Recently, it was reported the Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been put on hold after screenwriter Hossein Amini (The Alienist) exited the project. However, star Ewan McGregor has stated the upcoming rewrites will be a benefit and make the series “better.” Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, McGregor stated the series is still going ahead with the plan to still […]
Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars series delayed, Ewan McGregor responds to rumours of “creative differences”
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 […]
Sideshow’s Star Wars Mythos Obi-Wan Kenobi collectible figure unveiled
Sideshow Collectibles has revealed its upcoming sixth scale Obi-Wan Kenobi figure form the Star Wars Mythos line. The collectible features a likeness of the Jedi Master, envisioned by Sideshow artists during the time between Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. It comes with […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Lucasfilm to start production on Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff in January 2019
After years of rumours, it was finally confirmed back in August that Lucasfilm is planning a Star Wars Anthology movie based upon the venerable Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the studio reportedly tapping Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) to develop the project with a view to directing. We’ve heard nothing about the project since – which […]
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 […]
