

And they did further explore the relationship," he said of Obi-Wan and Anakin's roles in the shows. "They did a lot with these characters in those shows. The actor rewatched all the movies, along with The Clone Wars and Rebels, to prepare for his return as Anakin, he told Entertainment Weekly in April. Obi-Wan survived and fled to Tatooine with Luke, the son Anakin didn't know he had, while Luke's twin sister, Leia, went to live with the royal family of Alderaan.Īside from McGregor returning as Obi-Wan, Hayden Christensen - who played Anakin in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith - returns as Vader. Qui-Gon discovered Anakin on the desert planet Tatooine but was slain by Darth Maul, and the responsibility of training the boy fell to Obi-Wan.Īnakin succumbed to the Dark Side in Revenge of the Sith and became Darth Vader, then helped Emperor Palpatine wipe out the Jedi as they established the Galactic Empire. The prequel trilogy, which kicked off with The Phantom Menace in 1999, brought in McGregor as a younger Obi-Wan and introduced us to his master, Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson). He even gave Rey a little help in The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker.
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He doesn't look quite this old in the Disney Plus show.ĭespite his death, Obi-Wan returned as a spirit (a Force ghost, in Star Wars-speak) to guide Luke in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Later in that movie, Obi-Wan was struck down by his former apprentice Darth Vader, who was ultimately revealed to be Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father and a Jedi turned to the Dark Side.
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This movie saw him helping young Luke Skywalker take his first steps into the larger world of the Force. The quick version: Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Jedi master who first appeared on screen in 1977's A New Hope, played by Alec Guinness. If you really don't know, you should watch a few Star Wars movies. John Boyega, the Black actor who played Finn in The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, noted that he was hit with similar abuse. Kelly Marie Tran, the Asian actress who portrayed Rose Tico in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, deleted her social media accounts in 2018 after harassment. It isn't the first time a Star Wars actor has been subject to online abuse. There's no place for racism in this world. "And if you send her bullying messages, you're no Star Wars fan in my mind.

We love Moses," McGregor said in a video message posted on Twitter. "I just wanted to say as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses. Because, we need more video games set in the Star Wars Universe.A personal message from Ewan McGregor.

After, they look at a report of a new Star Wars video game in the works. In this segment, a very special Bloodline (non-spoiler) review followed by the special interview Kristian had with the author of Bloodline, Claudia Gray! After the interview, the panel discuss the interview, and the book, giving their thoughts on the first novel set close to the events of The Force Awakens. Here now is the segment called What’s the Deal with Canon? – a discussion on everything in the world of canon that isn’t one of the movies, be it Episodes or Star Wars’ Story. Miranda and Abrams not only wrote and produced the song, but they also performed the track, which is available now on iTunes. Abrams released the original Jabba Flow, the song that was performed in Maz Kanata’s Castle, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Many fans asked for it and yesterday, they got it.
