Ewan McGregor On How It Feels To Play Obi-Wan Again In Star Wars Show
Ewan McGregor opens up about reprising his Star Wars role in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi show. After Obi-Wan's portrayal by Alec Guinness in the original trilogy, the Scottish actor debuted as the iconic Jedi in 1999'sThe Phantom Menace when he was still a young Padawan. McGregor returned to play Obi-Wan for the remainder of the prequel trilogy, 2002's Attack of the Clones and 2005's Revenge of the Sith. Though he was originally going to get his own spin-off film, Obi-Wan Kenobi was reworked as a limited series for Disney+ after the commercial failure of Solo.
The upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series is written by Joby Harold (Army 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 set 10 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith and feature not only the highly-anticipated return of McGregor as the titular Jedi, but his former Padawan turned Sith Lord, Darth Vader, portrayed by Hayden Christensen. Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse also return to reprise their roles from the prequel trilogy as Owen and Beru Lars. The show's cast 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.
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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 once again. It was an interesting experience for the actor since the prequel trilogy's reception "wasn’t always glowing," though McGregor made the Obi-Wan series for those fans who grew up with and loved
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