‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Kathleen Kennedy Says Season 2 Has Be Discussed & Offers First Look At Darth Vader’s Return

Samuel L. Jackson is just as eager to get back to the Star Wars franchise as fans are for him to make a return. During a recent live taping of the  podcast, the star revealed that he's lobbied for his Jedi Master character, Mace Windu, to make a return much like how other past franchise stars have made it back into the fold in recent years.«There's a huge history of people with one hand returning in ,'» Jackson joked, referring to both Anakin Skywalker severing his character's right hand before his eventual murder by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, as well as the multiple Skywalkers who have lost a hand. Jackson played Mace in the  prequel trilogy alongside stars Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker), Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala). He reprised the role for the 2008 animated film and voiced the character in 2019's The character has also appeared in various  books, comics and video games, as well as the television series voiced by Terrence C.

Star Wars spin-off series.In an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Pulp Fiction star was asked if by Horowitz if he should hold out hope for a return to the role of Windu – a role he performed in all three of the “prequel” films between 1999 and 2005.“Definitely,” Jackson replied, adding: “There’s a huge history of people with one hand returning in the Star Wars franchise. The only person I’ve ever said that to about coming back was Bryce Dallas Howard, ’cause I just did a movie with her.

While fans of “Star Wars” and Lucasfilm would both argue that “The Mandalorian” is a NEW series about NEW characters in the galaxy far, far away, there’s an argument to be made that Mando (the character and the show) is just an excuse to continue to mine the characters and stories of the franchise’s past. Hell, we even got the return of a young-ish Luke “Uncanny Valley” Skywalker.

Fans got their first glimpse of the young Luke Skywalker in last week's first trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Mark Hamill showing his support for the actor, Grant Feely.The trailer shows Skywalker playing by himself on the top of of a sand structure, and that he was being watched from afar from Ewan McGregor's title character.The 70-year-old Hamill took to Twitter to show his support for Feely, while a new report from The Hollywood Reporterrevealed that Star Wars: Episode I character Darth Maul, played by Ray Park, has been written out of the show. Support:Fans got their first glimpse of the young Luke Skywalker in last week's first trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Mark Hamill showing his support for the actor, Grant FeelyThe THR report was the first to reveal that the young Luke is being played by Grant Feely, which lead to Hamill showing his support, retweeting a tweet revealing Feely as the young Luke with a supportive message.'Grant Feely looks like a perfect Luke Skywalker and I am wishing him all the very best!' Hamill said, adding the hashtag #TheForceIsWithFeely.

Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi.In the trailer for the Disney+ series released last week, Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) is shown hiding on Tatooine watching a young Luke Skywalker, played by Grant Feely.Hamill, the original Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, sent his best wishes on social media to the child actor, whose only other credit is an episode of Creepshow.Posting on Twitter, Hamill wrote: “Grant Feely looks like a perfect Luke Skywalker and I am wishing him all the very best! #TheForceIsWithFeely.”Grant Feely looks like a perfect Luke Skywalker and I am wishing him all the very best!#TheForceIsWithFeely https://t.co/FOMDPEeht9— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 15, 2022Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after events in 2005’s Revenge Of The Sith, where Kenobi witnessed the downfall of his Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side and became Darth Vader.Alongside McGregor, Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Anakin from the prequel trilogy. The show also stars Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Moses Ingram, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend and Sung Kang.Speaking about where the show picks up to Entertainment Weekly, McGregor said: “Obi-Wan is lost.

Zack Sharf The first trailer for Disney Plus’ upcoming “Star Wars” limited series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” was nearly stolen by a young Luke Skywalker, who briefly appears in the footage being watched by Ewan McGregor’s eponymous Jedi. The series, set 10 years after the events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,” follows Obi-Wan as he’s thrown into a new adventure while keeping watch over Luke on Tatooine.

Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi were revamped to make a more “uplifting” and “hopeful” story.The upcoming Disney+ series brings back Ewan McGregor as the famed Jedi for the first time since 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith, alongside Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.In a feature on Entertainment Weekly, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy revealed she was concerned by the show’s original scripts, written by Hossein Amini, due to their dark tone. As a result, production was delayed from August 2020 to January 2021, while a new writer was hired in Joby Harold to make adjustments.“We’re looking, ultimately, to make a hopeful, uplifting story,” said Kennedy.

Just last week, right before the “Obi-Wan: Kenobi” trailer first hit, Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy explained the reasons why the original version of the series—penned by “Drive” screenwriter Hossein Amini—was scrapped. You’ll remember in early 2020, the original “Obi-Wan: Kenobi” series was put on hold, and ultimately, Lucasfilm scrapped all the scripts they had and started over with Joby Harold (“King Arthur: The legend of The Sword”) “We’re looking, ultimately, to make a hopeful, uplifting story,” she told EW recently, about the change of direction in the story.

The team behind Obi-Wan Kenobi are sharing some new details about the show.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn support of the Disney Plus streaming service, Disney has expanded its involvement in local production in Asia-Pacific. The company’s APAC head of content and development, Jessica Kam-Engle, gives the keynote presentation on the first day of Hong Kong FilMart.Ahead of her speech she gave a few pointers to Variety readers.Jessica Kam-Engle: From our extensive research, consumers across most Asian markets have a strong preference for local language entertainment content.

"Star Wars" fans were in for a treat on Wednesday when Disney+ released its first official trailer for the new series, "Obi-Wan Kenobi".  The show consists of six episodes of live action, which is set to be released on May 25.This iconic date for the "Star Wars" franchise happens to be the 45th anniversary of the original movie, which was released back in 1977.  Ewan McGregor will reprise his role of the wise space wizard, with Hayden Christensen returning to inhabit the sinister life-support suit of Darth Vader. The full cast consists of Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.  The series was directed by Deborah Chow, who also serves as an executive producer alongside Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Ewan McGregor, and Joby Harold.

Following the first trailer for Disney Plus' new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ewan McGregor's Jedi character has graced the cover of the final Entertainment Weekly print cover.The 50-year-old actor is seen in his iconic Jedi robes wielding his blue lightsaber as Obi-Wan Kenobi on the cover of the April print issue, which will be the last before EW switches to an all-digital format.McGregor also revealed new details about his character in the series, set 10 years after the events of the 2005 prequel Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Cover:Following the first trailer for Disney Plus' new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ewan McGregor's Jedi character has graced the cover of the final Entertainment Weekly print cover New details:McGregor also revealed new details about his character in the series, set 10 years after the events of the 2005 prequel Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithThe trailer didn't show much of the title character, aside from him keeping a close eye on the young Luke Skywalker on the desert planet of Tatooine.McGregor revealed to EW, 'We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up.' The trailer also gives fans a glimpse at the Grand Inquisitor, played by Rupert Friend, who appears for the first time in a live-action series after Jason Isaacs voiced him in the animated series Star Wars Rebels.

A first trailer for the newStar Wars TV series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which will debut on May 25 of this year, was shared by Disney+ on Wednesday.Ewan McGregor is seen as the fearless and wise Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi who was also featured in the Star Wars prequel movies.And for the first time a young Luke Skywalker is seen playing alone at his home on the desert planet of Tatooine where he has been hidden away from the Dark Side. It is also where Obi-Wan must keep a watchful eye on him.Also teased is the appearance of the dreaded Darth Vader who at the end of the clip can be heard with his signature deep breathing.

Strike him down and he will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine — and he might get his own spinoff too. Star Wars fans have been eagerly anticipating an Obi-Wan Kenobi show since development began in 2017, and now it’s finally happening.

Zack Sharf “Star Wars” fans have been waiting nearly 17 years for Ewan McGregor to return to the franchise as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and that moment is just around the corner thanks to the eponymous Disney Plus series. The show doesn’t premiere until May 25, but Disney has debuted the first trailer for the series and it’s full of tantalizing clues and Easter eggs.“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is Disney Plus’ third “Star Wars” series following “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett.” This new show comes from director Deborah Chow (who was behind the camera on a couple “Mandalorian” episodes) and writer Joby Harold.

Some of Hollywood’s biggest A-listers are speaking out.

Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ has been shared.The clip, which you can view below, begins with Ewan McGregor reprising his role as the titular Star Wars character on the sand dunes of Tatooine looking over a young Luke Skywalker before The Phantom Menace theme ‘Duel Of The Fates’ plays out.It goes on to show Obi-Wan’s new nemesis, Inquisitor Reva played by Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit), who comes face to face with Skywalker’s Uncle Owen, played once again by Joel Edgerton.The trailer comes after new images for the series were shared earlier today (March 9).Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of the 2005 Star Wars film Revenge Of The Sith, where Kenobi witnessed the downfall of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.“We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up,” McGregor told Entertainment Weekly of the new series.The show’s director Deborah Chow added of Inquisitor Reva that the character is “ruthlessly ambitious”, while Ingram compared her to the Grand Inquisitor and Darth Vader.“They share a common dark-side goal. They’re on the same team,” she said, before adding that “it’s all heart” in terms of Reva’s ambition.

Ewan McGregor is back as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the all-new spinoff series named after the Jedi Master. Ahead of its anticipated debut in May, Disney+ released the first official teaser for the limited series. “Between darkness and defeat, hope survives,” the teaser reads as it shows new footage of the series, including McGregor as Kenobi as well as other returning stars, including Joel Edgerton as Owen Lars. “Jedi cannot help what they are. Their compassion leaves a trail.

Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+ have just been released – take a look below.Ewan McGregor is set to reprise his role as the titular Star Wars character in the new TV show, which will see him face off against Inquisitor Reva.Entertainment Weekly has shared a number of new images, featuring McGregor as well as Moses Ingram (The Queen’s Gambit) who has been cast as Reva.Check out the new images here:A post shared by Entertainment Weekly (@entertainmentweekly)Obi-Wan Kenobi is set 10 years after the events of the 2005 Star Wars film Revenge Of The Sith, where Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi witnessed the downfall of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.“We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up,” McGregor told the publication of the new series.The show’s director Deborah Chow added of Inquisitor Reva that the character is “ruthlessly ambitious”, while Ingram compared her to the Grand Inquisitor and Darth Vader.“They share a common dark-side goal. They’re on the same team,” she said, before adding that “it’s all heart” in terms of Reva’s ambition.

Seventeen years after he last suited up in “Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith”, Ewan McGregor is finally back in his Jedi robes.

The first teaser trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the new Star Wars limited series coming to Disney+, just debuted online! The series sees the return of Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master, and also stars Hayden Christensen in his return to Darth Vader