Might 20 (Reuters) – “Star Wars” Jedi grasp Obi-Wan Kenobi is again for a six-part tv sequence and so is Ewan McGregor, who had performed him as a younger man. Overlook the Jedi thoughts tips and lightsaber battles, although.
“Obi-Wan’s not doing that anymore. He is dwelling a traditional life. He isn’t dwelling the lifetime of a Jedi anymore,” stated McGregor, who can be govt producer of the sequence, in an interview.
“We will see from the trailer that there are these inquisitors which might be doing Vader’s job of monitoring down the final Jedi. He desires to destroy each final Jedi,” he stated. “They’re on the lookout for him, so you may’t use the Power as a result of he would possibly give himself away.”
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It has been 17 years since McGregor donned the cowl of the Jedi in “Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith,” the final of the prequel trilogy.
“They have been very troublesome to make. The blue display screen, inexperienced display screen nature of them have been very troublesome to behave in and likewise they weren’t a lot favored after they got here out,” the Scottish actor stated.
Few particulars of the sequence have been revealed, however they seem to set the stage for the primary assembly of Obi-Wan and Darth Vader, the towering darkish knight that his former pupil Anakin Skywalker had changed into by the top of the prequels.
McGregor, 51, is now nearer to the age of Alec Guinness when he performed Obi-Wan within the unique “Star Wars” trilogy. Hayden Christensen is reprising his function of Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.
“Appearing with him on set simply felt like this final 17 years simply did not occur, like there was some loopy time warp or one thing,” McGregor stated. “It was very weird.”
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” begins streaming on Disney+ on Might 27.
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Reporting by Rollo Ross; Enhancing by Richard Chang
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