STAR WARS EPISODE IX: Ewan McGregor Rumored To Reprise Obi-Wan Kenobi Role

STAR WARS EPISODE IX: Ewan McGregor Rumored To Reprise Obi-Wan Kenobi Role

With countless conflicting reports about the status of that Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, it appears as if the character will, in fact, first be seen in J.J. Abrams' Star Wars Episode IX. Read on for details...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 25, 2018 02:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
Source: The Sun
Ewan McGregor lent his voice to Star Wars: The Force Awakens and while speculation ran rampant that we might see him make a physical appearance as a Force Ghost in The Last Jedi, that honour ultimately went to Yoda in what proved to be the sequel's biggest surprise. However, a new report now points to the actor reprising his role from the Star Wars prequels in J.J. Abrams' upcoming Episode IX.

According to The Sun, McGregor will "secretly" shoot scenes for the threequel later this year and while the site doesn't elaborate on what his role will be, common sense says that he'll appear as a Force Ghost guiding Rey in her mission to bring down The First Order (which makes more sense than Luke Skywalker showing up after Mark Hamill's comments about not wanting to reprise that role again). 

While it would be easy to dismiss this report given the source, bear in mind that the British tabloid were the ones who broke the news about Jake Gyllenhaal taking on the role of Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home. However, seeing as this is supposed to be a secret, don't be surprised if we fail to find out whether or not this is going to happen until Episode IX is released in theaters next December.
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Prime8
Prime8 - 6/25/2018, 2:59 AM
I would be totally down for this. After Solo, this may be the shot in the arm the franchise needs. In my opinion, he was one of the bright spots in the prequel's
Kyos
Kyos - 6/25/2018, 3:00 AM
Good for the movie, if true.
Kevwebsz
Kevwebsz - 6/25/2018, 3:00 AM
Plot twist: He's still alive and faked his ghost.
People would riot lol
FrankieDedo
FrankieDedo - 6/25/2018, 3:04 AM
"According to The Sun".

OH, ok then.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/25/2018, 3:07 AM


.....this movie just got interesting.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 6/25/2018, 9:05 AM
@CoolCipher - it sure did!

Also, people saying that Hamill doesnt qant to reprise his role are just flat out wrong and are completely misinterpreting what he said after Fisher's death.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 6/25/2018, 3:20 AM
So what youre saying is, if this is true, that you just dumped a steaming hot spoiler on all of us.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 6/25/2018, 3:24 AM
@Ryguy88 - With a side order of "Hey, [frick] you guys"
Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 6/25/2018, 6:21 AM
@SmokingMan - I know right. What ever happened to a spoiler alert @JoshWilding
Prork
Prork - 6/25/2018, 3:29 AM
Every time somebody uses The Sun as an actual news source, an angel loses it's wings. And dies.
Timerider84
Timerider84 - 6/25/2018, 3:49 AM
If true, could we see multiple force ghosts appear, Anakin, Ben Solo, Obi-wan, Luke Skywalker, and Yoda?
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/25/2018, 3:53 AM
@Timerider84 - Ben is alive though.
Imfunnyhow
Imfunnyhow - 6/25/2018, 6:29 AM
@Timerider84 - If there is a scene where we get Obi Wan, Qui gon, Yoda, Luke, and friggin Anakin Skywalker as force ghosts all on the screen at the same time, they will be carrying me out of the theater
lawndart
lawndart - 6/25/2018, 4:03 AM
Sigh....I don't trust anything new the studio throws at us. Rogue 1 was good, but I'm beginning to think that was an anomaly. Considering how TLJ and TFA dealt with the traditional characters, a new Kenobi movie would probably involve him being violated by a gang of jawas.
Vigor
Vigor - 6/25/2018, 4:15 AM
@lawndart - I saw solo over the weekend and it was as good as rogue one believe it or not
StaffordR
StaffordR - 6/25/2018, 4:35 AM
@Vigor - I heard good things about Solo and it pains me to see how TLJ reception mutilated Solo's box office but did they really think fans would come to see a movie about their beloved character after two movies that treated OT characters worse than bantha dung?
Vigor
Vigor - 6/25/2018, 4:44 AM
@StaffordR - yeah it's a shame. I was put off by the last jedi, so I wasn't even planning to see solo untik it hit video. But we had a free weekend for once. I woulda went for jurassic park but the fiancé said "come on, we are star wars people. We can't miss solo".

Sigh, she's right. As usual. So I went and I'm glad I did. I had like 5 grin moments throughout that movie
TBobshandlebar
TBobshandlebar - 6/25/2018, 5:15 AM
@Vigor - I liked most of Solo, but I just never cared for "solo." That Alden fellow doesn't look or sound like Harrison Ford. To me, that was kind of a deal breaker. Take him out and I am totally fine with what was put on the screen, minus the opening scenes and that stupid caterpillar!
Toomonkees
Toomonkees - 6/25/2018, 6:56 AM
@Vigor - solo was ok. it wasn't horrible it just wasn't memorable or a movie you'd really go back and watch. I wouldn't even have seen it if my kid hadn't got sick a puked ten minutes into Incredibles and we ended up walking into Solo when we felt better.
PilotJohnGrant
PilotJohnGrant - 6/25/2018, 4:43 AM
What if Rey's parents were nobody but her grandfather was Obi Wan Kenobi? Fixed that...even though I liked the twist in last jedi.
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