Ewan McGregor is officially set to reprise his Obi-Wan Kenobi role in a Disney+ series focused on the Star Wars character.
Earlier today a rumor set fire to the Galaxy Far Far Away, when it was revealed that Ewan McGregor might reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new Star Wars series for Disney+. Now it seems that the rumor is true with Deadline confirming the news with Disney. The series is currently untitled and looks to have a six to eight episode count. While no other details have been revealed, fans of Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi can rejoice that the news is finally official.
Ewan McGregor’s return as Obi-Wan Kenobi has reportedly been in development at Lucasfilm for quite sometime, ever since George Lucas sold the company to Disney back in 2012. In fact, Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close) was circling to direct the project as a Star Wars Story film. But following the underperformance of Solo: A Star Wars Story at the box office, it was announced that Lucasfilm was putting those theatrical standalone outings in carbonite for the time being.
Now that the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ is confirmed, it will become the third live-action Star Wars series being released for the upcoming streaming service. Jon Favreau’s The Mandalorian is set to premiere on Disney+ this November, while a series centered on Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor is also in development.
Critical/fan reception to the Star Wars prequel trilogy was mixed, but many agreed that Ewan McGregor’s portrayal as Obi-Wan Kenobi was a highlight, with many seeing it as worthy to the legacy of the late Alec Guinness. Ewan McGregor himself has also expressed a desire to return to the franchise in a new capacity for sometime now.
Ewan McGregor also contributed his voice as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, during the scene in which Rey (Daisy Ridley) finds Luke Skywalker’s old Lightsaber.
Are you excited for Ewan McGregor to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi? What do you think the new Star Wars series will be about?
Here is the synopsis for the upcoming series, The Mandalorian:
After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
The Mandalorian will be available exclusively on Disney+ on November 12, 2019.
Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for more information on the upcoming Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series.
Source: Deadline
