Speaking at this weekends Fan EXPO Boston, Ewan McGregor spoke onstage about a number of topics, including one of the neatest twists in expectations surrounding the series, that Luke wouldn’t be the focus of Obi-Wan’s attentions but a young Princess Leia instead.
“It was going to be a story about me and Luke. It was always going to be that, and that was one of the genius moments where everyone went, ‘Wait a minute,’ and then changed it.”
“That’s the beautiful thing about how passionate Disney, Lucasfilm, all of us are, who are involved with it is from the beginning is we try really hard not to let anything of the bad just to protect your experience of seeing it for the first time. I think it’s really cool that Disney and Lucasfilm care so much for the fan experience. They really want you to have a 100% experience the first time you see it, and if you’ve read that, and that leaked, and this came out, it’s just a bit of a shame isn’t it? It’s like looking at your Christmas presents before Christmas Day.”
Products @ ForbiddenPlanet.com – UK and Worldwide Cult Entertainment Megastore