Here’s the official synopsis from Disney+: It’s worth noting that Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s release date of May 25, 2022, is exactly 45-years to the day after the original Star Wars hit theaters on May 25, 1977. It’ll be great to see McGregor back in the role that catapulted him to stardom, one he handled with aplomb despite having the rather massive shoes of Alec Guinness to fill. Further down the road is the Rosario Dawson-led Ahsoka, which is currently casting. ![]() Then there’s Andor, starring Diego Luna as the heoric pilot from Rogue One, due out later this year. Their current Star Wars series, The Book of Boba Fett (itself a spinoff from The Mandalorian) just wrapped its final episode. The series comes from director/producer Deborah Chow and will be the next addition to Disney+’s growing slate of Star Wars content. Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where we saw McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi have to brutally dispatch his protégé, Annakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) after the latter slipped over to the Dark Slide and slaughtered a slew of young Padawans in the process. The series will see the return of Christensen in the role of Darth Vader, joining a bunch of excellent performers like Joel Edgerton, Moses Ingram, Kumail Nanjiani, Bonnie Piesse, Indira Varma, O’Shea Jackson, Rupert Friend, Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and actor/director Benny Safdie. McGregor first played Obi-Wan Kenobi way back in 1999 in the first of George Lucas’s prequel trilogy Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Ewan McGregor is reprising his role of the venerable Jedi Master on May 25, bringing along a host of great co-stars. In addition to the animated series, he is credited with voice performances in several Star Wars video games.At long last, we have an official release date and supporting cast for Disney+’s long-awaited Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Stephen Stanton also voiced Obi-Wan in Rebels and Clone Wars as the old iteration of the character. James Arnold Taylor has voiced the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in both the aforementioned animated shows and is considered an official “audio double” for Ewan McGregor. Kenobi has also been represented in animation, both in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as well as briefly in Star Wars: Rebels. An older generation of Star Wars fans likely remembers Guinness’ performance first and foremost before that of Ewan McGregor in the prequel trilogy. ![]() Prior to McGregor, Alec Guinness portrayed the role in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Given that the Disney+ series will take place in between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, seeing the return of McGregor is as significant to the fans as the series itself.Įwan McGregor may be the foremost actor to portray Kenobi in the eyes of the current generation of fans, but he is not the only one. Additionally, the last we saw of Obi-Wan Kenobi in live-action was at the conclusion of Revenge of the Sith. Despite some fans holding the portrayal of the character in the original trilogy to heart, many consider Kenobi and McGregor to be the iconic depiction. McGregor played the role in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. Obi-Wan Kenobi will make his return on May 27 and so will Ewan McGregor, the actor that portrayed him in the prequel trilogy. ![]() Check out the Obi-Wan Premier free-to-play pool on DraftKings Sportsbook Who is playing Obi-Wan Kenobi? Ewan McGregor
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