Obi-Wan Kenobi: Trailer, Release Date, Cast Updates, and More

Obi-Wan Kenobi is lastly coming. After the massive wigs at Lucasfilm confirmed the Disney+ restricted sequence on the 2019 D23 expo, with prequel trilogy star Ewan McGregor donning the robes of the enduring Jedi as soon as once more, it has been an eternity ready for the present to really come out. The restricted sequence will probably be a deep-dive into Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi who mentored each Anakin and Luke Skywalker within the film saga. The sequence is about 10 years after the occasions of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and can discover the psyche of the beloved Jedi grasp. It can additionally see him going up in opposition to some very acquainted foes.

This is all the things we all know concerning the new Obi-Wan Kenobi sequence to date.

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Trailer

The primary teaser trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi gave an concept of the peril that the Jedi is in, as he is been in hiding because the occasions of Episode III, however it additionally confirms that he hasn’t given up hope. We all know that the Empire is barely rising in power, however there’s a mild on the finish of the tunnel as a haggard Obi-Wan checks in on a really younger Luke Skywalker on Tatooine.

Launch Date

It is coming in Might. The restricted sequence Obi-Wan Kenobi will start streaming on Might 25, 2022, solely on Disney+.

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Casting

A lot of new forged members have been introduced for the Obi-Wan sequence. Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Rupert Buddy, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie have all joined the forged, per Variety. As well as, Indira Varma (Recreation of Thrones and For Life) has been confirmed as a forged member.

Not one of the stars’ roles have been introduced, however Edgerton performed Luke Skywalker’s uncle, Owen Lars, in each Assault of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, whereas Piesse performed Beru Lars, Luke’s aunt.

Hayden Christensen will return. Kathleen Kennedy introduced in December 2020 that Hayden Christensen will return as Darth Vader for the sequence, pitting Obi-Wan and his former protege in opposition to one another as soon as once more. Christensen made his first look within the Star Wars universe in Episode II, Star Wars Episode II: Assault of the Clones, as teenaged Anakin Skywalker. He turned the enduring evil Sith Lord in Revenge of the Sith.

A Comedy fave has joined the forged: PEN15 star Maya Erskine was added to the forged in April 2021 per Deadline. Like most different casting notices for the sequence, her actual position within the sequence is being stored underneath wraps.

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Premise/Timeline

When it takes place. Because of a handy new timeline revealed through the Disney+ panel on the 2019 D23 expo, we all know the sequence will probably be set throughout the identical time interval as Solo: A Star Wars Story, which Lucasfilm describes as being on the finish of the Age of Republic, aka the period that leads as much as the unique movie trilogy. A recent episode of The Star Wars Show and StarWars.com revealed much more particulars concerning the timing of the sequence. The story will happen eight years after the occasions of The Revenge of the Sith, “the place we final noticed Obi-Wan delivering the toddler Luke Skywalker to his Tatooine homestead.”

This timing naturally has Star Wars followers buzzing, as a result of Darth Maul, who was seemingly killed when he was minimize in half by Obi-Wan on the finish of that movie, was revealed to be alive in Solo, as had beforehand been confirmed on the small display within the Clone Wars sequence. However might this information imply the character will seem on this Obi-Wan sequence? One can solely hope.

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Behind the Scenes

The sequence has a brand new author. Selection reported in April 2020 that Joby Harold has been hired to write the show. Harold takes over for Hossein Amini, who departed in January 2020. This marks Harold’s first time writing for a TV present. He beforehand produced the third John Wick movie and can be writing the script for Zack Snyder’s Military of the Lifeless.

Will probably be directed by Deborah Chow. In Sept. 2019, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Chow, who additionally directed two episodes of Disney+’s The Mandalorian, would direct the present. It’s unclear if she’ll be helming the whole sequence or particular person episodes solely.

Ewan McGregor was in talks for the sequence for years. It was enormous information when Disney introduced McGregor would reprise his position within the sequence, however it seems he’d been on board for 4 years earlier than the announcement was made. Throughout these years, McGregor stated he needed to lie about his involvement each time somebody introduced it up.

“It is awkward,” McGregor stated when he was a visitor on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “The studio and the franchises, they need to maintain all the things completely secret, after all, which I perceive, however because the particular person being requested over and time and again, ‘Would you do it once more?’ And I am already speaking to them about it, however I can not say that I’m… For 4 years, I used to be saying, ‘Nicely I would be completely happy to do it once more! I am simply ready for the decision.’ However all of the whereas — it was embarrassing!”