While sitting down for a recent interview onThe Graham Norton Show,Ewan McGregor finally spilled the beans on exactlywhen the highly anticipated series starring Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi will begin production. The still unnamedStar Warsproject from Disney was announced in 2019, yet not many details are known about it, aside from McGregor being on board to reprise his role
Lucasfilm has given away very little about the plot points that will drive the show, but Disney’s initial statement did confirm that it would be set 8 years after the events seen inStar Wars: Revenge of the Sith, when Obi-Wan is last seen dropping off baby Luke Skywalker to his foster parents on Tatooine.
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A very excited McGregor made clear that plans for the series are going well, by saying “we start shooting it in March next year”, which is more definitive than his previous statements, which simply pointed to “Spring” of next year.
Prior to the actor confirming this, information on the Kenobi series has been sparse, with fans limited to only knowing the general time frame when it takes place, as well as confirmation of Deborah Chow being the director andJoby Harold’s inclusion to its writing staff.
Riding on the critical success struck byThe Mandalorianon Disney+, the prospects of an Obi-Wan Kenobi series are already looking much brighter than whatEpisode IandIIcould have hoped afterThe Phantom Menace. Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan was generally liked by fans, and having someone who knows her way aroundStar Warslike Deborah Chow only adds more to the show’s potential, and that’s all without accounting for the possibility ofgetting a glimpse at Darth Vader’s younger years.
TheStar WarsObi-Wan Kenobi series is set to start filming in March 2021.
