Ewan McGregor opens upwardly most reprising hisStar Warsfunction in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi show. Afterwards Obi-Wan'south portrayal past Alec Guinness in the original trilogy, the Scottish player debuted equally the iconic Jedi in 1999's The Phantom Menace when he was nonetheless a young Padawan. McGregor returned to play Obi-Wan for the remainder of the prequel trilogy, 2002's Attack of the Clones and 2005'due south Revenge of the Sith. Though he was originally going to become his own spin-off moving-picture show,Obi-Wan Kenobiwas reworked as a express series for Disney+ after the commercial failure of Solo.

The upcomingObi-Wan Kenobiseries is written past Joby Harold (Ground forces of the Dead) and helmed by Deborah Chow, who previously directed two episodes of The Mandalorian. Though plot details remain slim, the series will be prepare 10 years later the events ofRevenge of the Sithand feature non only the highly-predictable render of McGregor as the titular Jedi, just his onetime Padawan turned Sith Lord, Darth Vader, portrayed by Hayden Christensen. Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse too return to reprise their roles from the prequel trilogy as Owen and Beru Lars. The evidence'south bandage also includes Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, Benny Safdie, Maya Erskine, and Rory Ross, all in undisclosed roles.

In a new interview with Forbes, McGregor opened up about how it felt suiting back up in Obi-Wan's iconic robes and playing the Jedi master again. It was an interesting experience for the role player since the prequel trilogy's reception "wasn't e'er glowing," though McGregor made the Obi-Wan series for those fans who grew up with and loved those films, an experience the actor "loved" and made him "really happy." Read what he had to say below:

Oh my gosh, well I loved playing him again. I mean it'south quite interesting, afterwards the experience of making the first three films and living through sort of their reception in the globe, which wasn't always glowing, I have to say. And and so now, meeting the generation who we made those films for, the children then - and at present, people in their late teens or early 20s, those people who were kids who we made those films for, they loved them. To them, they're their Star Wars films, you know? For u.s., it was the original films of the '70s, merely for them, it was our films were their Star Wars. Then to stride back into his shoes again at present and practise a series, a whole serial about Obi-Wan Kenobi for those fans, it just makes me really happy.

Information technology'southward understandable that McGregor is gushing with excitement for the Obi-Wan serial given how long he'south waited to reprise the role, after the canceled spin-off film and delays due to the pandemic. With Volume of Boba Fett now having aired its finale,Obi-Wan Kenobi is likely the adjacent Star Wars series on the docket, though information technology even so does not yet have a trailer or release date. A report recently revealed the Obi-Wan series will air on Disney+ in May.

Looking ahead at the Disney+ schedule, Marvel'south Moon Knight will air its finale on May 4 (unless there is a two-episode premiere similar Hawkeye had), possibly dashing hopes of a May the Fourth premiere for Obi-Wan, which fans so badly desire. In terms of a trailer, wait for Lucasfilm to potentially preview Obi-Wan Kenobi  during this Sunday's Super Bowl. If not, fans tin can notwithstanding encounter McGregor in a new Expedia commercial ambulation during the big game.

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Source: Forbes

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