Liam Neeson and his Obi-Wan Kenobi reunion with Ewan McGregor: “We just started crying”

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You may not expect the actor who delivered one of cinemas most quotable threats to be reduced to tears at the sight of Ewan McGregor on a camel, but you’re not Liam Neeson and you didn’t play Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace 25 years ago and come back to the character in Obi-Wan Kenobi.

“It was Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan on a camel, a real camel, and me. We rehearsed it before we shot it, and we just started crying, and it was lovely. That Star Wars that we did, Phantom Menace, we shot it over 25 years ago. It came out in 1999.”

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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed Vol. 3 (Star Wars Legends: the Menace Revealed, 3)
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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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You may not expect the actor who delivered one of cinemas most quotable threats to be reduced to tears at the sight of Ewan McGregor on a camel, but you’re not Liam Neeson and you didn’t play Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace 25 years ago and come back to the character in Obi-Wan Kenobi.

“It was Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan on a camel, a real camel, and me. We rehearsed it before we shot it, and we just started crying, and it was lovely. That Star Wars that we did, Phantom Menace, we shot it over 25 years ago. It came out in 1999.”

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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Menace Revealed Vol. 3 (Star Wars Legends: the Menace Revealed, 3)
  • Ostrander, John (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 448 Pages - 02/07/2023 (Publication Date) - Licensed Publishing (Publisher)
SourceCollider
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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