Young Luke Skywalker Actor In Obi-Wan Kenobi Confirmed
The actor who plays young Luke Skywalker in Disney+'s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been confirmed. Director Deborah Chow's Star Wars series is set ten years after George Lucas' prequel trilogy or between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. It follows its titular Jedi Master (played by Ewan McGregor) during his time as «Ben Kenobi» on Tatooine as he watches over the son of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen).
In addition to McGregor's Obi-Wan and Christensen's Anakin/Vader, the limited series will see the return of several legacy characters, including Joel Edgerton's Owen Lars, Bonnie Piesse's Beru, and Luke Skywalker himself. Obi-Wan Kenobi's first teaser trailer dropped during the Disney Investor Call on March 9th, giving fans a look at McGregor and Edgerton's return set to the musical styling of John Williams. The trailer also offers a brief glimpse of Luke, who is seen wearing an outfit and googles similar to Anakin's in The Phantom Menace's podracing sequence. Now, the actor playing young Luke has been confirmed.
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According to THR, Obi-Wan Kenobi's young Luke Skywalker is played by Grant Feely, whose only IMDB credit is an episode of Creepshow. Interestingly, the report also reveals another boy was chosen to play Luke in the series' early stages, but no scenes were shot with him, and it's unclear who the original actor was. This recasting resulted from the overhaul ordered by Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy.
As far back as 2019, reports indicated that a young iteration of Luke would be appearing in Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, writer Hossein Amini was still attached to the project. When Dave Filoni and Favreau were brought in
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