Obi-Wan himself, Ewan McGregor, has outlined some of the story plans for his upcoming Disney Plus series – as well as confirming its (unsurprising) place in the Star Wars timeline.
Speaking to Men’s Journal, McGregor opened up about Obi-Wan’s journey in the standalone show, indicating the Jedi Master hasn’t quite recovered from Order 66 and the culling of the Jedi: “The Jedi Order was falling apart. It will be interesting to take a character we know in a way and show him… Well, his arc will be quite interesting, I think, dealing with that, the fact that all the Jedi were slaughtered with the end of [Revenge of the Sith]. It’s quite something to get over.”
McGregor’s version of Obi-Wan may also be altered and inch nearer to Alec Guinness’ portrayal in A New Hope. On the character’s change, he said, “I want to get closer and closer to how Obi-Wan felt while Alec Guinness was playing him. I feel like I’m greyer and nearer him in age, so it’ll be easier to do that.”
The Scottish actor, who will be playing Obi-Wan for the first time since a brief voice cameo during Rey’s vision in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has also revealed that the series will “sit between [Revenge of the Sith] and [A New Hope].”
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