Ewan McGregor teases scenes with Anakin and Obi-Wan in new ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ series

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.” It appears like “Star Wars” followers will see Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker collectively once more within the upcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” sequence.

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It appears like “Star Wars” followers will see Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker collectively once more within the upcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” sequence.

What’s taking place: Actor Ewan McGregor, who performs Obi-Wan Kenobi within the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, just lately puffed up the forthcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” sequence.

• McGregor informed Forbes that he and actor Hayden Christensen had some scenes collectively as their previous characters.

What he stated: “I feel it’s no secret that Hayden Christensen comes again and we obtained to play scenes collectively once more as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and it was simply implausible to work with him once more,” McGregor informed Forbes.

• “I’m not going to provide away the rest in regards to the storyline, solely I feel it’s actually going to fulfill ‘Star Wars’ followers,” he added.
• “I all the time felt there was a narrative between Episode III the place I completed enjoying Obi-Wan within the films and Episode IV the place Alec Guinness is Obi-Wan Kenobi. The writers and Deb and I and everybody, I feel we crafted or they crafted a really nice storyline.”

Why it issues: “Obi-Wan Kenobi” sequence will likely be set 10 years after “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,” which is a timeframe when Anakin Skywalker has grow to be Darth Vader.

• Because of this the present will possible present us some kind of flashback scene the place Anakin and Obi-Wan labored collectively earlier than the autumn of the Republic.
• This might embody scenes from the “Clone Wars.”

What’s subsequent: The world is ready for an “Obi-Wan Kenobi” trailer and a launch date for the brand new present.

• There was hypothesis a teaser will drop in the course of the Tremendous Bowl.
• In any other case, there’s discuss that the trailer will drop in Might — round Might 4 (Might the Fourth).
• We beforehand acquired a behind-the-scenes look on the sequence on Disney+ Day, nevertheless it didn't characteristic any new footage from the present.
• Idea artwork confirmed Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader participating in one other lightsaber battle, in addition to Obi-Wan spending time on Tatooine, as I reported for the Deseret Information.