Ewan McGregor Looks Back at Playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE in New Featurette
I’ve got a fun Obi-Wan Kenobi featurette for you to check out today in which Ewan McGregor looks back at his experiences playing Kenobi in George Lucas’ Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. He talks about Alec Guinness, getting to choose Kenobi’s lightsaber, and the lightsaber fight training he went through.
The featurette even includes some cool behind-the-scenes footage from The Phantom Menace, including the moment he chose his lightsaber. In regards to that, he said:
"The first big experience for me was going to the studio where we shot Episode I. The props master brought up a big chest, and he looked me in the eye, and he opened it up, and I got to choose Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber. So that was a moment I'll never forget."
What a cool moment that must have been! He also shared what it was like dressing up as Kenobi for the first time, saying:
"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."
It’s pretty amazing that after all these years, McGregor is reprising his role in the upcoming Lucasfilm series. Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi lands on Disney+ on May 27th.
The story in this new series begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat—the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as the evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
The show also stars Hayden Christensen, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Moses Ingram, Sung Kang, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow and executive-produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Mich