Obi Wan Disney Plus Show Ewan returning

[Autbot_Benz]

https://deadline.com/2019/08/ewan-mc...rs-1202669319/



Ewan McGregor may be picking up his lightsaber again. The 48-year-old Scottish actor may be reprising his role as the heartfelt but headstrong Jedi master known as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a yet-to-be-titled Disney+ series, Deadline has confirmed.

Details about the series following the Jedi master are being kept under wraps. McGregor played the younger version of the wise but irascible Star Wars icon in the three prequel films: The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). McGregor also revisited the role to make a voice-only cameo in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

Plans in recent years to produce a stand-alone Kenobi feature film morphed into the current plan for a big-budget series for Disney+, the digital subscription service that has become an all-hands-on-deck mission for Disney with a bevy of shows from Marvel Studios and major-budget original programming, such as the high-profile remake of The Lady and The Tramp.


Alec Guinness introduced the role of Ben “Obi-Wan” Kenobi in 1977 in Star Wars, the original installment in George Lucas’ space opera, which was later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope. Kenobi was struck down in that first film during a heart-wrenching light saber confrontation with Darth Vader aboard the huge space station called the Death Star, but the old Jedi wizard returned as a disembodied voice or spectral vision in the film’s two mega-successful sequels, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

Guinness died in 2000 after a storied acting career that included roles in The Bridge on the River Kwai, Dr. Zhivago, Kind Hearts and Coronets, as well as Lawrence of Arabia, the David Lean-directed epic that both Lucas and Steven Spielberg have described as a North Star influence on their own bodies of work. By casting Guinness, Lucas wisely imported the gravitas of that epic career into his Jedi universe but the actor himself was famously unimpressed with the filmmaker’s interstellar saga, which the British stage veteran dismissed as “fairy tale rubbish.”

McGregor inherited the beloved role with all the major pressure and smothering legacy that goes with any generational pivot-point in the fantasy saga, which long ago transcended blockbuster franchise status to become almost a quasi-religion (or pathological retail obsession) for millions of fans. McGregor delivered in a big way, adding dimension and depth to his character even when the often wonky dialogue did him no favors on either front.

McGregor had made a name for himself with memorable turns in compelling indie fare like Trainspotting, Brassed Off, and Shallow Grave, but the 1999 global relaunch of Star Wars took him to a new strata in his career. He would add notable successes with films such as Moulin Rouge, Black Hawk Down, Angels & Demons, The Ghost Writer, and Beginners, and this he will be seen in the role of Black Mask in the Birds of Prey film and in Doctor Sleep, in which he portrays the grown-up survivor of the Overlook Hotel massacre depicted in The Shining.

All Star Wars films will be available on the Disney+ platform.

The new Star Wars series will join the previously announced The Mandalorian from Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal. That series takes place years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a lone Mandalorian gunfighter on the volatile rim planets beyond the reaches of law and order. The series will debut on November 12, the Disney+ launch date.

Disney+ will also have a Star Wars spinoff series starring Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk reprising their Rogue One characters Cassian Andor and K-2S0. Stephen Schiff will serve as showrunner.

[Andrew NDB]

I don't know... we've seen it several times over the "Ewan McGregor has secretly signed on to reprise Obi-Wan" FAKE news over the recent years.

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I don't know... we've seen it several times over the "Ewan McGregor has secretly signed on to reprise Obi-Wan" FAKE news over the recent years.

Too many of the actual big industry sources dropped this at the same time tonight, so they're not just refreshing the headline for clicks.

D23 is next week, so expect it to become official official then.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Too many of the actual big industry sources dropped this at the same time tonight, so they're not just refreshing the headline for clicks.

D23 is next week, so expect it to become official official then.

Fair enough.

[CyberCubed]

Well its confirmed now. Too bad they already used up and killed Darth Maul again in the cartoons. I bet Disney is kicking themselves now not getting to use the return of Darth Maul and Obi-wan in live-action.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Well its confirmed now. Too bad they already used up and killed Darth Maul again in the cartoons. I bet Disney is kicking themselves now not getting to use the return of Darth Maul and Obi-wan in live-action.

Or you know, they'll just ignore the cartoons.

[Voltron]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Well its confirmed now. Too bad they already used up and killed Darth Maul again in the cartoons. I bet Disney is kicking themselves now not getting to use the return of Darth Maul and Obi-wan in live-action.

At some point, you'd think they'd call it quits and reboot the damn thing. There were some great elements to the prequel trilogy that were explored in the shows and novels, but the movies consistently missed the mark.

I would not be upset about doing a second go at the prequels where there is no Chosen One ********, Anakin is just really good at what he does and ends up backstabbing everyone. Call everyone back and just reshoot the films.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

https://deadline.com/2019/08/ewan-mc...rs-1202669319/



Ewan McGregor may be picking up his lightsaber again. The 48-year-old Scottish actor may be reprising his role as the heartfelt but headstrong Jedi master known as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a yet-to-be-titled Disney+ series, Deadline has confirmed.

Details about the series following the Jedi master are being kept under wraps. McGregor played the younger version of the wise but irascible Star Wars icon in the three prequel films: The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). McGregor also revisited the role to make a voice-only cameo in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

Plans in recent years to produce a stand-alone Kenobi feature film morphed into the current plan for a big-budget series for Disney+, the digital subscription service that has become an all-hands-on-deck mission for Disney with a bevy of shows from Marvel Studios and major-budget original programming, such as the high-profile remake of The Lady and The Tramp.


Alec Guinness introduced the role of Ben “Obi-Wan” Kenobi in 1977 in Star Wars, the original installment in George Lucas’ space opera, which was later renamed Star Wars: A New Hope. Kenobi was struck down in that first film during a heart-wrenching light saber confrontation with Darth Vader aboard the huge space station called the Death Star, but the old Jedi wizard returned as a disembodied voice or spectral vision in the film’s two mega-successful sequels, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

Guinness died in 2000 after a storied acting career that included roles in The Bridge on the River Kwai, Dr. Zhivago, Kind Hearts and Coronets, as well as Lawrence of Arabia, the David Lean-directed epic that both Lucas and Steven Spielberg have described as a North Star influence on their own bodies of work. By casting Guinness, Lucas wisely imported the gravitas of that epic career into his Jedi universe but the actor himself was famously unimpressed with the filmmaker’s interstellar saga, which the British stage veteran dismissed as “fairy tale rubbish.”

McGregor inherited the beloved role with all the major pressure and smothering legacy that goes with any generational pivot-point in the fantasy saga, which long ago transcended blockbuster franchise status to become almost a quasi-religion (or pathological retail obsession) for millions of fans. McGregor delivered in a big way, adding dimension and depth to his character even when the often wonky dialogue did him no favors on either front.

McGregor had made a name for himself with memorable turns in compelling indie fare like Trainspotting, Brassed Off, and Shallow Grave, but the 1999 global relaunch of Star Wars took him to a new strata in his career. He would add notable successes with films such as Moulin Rouge, Black Hawk Down, Angels & Demons, The Ghost Writer, and Beginners, and this he will be seen in the role of Black Mask in the Birds of Prey film and in Doctor Sleep, in which he portrays the grown-up survivor of the Overlook Hotel massacre depicted in The Shining.

All Star Wars films will be available on the Disney+ platform.

The new Star Wars series will join the previously announced The Mandalorian from Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal. That series takes place years after the events of Return of the Jedi and follows a lone Mandalorian gunfighter on the volatile rim planets beyond the reaches of law and order. The series will debut on November 12, the Disney+ launch date.

Disney+ will also have a Star Wars spinoff series starring Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk reprising their Rogue One characters Cassian Andor and K-2S0. Stephen Schiff will serve as showrunner.

I'm excited about this news. There's a whole lot of potential for an Obi Wan series taking place between Episodes 3 and 4. I wonder if Luke will make an appearance. But they would have to use the De-Aging Tech to recreate a young Mark Hamil.

[frank_one]

I hope Windu is dead for real. He died with honor.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by frank_one

I hope Windu is dead for real. He died with honor.

I wouldn't mind seeing more of the character, but in the end, I'm with you on that. Some things in the story need to just be left.

[sdp]

Damn it feels weird seeing Ewan McGregor aging since he looked youngish in Ep1, he looks like he's becoming a great Obi Wan, the problem is that he's supposed to age 30 years in only 10 years but that's a problem the prequels made with the timeline.
This is pure Prequel fanwank mixed with rebels cg show fanwank, which is great instead of Original trilogy fanwank mixed with Clone Wars fanwank of the previous show.
How long can they keep the fan service going for before we get burnt out?

[sdp]

Should be stupid fun, I'm sure just seeing Obi Wan again will be neat but I mean the plot doesn't sound too compelling.
There's potential but who knows how it'll go.

[Last Ronin]

Going by some plot leaks it seems this show is more focused on the black actress, as to probably why they expect a blow up of her character.

[Autbot_Benz]

Ending of Episode 2 was cool. seeing

Spoiler:

anakin in is bacta tank

[CyberCubed]

How do you guys feel about the acting of kid Leia so far? She's fine in some scenes but others a little off. I imagine people's enjoyment of this series will depend how Leia is handled in the next few episodes. The scenes of her running in the forest and the two henchmen falling over each other and into tree branches was hilariously bad.

Obi-Wan himself is handled well so far and his acting feels like no time has passed since 2005. I am surprised he did not know Anakin was still alive.

Not sure how I feel about, "The angry black woman" being the main villain in this. She feels like she'd trying too hard. Also if this her debut in the franchise of did she appear in any cartoons or comics before this? I don't know why she hates Obi-Wan so much.

[Andrew NDB]

Some bits of Lil Leia outrunning the guys in the forest (like, this is early F13 movies bad) and running across the rooftops was a bit bad. Like, if a couple of those takes were the best they had they shouldn't have used them. I'm OK with the rest.

Yeah, I was surprised Anakin being alive was news to him.

[frank_one]

Obi Wan shouldn't have met Vader again between ep3 and ep4, it's just not how the story was supposed to be. It's a bad idea and we all know it. Unfortunately fanservice is the rule now and companies don't care about what is right or wrong, they only care about what is cool for the fans.

[Andrew NDB]

My biggest problem with the show is how flatly everything is shot. It all looks like TV, for the most part. In episodes 1 and 2 it's easy to not dwell on that, but episode 3 makes it super clear when Vader shows up. They shoot him like he's just another character on the show. Super flat. What really would help and boost things up several notches is some real Star Wars music. I truly don't understand the choice not to have any. If they didn't want to use the actual Williams tracks, surely they could have someone compose some Williams-like music, right? There's no way it could be a budgetary issue.

So I'm enjoying the show but it's a constant, "Man, this could have been so much better."

[Leo656]

I read that the budget was slashed and production was rushed.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

My biggest problem with the show is how flatly everything is shot. It all looks like TV, for the most part. In episodes 1 and 2 it's easy to not dwell on that, but episode 3 makes it super clear when Vader shows up. They shoot him like he's just another character on the show. Super flat. What really would help and boost things up several notches is some real Star Wars music. I truly don't understand the choice not to have any. If they didn't want to use the actual Williams tracks, surely they could have someone compose some Williams-like music, right? There's no way it could be a budgetary issue.

So I'm enjoying the show but it's a constant, "Man, this could have been so much better."

I'm overall disappointed with all the Disney+ shows I've seen, except WandaVision.

They all feel too cheap for what they're trying to be. It's like budget-HBO for kids.

They pushed these as essentially being six-hours of the experience you get from the movies, but it doesn't feel that way.