Obi-Wan Kenobi Grand Inquisitor Actor Didn't Watch Star Wars Rebels
Obi-Wan Kenobi star Rupert Friend reveals he hasn't watched Star Wars Rebels. Obi-Wan Kenobi, which premieres on Disney+ next month, sees Ewan McGregor returning as the titular Jedi Master alongside newcomers like Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, and Sung Kang. Friend is set to play The Grand Inquisitor, a force-sensitive dark side Jedi hunter who is tasked with pursuing Obi-Wan during his exile on the desert planet of Tatooine.
The Grand Inquisitor made his franchisedebut in the first season of the animated series Star Wars Rebels, where he was voiced by actor Jason Isaacs. A high-ranking Empire operative, the Grand Inquisitor was responsible for hunting down the remaining Jedi in the years following Order 66 and took a special interest in the rebel crew of the starship Ghost. As seen in Rebels, the Grand Inquisitor had a complicated history with the Jedi and even served as a Jedi Temple Guard prior to his fall to the dark side. He ultimately met his demise at the hands of Kanan Jarrus in the show's Season 1 finale. But despite the fleshed-out backstory he received in Rebels, the character's live-action counterpart was reluctant to watch the animated series while gearing up for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Friend revealed that he «almost deliberately» did not see the animated interpretation of the Grand Inquisitor while preparing for his role. He went on to defend his reasoning behind not watching Rebels, citing a conversation with Deborah Chow and Dave Filoni where he explained that the creators, «really wanted to do something fresh» with the character, as opposed to mimicking the previous iteration seen in Rebels. Friend's
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