Scottish star Ewan McGregor has revealed that shooting has finished on his eagerly-awaited new Star Wars TV show where he will reprise his famous role as the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The actor said working on the series, which will screen on Dinsey+ sometime next year, was "really good fun" and that it would not disappoint fans.
McGregor returned to the role after 15 years as Disney committted to a swathe of new Star Wars material set in the galaxy far, far away, follwoing the success of The Mandalorian.
Ewan McGregor
Speaking as he picked up an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his performance as the designer Halsten in the series of the same name, McGregor said: “We finished shooting our series, and it was really, really good fun — I really enjoyed working with Deborah Chow. I think it will not disappoint.
"I think it’s gonna be good. I had a really good time making it, and worked with some really wonderful people, lovely people.
"The new technology we employed doing it is cool, and it was a different experience than making the original three films that I did.”
"I think it will not disappoint," #Emmy winner Ewan McGregor of the upcoming #ObiWanKenobi series. https://t.co/mIawnJn2Ad pic.twitter.com/o2ePIy2Dww
— Variety (@Variety) September 20, 2021
The series will continue the story of the Jedi master begin 10 years after the events of the 2005 film Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith, where Kenobi faced his greatest defeat – the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned into evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.
Ewan McGregor and co-star Liam Neeson in The Phantom Menance
The show also marks the return of Hayden Christensen in the role the classic Star Wars villain.
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Joel Edgerton, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, and O’Shea Jackson Jr are among the stars joining the cast.
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