McGregor also responded to a report that the Hossein Amini-penned scripts were being dumped in favor of a new writer, saying people at Lucasfilm are taking more time to assess the show's writing now that The Rise of Skywalker is out. In THR's report, a source shared the Obi-Wan scripts "treaded similar ground as The Mandalorian, seeing the Jedi master lending a protective hand to a young Luke and perhaps even a young Leia.". Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and McGregor announced the show during Disney's biannual D23 convention last August. “I’m much closer in age to [Alec Guinness] and it will be my challenge to try and meet [his Obi-Wan] somewhere,” he explained. “I want to get closer and closer to how Obi-Wan felt while Alec Guinness was playing him. In the meantime, Disney+ has tons of Star Wars movies and TV shows you can content yourself with, including the Skywalker saga prequel trilogy starring McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. LucasFilm have announced that Deborah Chow will direct the series. Once filming gets underway and we get closer to the scheduled release date (when it's confirmed), we'll see a trailer. First published at 4:46 a.m. PT.Updated at 5 a.m. PT: Adds more detail. There will probably be no new casting announcements with production on Obi-Wan is on hold until Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy gives the thumbs up to the new scripts. And what’s with all the delays? It's nothing more dramatic than that. Norfolk, Cornwall, Isle of Skye, Belfast, Walk and Discover tours. Oh, how the times have changed. It’s gonna be great, I think.”. McGregor has confirmed that early plans for Obi-Wan’s return had him on the big screen, but eventually the idea shifted to Disney+ instead. However, at Disney D23, LucasFilm’s Kathleen Kennedy announced all scripts are written and filming will begin in 2020. Ewan McGregor to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi for Disney+ Star Wars TV series. Ewan McGregor won't have to grow his Obi-Wan Kenobi beard until next year, it seems. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. According to McGregor, the “storyline sits between Episode III and Episode IV.” Well, that’s a huge 30-year time period. She said, “It’s been very exciting to see the talent that’s come in. The series has been hit by a fair few delays already, but with Kathleen Kennedy recently hinting things were coming together, it’s time to start asking all the questions we need answered. Beyond that, McGregor made it clear he wasn’t “allowed to tell” anything else about the show. “We really wanted to select a director who is able to explore both the quiet determination and rich mystique of Obi-Wan in a way that folds seamlessly into the Star Wars saga,” LucasFilm President Kathleen Kennedy said in a release. Also, many are hoping the series can fill in some of the questions about Obi-Wan. A recent update from Variety confirms that Amini was officially let go from Obi-Wan and has been replaced by writer Joby Harold, who's best known for having written Zack Snyder's highly anticipated film, Army of the Dead. Don’t tell anybody!”, “So now I’ll be able to bridge that gap a bit more, and it’ll be fun to find him in that place.”. McGregor was 33 at the time of Revenge of the Sith, and he’s 48 now. Collider reported exclusively in late January that production on Obi-Wan had been put on hold (Collider's report was later backed up by The Hollywood Reporter). And I think we’ll be using some of that technology on our show.”, Just announced. “But now, looking back on it, you can see you’re involved in something quite huge in the Star Wars, I don’t like the word franchise, but this sort of fable or legend, or whatever you might call it.”. When is the Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi series released on Disney+? The same report suggested that the show's episode count had been cut from six to four, but McGregor said he hadn't heard that. The anime-inspired short sees an older Obi-Wan living in self-imposed exile on Tatooine, surveying the Dune Sea from his remote home to keep an eye on Luke Skywalker. “They employ that incredible screen, and I don’t even begin to know how it works, but it’s pretty amazing, y’know,” he told ACE Universe. Production was set to begin on Obi-Wan in Summer 2020 and was supposed to pick up in January 2021. Neither Disney nor Lucasfilm immediately responded to requests for comment on the delay in filming. Already have an account with us? Apparently, yes. And we’re now developing the limited Obi-Wan Kenobi series with Deborah Chow, and she’s just been doing a phenomenal job.”, Ewan McGregor also said that the show was likely to be a limited series, telling Entertainment Tonight in September 2020 that, “As I understand, it’s a standalone season,” but adding, “We’ll see. Chow, who recently worked on fellow Star Wars Disney+ series The Mandalorian, has also directed episodes of Mr Robot, American Gods, Jessica Jones, Fear the Walking Dead, Better Call Saul and The Man in the High Castle. Buy this exquisite six-piece set now and you’ll receive a FREE frying pan worth £55! The series was originally being written by Hossein Amini, the screenwriter behind films and TV shows like McMafia, Drive, The Alienist, 47 Ronin, Snow White and the Huntsman and Our Kind of Traitor, which coincidentally starred Ewan McGregor. According to two independent sources who spoke to Collider, the crew assembled at Pinewood Studios in London was sent home indefinitely in January. Our best wishes for a productive day. So far, Ewan McGregor is the only cast member confirmed for the Obi-Wan series. McGregor gave a further filming update in October, confirming during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show that filming will get underway in March 2021. And director Deborah Chow says that’s all for the better. The series might span eight years. It’s quite something to get over,” he told Men’s Journal. Obi-Wan Kenobi might be returning for a new Star Wars TV show – but what could it be about? In a statement to the Associated Press (via Entertainment Weekly), the actor shared. Remember back when McGregor was tired of all the Obi-Wan spinoff questions? Firstly, there’s every chance it will feature the force ghost of Liam Neeson’s Qui-Gon Jinn. The idea of being able to go into a character journey plus the politics and plus all the vastness of the Empire and what’s going on is exciting just because it feels like a proper period of history and sometimes that is hard to do in two hours.”. The Obi-Wan Disney+ series has yet to receive an official release date. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. Star Ewan McGregor doesn't think it'll change the release date for the Star Wars show. He described finally being able to discuss the show as a “massive relief” because “for four years, I’ve been having to lie to people about it.”. It was also reported that Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy was not happy with the scripts being turned in by screenwriter Hossein Amini. Obi-Wan was first played by Alec Guinness – who died in 2000 – in the original Star Wars 1977 movie. "It just slipped to next year, that's all," McGregor told media at the event. The Obi-Wan Disney+ series has yet to receive an official release date. The new puzzles website is now live - sign up now and enjoy a 7-day free trial! What is the plot of the new series? “There is so much going on between [Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope] that hasn’t been explored. Star Ewan McGregor doesn't think it'll change the release date for the Star Wars show. It often happens in projects, they just wanted to push it to next year.". He is reportedly being replaced by Joby Harold, who served as executive producer for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and is writing Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead. You can unsubscribe at any time. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. He noted that the unnamed show's release date, which hadn't been announced anyway, is unlikely to change as a result. It takes place eight years after Revenge of the Sith and 11 years before A New Hope, in an era when the Jedi Order has been virtually wiped out by the Empire and Obi-Wan is hiding on Tatooine. “I’m very excited to do it again – I’m probably more excited about it this time round,” McGregor told Radio Times. “And so when you’re on set, if you’re in a snowscape or something, well, when you look around, you see that. There is no trailer for Obi-Wan because, well, the proverbial production train for Obi-Wan has yet to leave the station. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. If you recall, Revenge of the Sith took place in the midst of the Clone Wars and Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker were on a mission to rescue then Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Who knows?”, He also revealed when the series was due to start filming, saying, “Spring next year we start. That implies that the production delays were indeed because of the scripts and it's unclear whether Harold will have to start from scratch or if he'll be reworking the scripts originally penned by Amini. It’s quite something to get over.”. The Scottish actor had previously told The Wrap how excited he was to get the chance to reprise the iconic role. "instead of shooting this August, they just want to start shooting in January, that's all. Speaking at a Birds of Prey event on Thursday, the actor confirmed to CNET sister site Comicbook.com that the filming for the Disney Plus Star Wars series has been delayed from summer 2020 to early 2021. The star also revealed filming could be getting underway in the not too distant future, announcing it was currently scheduled to begin in the spring of next year. “It will be interesting to take a character we know in a way and show him—Well, his arc will be quite interesting, I think, dealing with that the fact that all the Jedi were slaughtered with the end of Episode III. We don’t know for sure, but given the timeline of the series, it could very well involve the exploration of Obi-Wan’s mental and emotional state in the wake of his uncertain future and the defeat of Jedi Order. Ewan McGregor has also revealed Obi-Wan hasn’t quite recovered from the Jedi Cull in Revenge of the Sith. The Mandalorian and Better Call Saul's Deborah Chow is set to direct the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, which will hopefully hit Disney+ sometime in 2022. How is he so familiar with Mos Eisley? Deborah Chow has been tapped to direct the new Obi-Wan Kenobi series debuting exclusively on @DisneyPlus: https://t.co/lKOnPWvqXR pic.twitter.com/gIaPi3ohH9, — Star Wars (@starwars) September 27, 2019. McGregor provided some breadcrumbs about Kenobi’s state of mind, but it wasn’t much. The currently untitled show doesn’t yet have a release date. You can unsubscribe at any time. Ewan McGregor is keeping the high ground as rumors about the Obi-Wan Kenobi show swirl. The film ends with Obi-Wan being disappointed in Anakin for turning to the Dark side before delivering Luke to his step-uncle’s home on Tatooine. Details about the series remain scarce at this point, but we’ve compiled everything we know so far about the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series below, including release date, plot details, cast information and more. There were also whispers that Ahsoka Tano – another Jedi apprentice from the Clone Wars animated series – could make an appearance played by Rosario Dawson, though it now seems like this casting may have been for The Mandalorian instead. That was the acting challenge, as well as learning all the tricky fights. The series was due to launch on the streaming platform Disney+. “The more I realise what I’m part of, in a way, I think in the time when you’re young, you treat it like, ‘It’s just another movie like all the other ones I’m making,'” he said. Not too much is known about the series so far, but recent information suggests that the series could be a standalone miniseries rather than a continuing one, with Ewan McGregor claiming that it would be a one-and-done in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight. It's very possible the series will take a page out of The Mandalorian's playbook and serve up eight episodes which each run approximately 30 minutes. According to Variety, Harold was also selected to develop a new take on the Transformers franchise over at Paramount. EVERY new Star Wars movie and TV series announced so far, may have been for The Mandalorian instead, It’s official! © 2020 CNET, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. However, there have since been reports of push-backs, with The Hollywood Reported revealing in January that there had been issues with the scripts and that pre-production was halted mid-way through various actors’ screen-tests opposite star McGregor. The Obi-Wan series will take place eight years after the events of 2005’s Revenge of the Sith, where we last saw Obi-Wan watching over Luke Skywalker, the secret child of Darth Vader, on Tatooine. Having kept the show a secret for so long, the actor opened up to Men’s Journal about the Disney+ series — which had been in the works for quite a while. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. Since the actor hasn’t played Obi-Wan in more than 15 years, will Disney have to de-age him? McGregor himself has since denied these reports, calling them “bulls**t”. With The Mandalorian having kickstarted a new age of small-screen Star Wars spin-offs, one of the next projects in the offing is one that fans – particularly supporters of the prequel movies – have been waiting on for years… a spin-off featuring Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the Jedi Master for a brand new series on Disney+. “I’m older, slightly wiser, maybe. Read on for everything we know so far about Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Ewan McGregor has been confirmed to play Obi-Wan Kenobi once more. After some false starts, Ewan McGregor's spin-off is finally starting to move forward. In February 2020, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that the Obi Wan series was still in active development, and the latest plan is for filming to begin again in early 2021. Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus series filming delayed until 2021. Though production hiccups – and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic – have led to delays, it’s now been confirmed that filming will finally begin on the Obi-Wan series in early 2021. A commonly used working title is Obi-Wan, which has popped up in publications across the internet as well as official statements from Lucasfilm. “Based on her phenomenal work developing our characters in The Mandalorian, I’m absolutely confident Deborah is the right director to tell this story.”. “Now I’m much closer in age to him – I guess he was in his 60s when he made the first Star Wars film, and I’m about to be in my 50s. Ewan McGregor in talks to reprise Obi-Wan Kenobi role. And it makes you feel like you’re in the place; I think it’s going to be more, it’s going to feel realer for us, for the actors. Thanks! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Deborah Chow, who helmed two episodes of The Mandalorian, will direct. Not a lot more than that has been confirmed, although we can guess what the series might involve. In a recent interview, McGregor shed some light on what filming processes would be used to create the series, with the crew borrowing the dynamic background screen techniques used regularly in fellow Disney+ series The Mandalorian. Until the new scripts arrive and production moves forward, we still don't know about the Obi-Wan episode order. A recently leaked press release (via CDNVideo), which allegedly originated from Disney+ France, revealed that the series is currently listed for release in 2022. After all, in Revenge of the Sith, Yoda outlined that Obi-Wan may be able to contact his old master after he returned from “netherworld of the Force”. Currently no other casting has been officially confirmed, though rumours abound that Hayden Christiansen could return to play Obi-Wan’s fallen apprentice Anakin Skywalker.

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