'Obi-Wan Kenobi': Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen on Darth Vader's 'Surprise' Reunion With Ben (Exclusive)
etonline.comdidn’t wait long to reunite the titular Jedi Master (Ewan McGregor) and Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen). In “Chapter III” of the limited series, the two come face to face as the Sith Lord tracks his former mentor down on the planet Mapuzo, where Ben and a young Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) ended up after fleeing Daiyu.
Ahead of the episode’s debut on Disney+, McGregor teased that the moment “will be a surprise” -- and indeed it was. While speaking with ET, he and Christensen as well as director Deborah Chow opened up about the characters’ onscreen reunion, which will be the first of several before the end of the six-part series. “Getting to play these characters again and work with Ewan has been just the coolest thing,” Christensen said. “Ewan is someone that I have a lot of love for and a great amount of respect and admiration for.
So, getting to do this with him, it has been huge.”In the episode, Kenobi unexpectedly found himself face to face with his former predecessor after first being chased down by stormtroopers, who were on the hunt for the Jedi fugitive.
While looking for a way to escape, Kenobi found himself drawn to Darth Vader’s presence -- and the fact that he was the force to torture the people of Mapuzo.
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