Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen on their favorite Obi-Wan Kenobi moments and wanting to come back for more
Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Indira Varma, Vivien Lyra Blair, and Deborah Chow took to the Star Wars Celebration stage to take a look back at Obi-Wan Kenobi season 1. The series, which took place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, saw Obi-Wan protecting a young Leia Organa from the Empire. And of course, he also clashed lightsabers with Darth Vader in not one but two epic rematches.
The cast shared some interesting insight into the making of the show, and we've rounded up everything we learned from the panel below. For even more, see our live posts from the reporters in the room on the GamesRadar+ (opens in new tab) and Total Film (opens in new tab) Twitter accounts.
The cast said they’re all very relieved to have the secrets of the show out in the open. Young Leia star Blair was especially excited as she wasn’t able to be involved in any of the press for the show given the secrecy behind her part. "It was such a relief to not have to keep it such a big secret anymore," she admitted.
McGregor also explained that he had to hold onto the secret for even longer as he first had meetings at Lucasfilm years before the show was announced. He explained they first thought they’d do it as a movie and then it became a series. McGregor said he’d have to bite his tongue when all the speculation emerged about if someone else would take on the role Obi-Wan. "That really annoyed me," he laughed.
In the early development stages of Obi-Wan Kenobi, it followed a very different story. "It was a story about Obi-Wan and Luke for a while," McGregor explained about the show. "I’m so glad that changed and it became a story of Obi-Wan and Leia." While this happened before showrunner Chow came on the show, she added: "We liked
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