Ewan McGregor Calls OBI-WAN KENOBI Disney+ Rumors Centering On Creative Differences "Bulls—"

Ewan McGregor Calls OBI-WAN KENOBI Disney+ Rumors Centering On Creative Differences "Bulls—"

As news began to circulate regarding delays for Disney+'s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi prequel series, prompting online Star Wars fans to call for Kathleen Kennedy to be fired, Ewan McGregor weighs in.

By MarkJulian - Jan 24, 2020 01:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Many online film  journalists are beginning to equate Star Wars' creative planning to the early days of the DCEU, where a huge slate was announced with no real plan in place. That's a result of the latest media-storm revolving around the fact that the Obi-Wan Kenobi prequel series has been delayed.

At a press event to promote Birds of Prey, series star Ewan McGregor spoke out on the breaking news, saying the cause for the delay owing to "creative differences is "bulls—."

We just pushed the shoot to the beginning of next year. The scripts are really good. I saw 90% of the writing and I really liked it," said McGregor.  He continued, "All this bulls— about creative differences and all that stuff is, none of it true."

However, McGregor did go on to confirm the delay and attributed it to the fact that Lucasfilm execs were just now finally able to really look at the series' scripts now that their obligations for The Rise of Skywalker were lessening, and decided that the Obi-Wan series needed a little more polish (which is more or less what the initial reports stated).

"We just pushed the dates, they want — [the] last episode Episode IX just came out, everyone had more time to read the stuff that had been written, and they felt that they wanted to do more work on it. So they slid the shoot. It’s not nearly as dramatic as it sounds online."

One big difference from the earlier reports is that McGregor has confirmed that the series is currently going to have the same release date as originally planned. "The show start shooting in January. I think they want to keep the same release date so it’s not really gonna affect the viewer in any way. It just simply gives them more time to write, make the scripts even better."

Announced at D23 this past summer, development on the Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi series was originally slated to be spearheaded by The Mandalorian director Deborah Chow and writer Hossein Amini. Whether they are retained in these roles following the delay remains to be seen.
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rkshuttleworth
rkshuttleworth - 1/24/2020, 1:14 AM
He is right to call it out for what it all is. A bunch of b.s. stirred by a bunch of nerds who should find something better to do. If you do not enjoy the movies or other media then maybe something is missing from your life so that you can not enjoy these things like you should. Get some help.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 1/24/2020, 1:21 AM
I don't see anything wrong with taking time to rework the scripts. The sequel trilogy could have used more time.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 1/24/2020, 1:31 AM
@WakandanQueen - Yeah it's actually better this way so it doesn't end up being a shitfest like the sequels.
dracula
dracula - 1/24/2020, 1:23 AM
Just because he liked it doesnt mean Kennedy liked it, and 1 good show does not make up for a crap trilogy, so i wouldnt trust her judgement
JustAChillFan
JustAChillFan - 1/24/2020, 1:46 AM
Lmao, man I love how a fandom tears each other apart. Once you take enough steps back watching people scream and cry about these movies is hilarious. People really thought star wars would be different and now everyone who considers themselves "fans" are just yelling and screaming about how what they like is amazing and everything they don't like is the worst thing since Hitler, and if you disagree with them you're an idiot. People need to get some space from there investment in these franchises, all you do is open yourself up to all this negative crap that no one needs.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 1/24/2020, 1:51 AM
Take your time. I'd rather it be good than rushed and messy.
Amuro
Amuro - 1/24/2020, 1:56 AM
Oh god ! If you delay the shooting by a year to allow more time on the writing, also delay the release by a year to allow enough time for pretty much everything else (the costumes, the sets, the editing, the visual effects... everything !) or we're gonna end up with another mess.

The Rise of Skywalker was clearly rushed and I'm pretty sure the movie wasn't even finished as intended because they didn't have the time to do things properly.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 1/24/2020, 2:33 AM
This shit is entertaining
LSHF
LSHF - 1/24/2020, 3:26 AM
He can call it, "click-bait", also.
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 1/24/2020, 3:42 AM
I mean this is the second Disney+ show to have been rumored for cancelation then called out for BS. It would seem these "insiders" are trigger-happy morons just trying to get that first click.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 1/24/2020, 3:56 AM
Wish the folks at Lucasfilm realized this during production of the Sequel Trilogy. Anyway that didn't happen, but that doesn't mean I don't look forward to this
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 1/24/2020, 5:01 AM
What he says would make so much more sense to me if it were somehow said in December. I don’t know when they planned to release this, but I can’t imagine how they could delay shooting it for an entire year and keep the same release date. Yeah, some of the FX work can begin before filming does, but surely not enough of it to make up that kind of delay.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 1/24/2020, 8:27 AM
So he’s saying those rumors aren’t true just like the rumors we heard for years that there will be an Obi Wan series or movie that he kept denying... ok.... “wink wink” 😉
asherman93
asherman93 - 1/24/2020, 9:56 PM
Speaking as someone who actually LIKED the entire sequel trilogy, I say this is good. TROS could've benefited from not being rushed for a 2019 release date - especially because Disney could afford to not have a movie that Christmas and double especially because they technically had that avenue covered by Frozen II.
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