Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi Set To Return For STAR WARS: EPISODE VII?

Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi Set To Return For STAR WARS: EPISODE VII?

After recent news of Ian McDiarmid's Emperor Palpatine returning for Star Wars: Episode VII, a new report claims that Ewan McGregor will reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi as a Force ghost in the J.J. Abrams-directed sequel.

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By PaulRom - Aug 16, 2013 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: Latino-Review



After playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Ewan McGregor expressed interest in reprising the role for Disney's Episode VII, most likely replacing the late Alec Guinness as the Force ghost version of the Jedi master. Well, it looks like that will be the case. After breaking news of Ian McDiarmid's Emperor Palpatine returning for the 2015 sequel in a similar manner, Latino-Review has learned that McGregor is on board to play Obi-Wan as a Force ghost in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. The actor is also interested in a solo film starring the character, as Disney will be pumping out various stand-alone installments in the coming years. And after Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker replaced Sebastian Shaw's in the ending of Return Of The Jedi starting with the 2004 DVD re-release, Latino-Review suggests that his possibly reprising his role from the prequels as well isn't out of the question. Are you looking forward to seeing Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi again for Star Wars: Episode VII?

Set to begin filming early next year in the UK for a Summer 2015 theatrical release, Disney and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Episode VII will be directed by J.J. Abrams from a script by Michael Arndt.

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sameoldthing
sameoldthing - 8/16/2013, 7:32 AM
Hope they make him look old & resemble Sir Alec Guiness.
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 8/16/2013, 7:34 AM
[frick] yes! McGregor was the best part of the prequels.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 8/16/2013, 7:37 AM
I may have hated on Disney with Star Wars because I'm just a concerned fan....


BUT IM [frick]ING DOWN WITH THIS!!!! OBI-WAN IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER!! LOVE EWAN'S OBI-WAN!!!! GOOD NEWS, GOOD NEWS INDEED!!!!
Canon38
Canon38 - 8/16/2013, 7:51 AM
This is good for his carreer.
ibravosp5
ibravosp5 - 8/16/2013, 7:59 AM
Awsome, awsome, awsome
IM53
IM53 - 8/16/2013, 7:59 AM
I'm with it if true..
NoAssemblyReqd
NoAssemblyReqd - 8/16/2013, 7:59 AM
I never understood why, in the revised ROTJ ending, they didn't include young Obi-Wan too (or at least have Old Obi-Wan "dissolve" into Young Obi-Wan for their last shot).

I can picture Ghost Anakin looking over at Obi-Wan: "Neener, neener, I gots my smooth skin and flowing locks back, old man!"
SkywayTraffic
SkywayTraffic - 8/16/2013, 8:00 AM
This movie is going to suck so [frick]ing bad...
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 8/16/2013, 8:02 AM
He was bloody perfect as Obi-Wan. SO yes, I'm excited.
ComicFan1134
ComicFan1134 - 8/16/2013, 8:03 AM
I'm Fine With The Ghost Thing, But A Solo Movie? Stupid Idea....
Abary
Abary - 8/16/2013, 8:07 AM
Dafuq
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 8/16/2013, 8:08 AM
No, Hayden sucked.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/16/2013, 8:10 AM
say wut
Pheezmatic
Pheezmatic - 8/16/2013, 8:11 AM
@noassmeblyreqd I believe Anikin reverted to young form because thats what "the force" remembered him as. Obi was always a fighter for the light side of the force and only become stronger so the force took him as is when he passed to the next phase.
Pheezmatic
Pheezmatic - 8/16/2013, 8:14 AM
ANd [frick] HAyden paniterri, i mean christensen! Him and jar jar ruined the prequels.
wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 8/16/2013, 8:21 AM
Wasn't that one of the biggest complaints on the RoTJ re-release that Hayden Christensen showed up as a Force Ghost instead of looking the man that Luke met. So why would younger McGregor show up. I guess, I'm more interested in seeing McGregor play Kenobi in a spin-off film. But it's not that big a deal.
AC1
AC1 - 8/16/2013, 8:21 AM
He was one of the few things I actually enjoyed about the prequels, Ewan owned the young Obi-Wan role. Having said that - where's the logic in him replacing Alec Guiness' Force Ghost? Force Ghost's don't de-age, they remain as the Jedi was when (s)he died: the only reason Anakin's ghost looked younger (which was BS in my opinion, and pretty disrespectful to Sebastian Shaw's memory) was that Anakin's goodness died when Darth Vader was born, but was unable to manifest itself until Vader had died as well.

The only way I think I could be down with this is if they managed to make him look like Alec Guiness (which shouldn't be too difficult in this day and age). But why bother bringing Obi-Wan back at all? If they do that, then they could also bring back Yoda and Anakin - if three Force Ghosts of major members of the old Jedi Order are still around by Episode VII, then what is Luke's purpose in the New Jedi Order? How could Luke possibly become the Jedi Grand Master if Yoda and Obi-Wan are still around? I think the ghosts should have moved on by now.
wcwpoet
wcwpoet - 8/16/2013, 8:21 AM
@Gusto exactly makes little sense.
ComicFan523
ComicFan523 - 8/16/2013, 8:22 AM
Awesome. Really hope Kenobi gets his own film, definitely one of the cooler Star Wars characters.
ablee337
ablee337 - 8/16/2013, 8:22 AM
Best choice since Sir Alec Guinness passed away in 2000.
jmorin
jmorin - 8/16/2013, 8:24 AM
This makes no [frick]ing sense. Just like when Lucas put young Anakin as a ghost in Return of the Jedi.

Luke doesn't know Obi Wan as young Obi Wan and...Luke should have been like "Who's that tool next to Yoda and Obi Wan?" at the end of the edited Jedi.

If anything, do voiceover only.
jmorin
jmorin - 8/16/2013, 8:25 AM
Awesome, in the time I wrote my post, 4 people said exactly the same thing. Cheers!
villain001
villain001 - 8/16/2013, 8:25 AM
think star trek time traveling... damn you J.J. Abrams
banditt2
banditt2 - 8/16/2013, 8:26 AM
I was never fond of the Force ghost thing but i'm keeping and open mind about the whole.
But with Ewan McGregor playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in a stand alone movie now that i would love to see.
villain001
villain001 - 8/16/2013, 8:26 AM
oh and Leonidas for Batman
malreyn
malreyn - 8/16/2013, 8:27 AM
What was an X-Men villain doing in a Star Wars movie?
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 8/16/2013, 8:27 AM
Solid actor, but I was really hoping they would stay as far away from the prequels as possible.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 8/16/2013, 8:28 AM
The next spinoff better be something with the old republic.
malreyn
malreyn - 8/16/2013, 8:31 AM
Frick (i did it for you) force ghosts. That sounds like retarded bullshot to me.

HELL YES to McGregor getting a standalone movie, though.

Actually, I'm way more interested in the standalone movie possibilities than I am in another trilogy, anyway, but Kenobi's my favorite character, so I especially want him with McGregor playing him to get one.
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