their debut album. Tracey Denim will be released digitally and on CD on May 19 with a vinyl release to follow on September 8.

Megan Thee Stallion has given an extensive interview on the Tory Lanez shooting, that she says will be her last public comment on the case, for the new issue of Elle. Lanez was found guilty of shooting Megan in the foot after a party in summer 2020 — the Toronto rapper was convicted on three felony counts and faces up to 20 years in prison (he has since requested a new trial). In the interview, Megan describes her struggles with the resulting trauma and depression, her journey to healing, and what she wants her fans and supporters to learn from the incident.

Frank Ocean's Coachella 2023 performance was affected by a serious ankle injury he picked up during rehearsals, Pitchfork and Rolling Stone report. TMZ sources state that the injury was sustained in a bike accident on the Coachella grounds in the run-up to the festival.

A song utilizing AI-generated vocals to impersonate Drake and The Weeknd has been removed from streaming platforms, Stereogum notes, but not until the track found significant viral success. The song, “heart on my sleeve” by ghostwriter, was streamed hundreds of thousands of times before it was pulled on April 17.

“olive branch” to the estranged Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle.The monarch has prominently featured a photograph of the controversial Duke and Duchess of Sussex in his official coronation souvenir program. Markle’s appearance is raising eyebrows considering she’s infamously not attending the historic May 6 event.The fun family photo was actually snapped in Clarence Gardens in 2018 for Charles’ 70th birthday, which explains the absence of Harry and Meghan’s babes Princess Lilibet, 1, and Prince Archie, 3.Of course some social media watchdogs are cattily calling out the dated image.

Strictly Come Dancing's power couple Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova first found love during the dancing competition in 2021.Two years later, the couple previously spoke to OK! about their plans to get married and have kids one day in their first photoshoot. Now, Kai and Nadiya have sat down to give us an update as they revealed what the secret is to their successful relationship. "Always being there for each other no matter what even when it gets hard.

Kristen Doute has made it clear she’s team Ariana Madix — but which team is Billie Lee on??

Billy Gardell is healthier than ever.

Elon Musk is continuing to antagonize the public broadcasters

Reese Witherspoon is taking positive steps forward following her separation from Jim Toth.

Joshua Jackson doesn’t think an affair should necessarily end a relationship.

new “Superman” movie is off to the races. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” writer/director announced on Tuesday morning that early pre-production has begun for the new film, with costumes, production design “and more” now “up and running.” Gunn also revealed that he’s finished writing the full script.“Superman: Legacy” — which Gunn wrote and will direct — is slated for release on July 11, 2025 and will tell the story of Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

parcels of property to Crow — an amount far in excess of their value. This included the house Thomas’ mother lives in.Note we said lives. That’s because she still lives there to this day, rent-free according to multiple reports.

First Amendment implications.Fox is accused of defaming Dominion’s immediately following the 2020 presidential election, when some of the network’s guests and hosts suggested that the Denver company’s voting machines had been hacked or compromised. The network has stridently denied any wrongdoing, saying it was merely reporting what was being said by newsmakers – including Donald Trump and his shrinking circle of lawyers, including Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani – who were pushing the unfounded claims.Dominion scored a series of early victories in discovery and pre-trial filings, from embarrassing revelations about behind-the-scenes discord at the network’s promotion of zany election conspiracy theorists down to the sloppy “discovery misconduct” of Fox’s lawyers on the eve of trial.

reported the action series was on track to become the second most expensive show ever made with a budget nearing $465 million. “We had multiple studios that we worked out of, we had local crews around the world that contributed to this one particular show,” Chopra Jonas continued. “This one particular season, we had writers around the world that we’re creating threads that connected all of these different shows together.”The series, which premieres April 28 on Prime Video, follows former Citadel agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Chopra Jonas) as they attempt to rebuild the spy agency with the help of agent lead Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci) after it fell to operatives of the shadowy syndicate Manticore eight years prior. Billed as a “large-scope, multi-layered international event series,” the first season is expected to build a franchise with spin-offs taking place around the world — an aspect Chopra Jonas says created “hurdles” for the “ginormous undertaking.”“When you’re trying to push the envelope, and you’re trying to … create something that pushes the envelope of entertainment a little bit further, you’re bound to have hurdles,” Chopra Jonas said.

On Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” the thing that seemed to keep Kimmel particularly amused was the fact that according to independent trackers of website traffic, Donald Trump’s Twitter clone, Truth Social, is a failure.In fact, Kimmel gloated, “a foot fetish website is much more popular.”That factoid came out of a discussion of Trump’s overall finances that inspired his deep dive.“Donald Trump did something miraculous this weekend. He filed a financial disclosure report,” the ABC host said during his monologue. You know those things you have to file when you’re running for office? He actually filed one.” “He did it at the last minute.

Last week, the initial lineup for the Cannes Film Festival was released. There were some heavy hitters involved in that announcement, as per usual when it comes to one of the biggest showcases of cinema in the world.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Wait — WTF did Jack Ryan just say? Amazon’s Prime Video debuted a new feature called Dialogue Boost, which lets viewers increase the volume of dialogue relative to background music and effects, available on a limited selection of originals. According to Amazon, it initially built the feature for Prime Video customers who are hard of hearing but anyone can use the feature to suit their personal listening preferences. Similar dialogue-boosting features are available on high-end theater systems, specialized audio equipment and some smart TVs. However, Prime Video claims to be the first global streaming service to offer such a feature.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Lana Del Rey, Boygenius and Maggie Rogers will headline the Washington, D.C.-area’s longrunning All Things Go festival, taking place at Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion for two days: Saturday September 30 and Sunday October 1. Also on the bill are Carly Rae Jepsen, Mt. Joy, Muna, Arlo Parks, Lizzy McAlpine, Tegan And Sara and Fletcher and more. Last year’s edition sold out with Lorde, Mitski and Bleachers headlining. ALL THINGS GO FESTIVAL 2023 LINEUP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

passing within 18 degrees of lunar nodes. The lunar nodes, for context, are celestial points determined by the moon’s path around the Earth that cross over the ecliptic belt. The ecliptic is a belt that represents the midpoint of the zodiac.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor A new podcast from Audible and Wondery investigates Michael Jackson’s staying power as a pop-culture force in the face of disturbing allegations. “Think Twice: Michael Jackson” is hosted by journalist and podcaster Leon Neyfakh and hip-hop radio veteran Jay Smooth. The 10-episode audio series is a co-production from Audible and podcast network Wondery (which are both part of Amazon), Prologue Projects and Jigsaw Productions. All episodes of “Think Twice” are slated to drop Thursday, April 27, exclusively on Audible (at this link) and ad-free for Prime members on the Amazon Music app (at this link).

Christopher Vourlias Paris-based sales outfit Totem Films has acquired “A Song Sung Blue,” by Chinese director Zihan Geng, and “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry,” from Georgian filmmaker Elene Naveriani. Both films will premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival. “A Song Sung Blue” is the feature debut of the Beijing-born Geng. The coming-of-age story follows 15-year-old Xian, who’s left in the care of her estranged father, a struggling photographer, after her mother is compelled to travel to Africa for work. Over the course of a restless summer, Xian befriends 18-year-old Mingmei, the daughter of his father’s assistant-turned-girlfriend, and soon finds herself looking up to the older girl.

, Lizzo, , and —who have all been targets of body-shaming on social media. Instead, Rexha's very relatable response should be a reminder to everyone of how deeply hurtful this kind of commentary can be, celebrity or not. “Seeing that search bar is so upsetting,” Rexha tweeted on April 16, with a screenshot of a “bebe rexha weight” search trend on TikTok. She continued, “I’m not mad cause it’s true.

Ryan Reynolds is getting candid about his growing family. The actor and his wife, Blake Lively, recently welcomed their fourth child, but have been keeping mum on details surrounding their new addition.One insight Reynolds is now sharing is which transition has been the most challenging as their brood expands. «You know, two to three [kids] was a huge jump,» the actor told ET Canada at the Canadian Screen Awards on Friday. «Three to four, less so.

 and portraying Anne Boleyn on AMC+, Jodie Turner-Smith is the latest performer to join the universe as one of the ensemble cast members of the upcoming series, . «I'm like, 'I'm in f**king ,'» the 36-year-old British actress told ET's Ash Crossan during the Celebration 2023 in London, England, relieved that she can finally talk about being a part of the Disney+ show. «Like, people kept asking me about it before… I'm like, 'No, I'm doing this amazing project with really great artists and a director I love and actors I'm obsessed with.'»And all those amazing people include creator and executive producer Leslye Headland as well co-stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Keen, Charlie Barnett, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Margarita Levieva and Joonas Suotamo, all of whom are part of the new mystery-thriller set during the final days of the High Republic era.The series will follow a former Padawan as she reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes before discovering the forces they're confronting are more sinister than they anticipated. And after «operating in a little bubble,» Turner-Smith shared that she's so excited to be part of such a huge, lasting franchise.

Humza Yousaf has scrapped a consultation on banning alcohol advertising as part of a “reset” with business.

It was all fun and games as youngsters from across the county enjoyed a special Easter football camp.

 universe in a brand new role. In the latest season of Disney+'s , the actor appears in the Carl Weathers-directed fourth episode titled, «The Foundling.» Best plays Jedi Knight Kelleran Beq, aka the Sabered Hand, who shows up in the episode during a flashback to the events of . Kelleran appears just in time to rescue a young Grogu from falling to his death at the hands of clone troopers after the Sith kicked off Order 66, a top-secret order identifying all Jedi as traitors to the Galactic Republic and subject to execution by the Grand Army of the Republic.Armed with two lightsabers, Kelleran dispatches the troopers and escapes with Grogu to his ship where they blast out of Coruscant into hyperspace.

The Mandalorian is now well into its third season, as the galactic adventures of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu continue. The hit Disney+ series set in the Star Wars universe follows the titular bounty hunter and his little green companion as they traverse a galaxy far, far away, travelling to distant planets and meeting a host of otherworldly species.

Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best has returned to the Star Wars franchise in a surprise cameo that’s left fans ‘crying’. The 49-year-old is known for playing Jar Jar in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, having first appeared in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

Jordan Moreau In a surprise cameo that nobody in a galaxy far, far away saw coming, Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best returned to the “Star Wars” universe in Wednesday’s episode of “The Mandalorian.” But instead of playing the infamous Gungan, Best made his return as a Jedi named Kelleran Beq. In the newest episode, titled “The Foundling,” Best appears briefly in a flashback to Order 66, when the clone troopers betrayed the Jedi and ruthlessly murdered nearly everyone. Best’s Jedi knight Kelleran saves a young Grogu, who found himself alone facing a group of clone troopers. Kelleran saves the little alien and dispatches the enemies with his two lightsabers, allowing Grogu to escape with him on a ship. The episode ends without showing where Kelleran and Grogu fly off to, opening up the possibility of Best to reappear later on.