Ewan McGregor, the star of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series, says the show will look at the trauma the character suffers resulting from the fall of the Jedi. There is no question that Obi-Wan Kenobi has been through a lot, especially when we find him during his time watching over Luke. Not only has the Jedi […]
Ewan McGregor on the difficulties of keeping his Obi-Wan return a secret for years
Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Ewan McGregor has discussed the difficulties with keeping the secret about the Kenobi Disney+ series and his internal struggles with lying about his Star Wars return for years. “It just got difficult, I was brought up to tell the truth, and I was in a situation where I wasn’t really allowed to,” McGregor […]
Ewan McGregor excited to play Obi-Wan closer in age to Alec Guinness in new Star Wars series
Ewan McGregor says he is excited to get to play Obi-Wan closer to the age of Alec Guinness in the Disney+ Star Wars series. Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of a young Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the major highlights of the Star Wars prequel trilogy and now that Lucasfilm are making an Obi-Wan spinoff series for […]
Ewan McGregor confirms the Obi-Wan Star Wars series was initially planned to be a movie
After fourteen years we finally have confirmation that Ewan McGregor will be reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a Disney+ Star Wars series. And now McGregor has confirmed reports that the project was initially conceived to be a movie until the focus shifted to redevelop it into a TV series in the wake of […]
Ewan McGregor talks Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series, has known about his return for four years
After reworking its plans for an Anthology movie following the poor performance of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Lucasfilm finally announced the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi this August, with Ewan McGregor set to reprise his role as the Jedi Master for a live-action TV series on Disney+. Speaking to Men’s Journal to promote the release […]
Joel Edgerton teases his return as Uncle Owen in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series
Joel Edgerton looks to be teasing a return as Uncle Owen for the Disney+ Star Wars series about Obi-Wan Kenobi. Before Joel Edgerton became a big star, he was seen portraying a young Uncle Owen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Now that this time period is being revisited with the […]
Joel Edgerton rumoured for Owen Lars return in Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series
It seems that Ewan McGregor’s Jedi Master may not be the only familiar face appearing in Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series, as a rumour is circulating via MTV’s Josh Horowitz which suggests that Joel Edgerton will be reprising his role from Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith as Luke […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series finds a director and writer
Having officially announced Ewan McGregor’s return as the venerable Jedi Knight last month, Lucasfilm has now found a director and writer for its live-action Obi-Wan Kenobi series for Disney+. As revealed by the official Star Wars website, Deborah Chow is set to direct the series, having impressed with her work on The Mandalorian, while Hossein […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi series set 8 years after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
After the confirmation at last weekend’s D23 Expo than Ewan McGregor will be donning his Jedi robes once again to reprise the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for a live-action Star Wars series on Disney+, the official Star Wars site has now revealed where the show will fall in the Saga’s timeline. In a post wrapping […]
Ewan McGregor officially returning as Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney+ Star Wars series
After many, many rumours that have steadily increased in the last couple weeks, it has now been confirmed Ewan McGregor is officially returning to the galaxy far, far away to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars series for Disney+. Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy saved the announcement for last at the D23 Star […]