News sourced from the official Star Wars blog.
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.
Was Obi-Wan Kenobi in previous Star Wars movies. Was Anakin Skywalker and will now be Darth Vader. Was Jolene in The Queen's Gambit. Was Tom Buchanan in The Great Gatsby Was Beru in episode II and III of Star Wars. Was Kumail in The Big Sick and Stu in Stuber. Was Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones. Was Agent 47 in Hitman. Was his father Ice Cube in Straight Out of Compton. Was Han in The Fast and the Furious films. Was Lt. Alicia Washington in Terra Nova. Was Nick Nikas in Good Time. Obi-Wan Kenobi is set to begin streaming exclusively on Disney+ Sometime in 2022. ≈ 60k HP
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Ewan McGregor
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Hayden Christensen
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Moses Ingram
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Joel Edgerton
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Bonnie Piesse
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Kumail Nanjiani
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Indira Varma
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Rupert Friend
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O’Shea Jackson Jr.
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Sung Kang
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Simone Kessell
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Benny Safdie
Current release date
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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