Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru will allegedly play a significant role in the series.Stream It Or Skip It: 'Dave Chappelle: What's In A Name?' On Netflix, In Which The Comedian Makes An Acceptance Speech At His Alma Mater Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse will reprise their roles as Owen Lars and Beru Whitesun Lars, respectively, from the prequel films. In the spring of 2021, a slew of cast members was announced, including Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, Benny Safdie, and Maya Erskine.
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Kathleen Kennedy also shockingly revealed in 2020 that Hayden Christiansen would be returning to the lightsaber as Anakin Skywalker (who at the point of the series was on his way to becoming Darth Vader). Obviously, Ewan McGregor is reprising his titular role as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Filming finally began in the spring of 2021.
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A recent update from Varietyconfirmed that Amini was officially let go from Obi-Wan and has been replaced by writer Joby Harold, who's best known for having written Zack Snyder's highly anticipated film, Army of the Dead.
Nothing more dramatic than that."Īll that said, it may be a bit more dramatic than initially expected.
Instead of shooting this August, they just want to start shooting in January, that’s all. I’ve read about 80, 90 percent of what they’ve written so far, and it’s really, really good. He also elaborated on these sentiments while speaking with IGN and teased a new filming start date: "Now that Episode IX came out and everyone at Lucasfilm has got more time to spend on the writing, they felt they wanted more time to write the episodes. We’re still shooting it, I think it will still be aired when it was meant to be and I’m really excited about it.
So we just pushed it back, but it’s not - it very dramatic, it would seem, online, there’s all kinds of shit online about it, but it’s only just slid back a bit. The scripts are excellent and they just want them to be better. In a statement to the Associated Press (via Entertainment Weekly), the actor shared: "It’s not been put on hold, it’s just been pushed back a little bit. McGregor commented on the Obi-Wan production delay just one day after the news broke. 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." It was also reported that Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy was not happy with the scripts being turned in by screenwriter Hossein Amini. According to two independent sources who spoke to Collider, the crew assembled at Pinewood Studios in London was sent home indefinitely in January. Image Group LA/Walt Disney Television/Getty ImagesĬollider 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). McGregor and Kennedy announce the Obi-Wan series for Disney+. We’ve compiled everything we know so far about the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series below, including its release date, plot details, cast information, and more. 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.” Remember back when McGregor was tired of all the Obi-Wan spinoff questions? Oh, how the times have changed. 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. However, one thing hasn't changed, and Ewan McGregor is still onboard to play the beloved Jedi Master.
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Even before the coronavirus pandemic shut down movie and TV productions around the world, the Star Wars series was dealing with its own internal setbacks. Ewan McGregor joined Kathleen Kennedy onstage at D23 in 2019 to officially announce the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+, but the show has hit several speed bumps on the way toward production.
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