‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Star Ewan McGregor Is “Totally Up For” Reprising The Jedi In More ‘Star Wars’ Projects

Star Wars fans, Hayden Christensen’s portrayal of Anakin Skywalker defined their childhood. However, after the release of 2005’s Star Wars episode III: Revenge of the Sith, the 41-year-old actor had fallen out of the limelight and distanced himself from the mega-franchise entirely.

Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are ready for the premiere of their new Star Wars series!

Ewan McGregor is proud of his past work with the “Star Wars” films, despite the criticism.

’s debut on Disney+, stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen reunited in public for a press event in London. One of the last times these two actors were seen together was for the 2005 premiere of the prequel . In the latest spinoff series, McGregor and Christensen reprise their roles as the titular Jedi Master and his former apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who became Darth Vader by the end of the third prequel film, as the story picks up 10 years later. The two actors were also joined by director Deborah Chow and breakout Moses Ingram, who plays an Inquisitor named Reva and looks to be a badass addition to the live-action franchise. In a behind-the-scenes look at the series, McGregor acknowledged longtime fans’ anticipation for a reunion between Kenobi and Vader.

There’s no denying it. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is a bonafide hit with fans and at the box office – as if anyone had any doubt in the Marvel machine continuing to rake in money.

Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen were met by a crowd of fans while leaving a restaurant in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday (May 10).

Star Wars spin-off series Ahsoka has officially started filming.The forthcoming Disney+ series will tell the standalone story of Ahsoka Tano, a character first introduced on screen in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.Lucasfilm confirmed the news with a new image from the set, featuring a director’s chair and a cowboy hat resting on it.Take a look at the tweet here:Ahsoka, an Original series, starts production today.

Dolly Parton is setting her sights on the world of musicals.

Clayton Davis “Obi-Wan Kenobi” will have to wait on using the force for the Emmys until 2023. Variety has learned the upcoming limited series will not be submitted nor eligible for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards consideration.The excitement for the “Star Wars” Disney+ limited series that stars Emmy winner Ewan McGregor (last year’s winner for lead actor in a limited series for “Halston”) and Hayden Christensen is palpable after dropping a new trailer last week that finally revealed a glimpse at the villainous Darth Vader.With Sith villains, lightsabers and the sands of Tatooine, the six-part series is set to have its first two episodes premiere on May 27.

from the American Film Institute reveals that “Star Wars” director George Lucas paid actor James Earl Jones only $7,000 to voice Darth Vader in the first-ever “Star Wars” film.Actor David Prowse — who died in 2020 at age 85 — famously wore the Darth Vader suit in “Star Wars: A New Hope” in 1977, but Lucas did not envision his natural voice for the now-iconic character. “George wanted, pardon the expression, a dark voice,” Jones said.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has a cameo in upcoming series Obi-Wan Kenobi, according to reports.The Star Wars spin-off, set to be released on Disney+ on May 27, is set 10 years after events in 2005’s Revenge Of The Sith, where Kenobi witnessed his Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker turn to the dark side.According to Star Wars News Net, sources have said Flea, real name Michael Balzary, will make an appearance in the series in an unknown role.Rupert Friend, who plays the Grand Inquisitor in Obi-Wan Kenobi, recently teased in an interview with Hey U Guys that the show will feature “wonderful cameos”.“I think it’s one of the most thrilling additions to the Star Wars canon,” Friend said. “I think Ewan McGregor is doing things with that role that is a dream for fans of the original films… we can’t obviously have Alec Guinness back, but I just think Ewan was absolutely born to play that part.“But wonderful cameos from people I obviously can’t tell you, Easter eggs galore and… yeah, it’s a thrilling ride.”Flea has made numerous appearances in film and television over the years, including Back To The Future Part II, The Big Lebowski and minor voice roles in Pixar films Inside Out and Toy Story 4.He’s also set to appear in director Damien Chazelle’s (La La Land, Whiplash) upcoming film Babylon, starring alongside Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Tobey Maguire as Charlie Chaplin.

Ewan McGregor isn’t a huge fan of his new “Obi-Wan Kenobi” action figure.

Ewan McGregor shared that his uncle was a rebel fighter in all three of the original Star Wars movies during a remote visit Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.The 51-year-old Scottish actor, who has reprised his role as a Jedi master in the new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, wore a black T-shirt for his virtual visit.Ewan said when he was around six or seven that he was blown away when he went to see his uncle Denis Lawson, who played Wedge Antilles, in the iconic movies. Jedi family:Ewan McGregor shared that his uncle was a rebel fighter in all three of the original Star Wars movies during a remote visit Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABCGuest host Mike Birbiglia, 43, said he was shocked when he learned that Ewan's uncle was in the originals.'It wasn't the first movie I went to see in the cinema because that was Bedknobs And Broomsticks,' Ewan said.

A new trailer for the newStar Warslimited series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which will debut on May 25 of this year, was shared by Disney+ on Wednesday, which is May the 4th, Star Wars day.Ewan McGregoris seen as Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, who is one of the last Jedis around after a massive killing called Order 66 in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Now he is being hunted by every bounty hunter in the galaxy.Obi-Wan is also seen talking to Luke Skywalker's Uncle Owen on Tatooine as the Kenobi insists young Luke needs to be 'trained.' New look:A new trailer for the new Star Wars TV series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, was shared by Disney+ on Wednesday A fresh look: A new poster was also shared that saw Darth Vader wielding his red lightsaber over Obi-Wan's heartUncle Owen snaps back that Obi-Wan did not do too good of a job training his last protégé, Anakin Skywalker, who has turned into Darth Vader.And at the end of the clip, Vader is seen as his energy pack is snapped into place on his midsection with his black cape in the background.

It wouldn’t be May the 4th without some new “Star Wars” content.

Jordan Moreau May the Fourth be with all “Star Wars” fans today as a brand new trailer for the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” limited series has dropped. The new look at the limited series, premiering later this month, has finally revealed Darth Vader, who is set for a showdown with his former mentor during the show.After being conspicuously absent from the previous trailer, Darth Vader is finally seen in the new teaser, albeit only his suit.

Hayden Christensen is back, with the new trailer for teasing the actor’s return as Anakin Skywalker, the Jedi apprentice who turned to the dark side and became Darth Vader. He’ll appear opposite Ewan McGregor who is reprising his role as the titular Jedi master, who’s greatest defeat was the downfall and corruption of his best friend and mentee. “The most beautiful thing of all is that it’s brought me back together with Hayden,” McGregor previously said of reuniting with his former co-star. “[Having] another swing at each other might be satisfying for everybody.

“Obi-Wan-Kenobi” account teased that it would be dropping a “new trailer today” for the highly anticipated Disney+ series on May 4th, or “Star Wars Day” for fans.The studio did not disappoint fans of the galaxy-spanning saga when the full trailer debuted Wednesday morning: Obi-Wan’s failed apprentice Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader makes an appearance.The crowd-pleasing trailer for the streaming series also depicts Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) on the run from the growing Empire, as well as a new force of Jedi-hunting enemies called the Inquisitors (played by Star Wars new-comers Moses Ingram and Rupert Friend) as well verbal altercations with Joel Edgerton — who reprises his role as Owen Lars. Throughout the footage, there are several action-packed sequences as well the appearance of the iconic lightsaber.

The brand new 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

Obi-Wan Kenobi has just been released by Disney+ – check it out below.The forthcoming spin-off series will see Ewan McGregor reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi, finding him 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.The show will follow Jedi Master Obi-wan’s “greatest defeat as he witnesses the the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader,” according to Disney.Hayden Christensen will also return as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, whose iconic heavy breathing can be heard in the new trailer.Take a look here:Ian McDiarmid recently teased that the evil Sith Lord Emperor Palpatine could also make a return in the new series.The villain was most recently brought back to life in body form in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and could appear again soon.“There’s a certain show coming soon set right around the time I may have considered to be very active,” McDiarmid teased, according to SWNN.“Whether or not you will see my physical body, I cannot comment on. But you will certainly feel my presence.” A series of first-look images from the show were released earlier this year, at which point McGregor said: “We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up.”Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres on Disney+ with two episodes on May 27.

Although the show will be missing the month’s famed “Star Wars” celebration day of May 5th, the grand return of one of the franchise’s most beloved characters is almost here. Directed by Deborah Chow of “The Mandalorian,” written by Joby Harold of “Army of the Dead,” with cinematography from frequent Park Chan-wook collaborator Chung Chung-hoon, and music from Natalie Holt and John Williams, the second trailer for “Obi-Wan Kenobi” has arrived for its eagerly-anticipating fans.