While Anakin Skywalker’s fall from grace, and his mentor’s inability to prevent it from happening, was a crucial part of his story, many were led to believe that the two characters never met at all between the two trilogies where they play some of the biggest roles – and, as it turns out, it actually wasn’t part of the original story that had been written. Lucasfilm also opted to go big by defying fan expectations and bringing back Darth Vader into the mix. Star Wars maestro John Williams even joined in to add a theme for Obi-Wan himself, though Natalie Holt is covering for all other musical compositions. Deborah Chow, who had proven her worth on two of the most well-received episodes of the first season of The Mandalorian, was tasked with directing all six episodes. “I just said, ‘I think that it should be a story about a broken man, a man who’s lost his faith…’ To see that man come apart, and see what gets him back together again.”Īfter an initial draft from Drive co-writer Hossein Amini and Australia co-writer Stuart Beattie, a team including the likes of Joby Harold ( Army of the Dead), Hannah Friedman ( Willow), and Andrew Stanton ( Finding Nemo, WALL-E) revised their work and added new content to it. McGregor explained that he actually came up with a very basic pitch for the project once it was on Lucasfilm’s radar: When Solo: A Star Wars Story fell short of financial expectations, Lucasfilm decided to take a hiatus to evaluate which stories were best suited for the big and small screens – and it was decided that an episodic format would give Obi-Wan’s adventure more room to breathe without sacrificing the kind of spectacle necessary to tell the Jedi’s story. Initially, Obi-Wan Kenobi was planned to be directed by Stephen Daldry as the third “Anthology” Star Wars film, disconnected from the main narrative of the Skywalker Saga but still adjacent to the characters involved in it. We want to know if you mean it.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I do mean it. “She just said, ‘We just wanted to know if it’s true. The turning point came about a few years ago, when former Lucasfilm head of storytelling Kiri Hart asked him if he was serious about the idea of reprising his role: Years later, though, things have changed – McGregor eventually discovered that was excited at the possibility of a chance to play his character again after Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, which he always stated he was open to doing but didn’t make any solid plans to make a big return, aside from agreeing to do two voice-only cameos in The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker as his spirit communed with Rey. It was quite difficult for all of us to deal with that, also knowing you’ve got a couple more to do.” It was hard because it was such a huge decision to do them, such a big event. I was this sort of urban, grungy, independent film actor. “I really questioned it a lot – I felt like I was part of this new wave of British cinema, really, and that Star Wars wasn’t me, that’s not what I stood for. But circumstances involving the Jedi-hunting Inquisitors (Moses Ingraham, Rupert Friend, Sung Kang) cause the old master to come out of hiding and go off-planet on a new quest – one that will put him on a collision course with his former student, Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen), who he believed had died after their fateful confrontation on Mustafar.Ģ5 years ago, when he was cast in The Phantom Menace, Ewan McGregor didn’t really see himself being in the position of starring in a big-budget television series, much less making a long-term commitment to Star Wars. Set at the approximate midpoint between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) himself is at an emotional low point as he waits for the opportunity to train Luke Skywalker (Grant Feely) as a Jedi Knight – against the wishes of the boy’s uncle (Joel Edgerton) and aunt (Bonnie Piesse).
#Star wars kenobi series#
Since the article is large enough to warrant multiple pieces, this one will simply focus on the coverage tied to Obi-Wan Kenobi, a six-episode limited event series for Disney Plus. Vanity Fair has dropped a massive article on us, once again spearheaded by the talented Anthony Breznican, to illuminate the future.
The series, which arrives a bit less than 10 years after the ink dried on Disney’s $4 billion purchase of Lucasfilm, represents a key part of Disney’s investment in the biggest science fiction franchise in Hollywood.
The future of Star Wars television is well on its way to Disney Plus, and leading the pack consisting of the likes of Andor, Ahsoka, and The Mandalorian is the upcoming limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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