Ewan McGregor talks Ben Kenobi: “We get to see Obi-Wan without his power”

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Bringing Ewan McGregor back into the Star Wars fold was no mean feat. While he expressed interest in revisiting the character, there was no guarantee that the writers could stick the landing and craft a compelling enough reason for him to get back in front of the cameras. Speaking with Empire magazine, he delved into where we meet Kenobi at the start of the series, something that clearly satisfied the award-winning actor.

“I really think taking the character to a broken place at the beginning of the series – and then having it be a series, having hours to tell the story. The way it sits between Episode III and Episode IV is really satisfying. We get to see Obi-Wan without his power. He’s out of the game, he’s totally rusty at the beginning. And he has to make the decision of whether he’s going to try and get back to where he was, or not.”

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Star Wars: The Life Day Pop-Up Book and Advent Calendar
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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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Bringing Ewan McGregor back into the Star Wars fold was no mean feat. While he expressed interest in revisiting the character, there was no guarantee that the writers could stick the landing and craft a compelling enough reason for him to get back in front of the cameras. Speaking with Empire magazine, he delved into where we meet Kenobi at the start of the series, something that clearly satisfied the award-winning actor.

“I really think taking the character to a broken place at the beginning of the series – and then having it be a series, having hours to tell the story. The way it sits between Episode III and Episode IV is really satisfying. We get to see Obi-Wan without his power. He’s out of the game, he’s totally rusty at the beginning. And he has to make the decision of whether he’s going to try and get back to where he was, or not.”

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Star Wars: The Life Day Pop-Up Book and Advent Calendar
  • Insight Editions (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 28 Pages - 09/13/2022 (Publication Date) - Insight Editions (Publisher)
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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