The latest episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian blew people away with its focus on character and action thanks to Deborah Chow’s direction. This may have marked Chow’s first step into a larger world, but she is also set to direct Disney+’s highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi Master […]
Ewan McGregor says his Disney+ Star Wars series will examine Obi-Wan’s trauma
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 […]
