Over the past week or so, rumours have been circulating online that Disney and Lucasfilm were either a) pulling the plug on the live-action Obi-Wan Kenobi series, or b) planning to rework the project from a Disney+ series back to a feature film for the as-yet-unrevealed December 2022 Star Wars release date. While much of […]
Rumour: Jar Jar Binks to make Star Wars return in Obi-Wan Kenobi series
If a new rumour is to be believed, Jar Jar Binks may be set to make his return to the Star Wars universe as part of the upcoming Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series.According to Making Star Wars, a reputable source for news from the galaxy far, far away, Ewan McGregor’s Ben Kenobi will cross paths with […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series looking to cast a young Luke Skywalker
With filming on Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series slated to take place this year, a rumour is doing the rounds that Lucasfilm is looking to cast a child actor to take on the role of a young Luke Skywalker in the live-action Star Wars show.Given that the untitled series is set some eight years after Star […]
The Mandalorian’s Deborah Chow on directing the Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series
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 Order […]
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 shared […]
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 Disney+, […]
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 of […]
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 upcoming […]
