B次元官网网址� now thatB次元官网网址檚 a name casual B次元官网网址淪tar WarsB次元官网网址� fans havenB次元官网网址檛 heard in a long time. The Jedi master gets his own moment in the suns with a new six-part Disney+ series starring Ewan McGregor.
ItB次元官网网址檚 set halfway between George LucasB次元官网网址� two trilogies: 10 years after B次元官网网址淓pisode III: Revenge of the Sith,B次元官网网址� which marked McGregorB次元官网网址檚 last appearance as the character, and nine years before the late Alec Guinness made his
McGregor said during production. He listened to GuinnessB次元官网网址� dialogue on a sound file in his dressing room and took more time after scenes were filmed B次元官网网址渏ust to do a little extra Alec Guinness-y take B次元官网网址� just to make sure.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 got to feel like him. I studied him in that movie,B次元官网网址� the 51-year-old actor said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檝e always got to be somebody who ends up becoming Alec Guinness at the end of the day.B次元官网网址�
A Kenobi project featuring McGregor has been in development for years, originally as a film with Stephen Daldry attached to direct. That was tossed in the scrap heap after the With the launch of Disney+ the next year, Lucasfilm pinned its hopes on a streaming series. (Kenobi was also featured in the animated series B次元官网网址淭he Clone Wars,B次元官网网址� which ran for seven seasons and is now on Disney+.)
Filming took place last year primarily on Industrial Light & MagicB次元官网网址檚 technologically innovative Los Angeles-area soundstages, where massive LED screens create virtual worlds that surround performers.
As with the also filmed there, producers have kept most details cloaked in secrecy. But hereB次元官网网址檚 what to look for as the first two episodes premiere Friday:
WHATB次元官网网址橲 KENOBI UP TO?
That was KenobiB次元官网网址檚 plan for Luke Skywalker at the conclusion of 2005B次元官网网址瞫 B次元官网网址淩evenge of the Sith.B次元官网网址� Luke and LeiaB次元官网网址檚 mother died just after their birth, and Jimmy SmitsB次元官网网址� regal Bail Organa adopted Leia. Kenobi brought Luke to live with family on Tatooine, and thatB次元官网网址檚 where the new series begins. , 10-year-old Skywalker in sight. The kid seems alright B次元官网网址� for now. But be ready to pack up that starfighter. The series introduces a new planet to the galaxy: Daiyu, with a glowing urban Hong Kong-like setting perfect for rooftop blaster shootouts.
WHICH VERSION OF KENOBI IS THIS?
Kenobi ended B次元官网网址淓pisode IIIB次元官网网址� failing to sway his padawan away from the dark side B次元官网网址� then slicing off AnakinB次元官网网址檚 limbs and leaving him in flames. HeB次元官网网址檚 torn with anguish and regret, even before he knows But B次元官网网址淓pisode IVB次元官网网址� finds Kenobi That mindset shift is key to B次元官网网址淜enobi,B次元官网网址� said director Deborah Chow: B次元官网网址淗ow did he go from the banks of Mustafar to the calm of Sir Alec Guinness? Something obviously happened there, between those 20 years. So for us, in large part, that was why we felt we actually had a story to tell.B次元官网网址�
WHO IS ON THE DARK SIDE?
Trailers establish Jedi-hunting Inquisitors, played by Rupert Friend, Sung Kang and , as the key antagonists. But donB次元官网网址檛 forget Vader. Chow wanted to include the black-suited villain to up the stakes for Kenobi. B次元官网网址淓motionally, so much of the weight that heB次元官网网址檚 carrying is coming primarily from what happened with Anakin. So everything kind of kept leading us back to that,B次元官网网址� she said.
WHITHER VADER?
ItB次元官网网址檚 unclear whose voice audiences will hear, but Hayden Christensen again dons the black helmet for the role. B次元官网网址淵ou put it on and it just informs so much the way you feel. And for me, it was very sort of cathartic in a way too just because this is a character that has meant a lot to me and has sort of stayed with me over the years B次元官网网址� and getting to come back and continue with it was an emotional experience.B次元官网网址�
WHO ELSE IS AROUND?
Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse reprise their roles from the prequels as Owen and Beru Lars, LukeB次元官网网址檚 aunt and uncle. Expect other established characters to make as-yet-unannounced appearances in either the main story or through flashbacks, used heavily in the other live action B次元官网网址淪tar WarsB次元官网网址� series. Rosario DawsonB次元官网网址檚 Ahsoka Tano, starring in her own upcoming series, will almost certainly drop in. Could we see a B次元官网网址淔orce ghostB次元官网网址� version of KenobiB次元官网网址檚 teacher Qui-Gon Jinn, played by Liam Neeson? A young Leia with SmitsB次元官网网址� Organa? Chewbacca or Darth Maul? TheyB次元官网网址檒l soon reveal themselves to viewers.
Ryan Pearson, The Associated Press
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