Full cast divulged for the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series

in Movies & TV Shows3 years ago (edited)

News sourced from the official Star Wars blog.

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Production begins in April

The highly anticipated Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi starring Ewan McGregor as the iconic Jedi Master, will start filming this April.

The story takes place 10 years after the tumultuous events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) where Kenobi dealt with the corruption of his Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker turned evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow, director of two critically acclaimed episodes of The Mandalorian Season 1.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is executive produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor, and writer Joby Harold. Casting director is Carmen Cuba.


The cast

Roles will be filled by some familiar and new faces to the Star Wars universe. The lineup is full of stars, some you may have heard of by name.

Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie.

Others you will recognize their face. Be sure to check out their IMDB history, you may be surprised to find out that some of these actors were in movies and shows that you have enjoyed before.


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Ewan McGregor

Was Obi-Wan Kenobi in previous Star Wars movies.

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Hayden Christensen

Was Anakin Skywalker and will now be Darth Vader.

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Moses Ingram

Was Jolene in The Queen's Gambit.

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Joel Edgerton

Was Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby

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Bonnie Piesse

Was Beru in episode II and III of Star Wars.

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Kumail Nanjiani

Was Kumail in The Big Sick and Stu in Stuber.

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Indira Varma

Was Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones.

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Rupert Friend

Was Agent 47 in Hitman.

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O’Shea Jackson Jr.

Was his father Ice Cube in Straight Out of Compton.

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Sung Kang

Was Han in The Fast and the Furious films.

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Simone Kessell

Was Lt. Alicia Washington in Terra Nova.

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Benny Safdie

Was Nick Nikas in Good Time.

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Current release date

Obi-Wan Kenobi is set to begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ Sometime in 2022.


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I'm definitely looking forward to the movie!!

We need to get Disney+ 😉😉😉🥰

Interesting choice for Benny Safdie. He's a very up and coming director, you've got to figure he could have his pick of acting roles