Ewan McGregor thought Obi-Wan Kenobi would launch Disney Plus: "Wait a minute, I thought we were supposed to be the big splash"

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Another Star Wars show stole the spotlight

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Disney Plus series Obi-Wan Kenobi didn't fully connect with every Star Wars fan back in 2022, but would another release schedule have made a difference? Ewan McGregor, who reprised the fan-favorite character after almost two decades, suggests another Star Wars show stole their spotlight on the newly launched streaming service.

"They brought out Disney Plus and they wanted a big splash, and I thought that's what we were going to be and then just before we made it, The Mandalorian came out," McGregor revealed in some recently surfaced quotes from his visit at the Fan Expo Chicago 2025 (via Popverse).

Mireia Mullor
Mireia Mullor
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Mireia is a UK-based culture journalist and critic. She previously worked as Deputy Movies Editor at Digital Spy, and her work as a freelance writer has appeared in WeLoveCinema and Spanish magazines Fotogramas, Esquire, and Elle. She is also a published author, having written a book about Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' in 2023. Talking about anime and musicals is the best way to grab her attention.

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