Will Obi-Wan Kenobi Get His Own Film Trilogy?
As you know, we've seen a ton of Star Wars: Episode VII rumors hit the net over the past few months. We have a new Star Wars movie rumor for you today, but it doesn't have anything to do with Episode VII. As you know, Lucasfilm and Disney are also ion the process of developing a few standalone movies, and one of those has been rumored to be about for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Thanks to a website called cinelinx, we have an intriguing rumor to share with you. According to them, the studio is not only developing one Kenobi movie, but a full on trilogy! The site's "trusted" source revealed the following information and explanation:
"First up, they are not talking about an Obi-Wan spin-off movie but a trilogy of Obi-Wan movies. I need to stress that these movies are not connected. They aren't part of a story arc but 3 separate Obi-Wan adventures set between Episodes III and IV."
That information isn't too hard to swallow. After all, the studio plans on eventually releasing two or three standalone movies a year. Just like Marvel's Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor are getting multiple films, it makes sense that the characters they chose to give standalone films too will also have multiple movies. So Yoda, Boba Fett, and Han Solo could also possibly get multiple movies.
The site then goes on to reveal what the three movie ideas for Kenobi could be, and who might join in on his adventures.
"One set completely on Tatooine and two where Obi-Wan travels elsewhere in the Galaxy.
"Qui-Gon Jinn is very much present in these stories. So too is Owen Lars. Several characters from the Clone Wars T.V show would make an appearance. There would be flashbacks to Obi-Wan fighting in the Clone Wars."
I'm really curious to see what comes out of all this. We still have a very long way to go, but I could easily see the character getting three or more movies depending on how well they do at the box office. There are plenty of cool stories that can be told about him. I could also see the studio brining in other familiar and interesting characters, and maybe even crossovers with some of the other movies, just like Marvel is doing.
This is just rumor and some speculation, but Lucasfilm is looking to expand this universe in a big way, so I wouldn't be surprised if this all happened.