Again, Ewan McGregor is quite excited to play Star Wars’ one of the most loved characters, Obi-Wan Kenobi. After almost two decades for the Disney+ show, the actor has reprised the role. The miniseries also stars Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader. In a new video, Ewan talked about his first experience playing the character and how it felt to be back.
The first time we meet Kenobi is in Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. In the film, actor Alec Guinness plays Kenobi. In the video, McGregor talked about playing the young version of the character played by Alec. Ewan shared, “The first time I got to watch Star Wars, I was pretty blown away. Alec Guinness, as Obi-Wan Kenobi, did some of the most amazing work. To play him as a younger man, I was really excited about it.”
The Star Wars: The Phantom Menace actor shared his experience of playing the character for the very first time. He said, “The first experience for me was going to the studio where we shot Episode 1. The propsmaster brought up a big chest and he looked me in the eye and opened it up and I got to choose Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber. That was the moment I’ll never forget. The first lightsaber work we did was when we fight Darth Maul. That was an amazing thing to be part of. It was incredibly intricte, we were just going so fast.”
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About getting a chance to play him again, Ewan stated, “The first time I got dressed up as Obi-Wan again, it was a special moment. The wonder of Star Wars and the excitement of playing Obi-Wan Kenobi, it’s really quite something.”
Directed by Deborah Chow, the first two episodes will drop on May 27 on Disney+ Hotstar.
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