Obi-Wan Kenobi: Kumail Nanjiani Talks Potential Star Wars Future
Kumail Nanjiani talks about his Obi-Wan Kenobi character’s potential future following the upcoming Star Wars television series. Set 17 years after defeating his fallen pupil on Mustafar in Revenge of the Sith (2005), Ewan McGregor is set to reprise his titular role in Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi. The series picks up 10 years after the fall of the Galactic Republic, with “Ben” Kenobi watching over a young Luke Skywalker on Tatooine—a situation that is complicated by Darth Vader’s (Hayden Christensen) band of Inquisitors as they hunt for Jedi who managed to survive Order 66.
In addition to returning legacy characters like Obi-Wan, Anakin Skywalker/Vader, Uncle Owen (Joel Edgerton), Aunt Beru (Bonnie Piesse), and the live-action debut of the Grand Inquisitor (Rupert Friend), the limited series will introduce brand new characters in Reva the Third Sister (Moses Ingram) and a con man played by comedian turned blockbuster movie star, Nanjiani. Following his brief appearance in Obi-Wan Kenobi’s second trailer, Nanjiani revealed details about his character. He explained his character’s name is Haja and a grifter — ala a young Han Solo — from the planet Daiyu, which is inspired by Hong Kong. Despite the small-time crook’s desire to avoid attention, Obi-Wan Kenobi will draw him into a larger conflict within the galaxy far, far away.
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In a recent interview with EW, Nanjiani discussed how much fun he had breathing life into his Star Wars character. He also expressed a desire to reprise the role after Obi-Wan Kenobi because of what Haja brings to the franchise. Read the full quote about Nanjiani’s potential Star Wars future below:
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