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There's obviously another 10 years before we get to A New Hope and with a character like Obi-Wan Kenobi, I think even just watching him ride across the sand sometimes is interesting. So, who knows? It's hard to say right now, but it was not the intention."Julian Howarth, Bonnie Wild, Danielle Dupre, Scott R. Lewis, Doc Kane, Jason Butler (for " Part I") Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 22, 2022). "Thor: Love and Thunder, DWTS Special Among Disney+ Day Premieres". TVLine. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022 . Retrieved August 22, 2022. Tassi, Paul (June 17, 2022). " 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Was Supposed To Be A Miniseries, Now All Cast And Crew Want Season 2". Forbes. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022 . Retrieved June 20, 2022. a b Ross, Dalton (April 19, 2022). "Hayden Christensen binged Star Wars animated shows to prepare for Obi-Wan Kenobi". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 20, 2022 . Retrieved April 19, 2022. Kumail Nanjiani as Haja Estree: A street-level con artist working on the streets of Daiyu, posing as a Jedi. Nanjiani researched real-life con artists and magicians to prepare for the role. [18] [19]

In her, we are introduced to a character who sees the Empire as the final goal for the galaxy. That control and fear goes hand in hand, and that both can be accomplished whether people like it or not. Like the rest of the Empire, Reva is willing to do whatever she can to show loyalty and strength. a b c Outlaw, Kofi (June 22, 2022). "Obi-Wan Kenobi Finale Features Some Major Star Wars Character Cameos". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022 . Retrieved June 22, 2022. Harrison, Alexander (May 21, 2022). "Uncle Owen Only Calls Obi-Wan "Ben" In New Kenobi Show Clip". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022 . Retrieved May 21, 2022. In an interview for Variety, WandaVision star Elizabeth Olsen told Kaley Cuoco "No. No. It’s definitely a limited series," when asked about a potential second season. Hilariously, Cuoco replied, "Limited series. Well, we said that too," which makes you wonder. The Lucasfilm boss affirmed that the studio and all its teams were focused on the many projects shown off and announced at Star Wars Celebration. However, she did not rule out looking at the potential for a second season "down the road:"Nemiroff, Perri (January 19, 2021). " 'Star Wars': Jason Isaacs on the Possibility of Playing a Live-Action Inquisitor: "It Could Happen" ". Collider. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022 . Retrieved March 12, 2022. Zalben, Alex (May 27, 2022). "Did the Grand Inquisitor Die in 'Kenobi'?". Decider. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022 . Retrieved June 5, 2022.

Heritage, Stuart (May 27, 2022). "Obi-Wan Kenobi review – Ewan McGregor's fight scenes are genuinely thrilling". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022 . Retrieved May 27, 2022. a b c Abramovitch, Seth (April 28, 2021). " "I Have the Career I Started Out Wanting": Ewan McGregor on Reviving Obi-Wan and "Going to the Extremes" to Play Halston". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021 . Retrieved April 28, 2021. McGregor entered negotiations to star in a television series for Disney+ centered on Obi-Wan Kenobi by mid-August 2019. [38] Later that month, at Disney's D23 event, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and McGregor officially announced that the actor would be reprising his role as Kenobi in a new series for Disney+, set eight years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005). [4] Filming was scheduled to begin in July 2020, [34] [40] and scripts for the six-episode limited series had already been written by Amini at the time of the announcement. [34] McGregor said the announcement was a relief, explaining that he had been lying about his involvement in a Kenobi spin-off for four years. [41] A month later, Kennedy announced that Deborah Chow would direct the Kenobi series after impressing Kennedy with her work directing episodes of The Mandalorian. [42] Kenobi's former apprentice who fell to the dark side and became a Sith Lord. He is the father of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa. [1] [2] [20] Having not played the character since 2005, Christensen rewatched the Skywalker Saga films, as well as the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Rebels, to prepare for the role. He enjoyed seeing how the animated series had further explored the relationship between Anakin and Kenobi. [10] Christensen was excited to portray Darth Vader, having primarily portrayed the character as Anakin Skywalker previously, and discussed how to portray Vader's simultaneous strength and imprisonment with Chow; [8] he called Vader in the series "very powerful". [9] While Christensen primarily portrays Vader, Dmitrious Bistrevsky serves as the in-suit performer for Vader, while Tom O'Connell served as the stunt double. [21] James Earl Jones's voice is used for Darth Vader, as with previous Star Wars media, but his lines in the series were generated by an AI program called Respeecher (which was also used for Luke Skywalker in The Book of Boba Fett) based on recordings of Jones from the films. [22] Mathai, Jeremy (January 26, 2022). "Obi-Wan Kenobi Actor Rory Ross Says All The Right Things Star Wars Fans Want To Hear [Exclusive]". /Film. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022 . Retrieved January 26, 2022.Belfast to join Star Wars universe as spin-off movie comes to town". Belfast Telegraph. February 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018 . Retrieved February 13, 2018. a b c d e f g Breznican, Anthony (May 17, 2022). "Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022 . Retrieved May 17, 2022.

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a b Bui, Hoai-Tran (June 17, 2020). "The Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series Will Use the Same Technology as 'The Mandalorian' ". /Film. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020 . Retrieved June 18, 2020. Tinoco, Armando (August 12, 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022 . Retrieved August 12, 2022. The series was promoted at Star Wars Celebration on May 26, including an advance screening of the first two episodes and a live performance of the main theme by the Pacific Symphony orchestra, conducted by Williams. [107] [108] In May 2022, Volkswagen released a commercial promoting the series and its electrical car model, ID. Buzz, featuring R2-D2, C-3PO, and McGregor. Two editions of the car, inspired by Star Wars, were created in a collaboration between designers from Volkswagen and Lucasfilm, and later shown at the 2022 Star Wars Celebration. [109] The "Obi-Wan Wednesdays" product program, which reveals toys, apparel, action figures, accessories, books, and comics related to the series following an episode's release, started on May 25 and concluded on June 29. [110] Release [ edit ]