Rumor: The Good Reason Why an Obi-Wan Movie Isn’t in Active Development.

Ewan McGregor Old Obi-Wan

Hands-down, the most fan-requested Star Wars Anthology that Lucasfilm could possibly make would be an Ewan McGregor-led Obi-Wan Kenobi tale set between Revenge Of The Sith and A New Hope. Sadly, Entertainment Weekly writer Anthony Breznican noted on a podcast that such a film won’t begin development until after the Sequel Trilogy wraps up at the absolute earliest – but the good news is that there’s a very important reason why they’re waiting.

 

 

Spoilers ahead!

 

With the Boba Fett movie originally slated for 2018 before being moved to an unspecified date in the future, some fans were hoping that Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Star Wars Story would take its place for the presumed 2020 slot. But it’s not sounding like that’s going to be the case: on Rebel Force Radio, while talking about the Anthology series, Anthony Breznican mentioned the reasoning as to why an Obi-Wan movie might have to wait beyond that particular window.

Rebel Force Radio: …And lastly is the rumored Obi-Wan spin-off, something Ewan McGregor has been on the record as saying it’s something that he would be interested in. What do you think the odds are of something like that?

Anthony Breznican: Um, I have heard rumors that the one reason they haven’t moved sooner on Obi-Wan is that they’re not done with Obi-Wan quite yet…

RFR: Ohhhh.

AB: …in the Saga films. So I wouldn’t be surprised to see an Obi-Wan thing happen beyond Episode IX.

RFR: Holy cow!

AB: Which it would have to anyway, because they’re booked up until Episode IX.

RFR: Of course, yeah, of course.

AB: So I don’t think that’s controversial to say, but I think that there’s bound to be some reference to Obi-Wan – and I’m not being coy here, this is literally all I know is that [Lucasfilm’s thinking is] “Ehh, if you want to tell an Episode IX story, it’s better that it happens after this first trilogy, because things that happen in it can maybe reference The Force Awakens trilogy.”, if that makes any sense. Some of this is sort of like doing CIA spywork, where you get little pieces of information and then you try to connect them. But I think that they’ll probably be some reference to Obi-Wan in the Saga films, and his connection to whatever characters he happens to have a connection with. I’ve already written that I think that Rey has some kind of connection to him – family connection. So if that’s the case, maybe we see a part of that play out in the future Obi-Wan movie. Ewan McGregor would be the perfect age to reprise that [character]…

RFR: Yes! Right.

AB: …So he seems game to do it, and I think [the movie] hasn’t been one they’ve greenlit just yet, but partly because they’re still shaping that story. So we’ll see. I think it’s – again – kind of a no-brainer.

 

So, could there be some truth to that whole fan theory of Rey somehow being Obi-Wan’s granddaughter or grandniece? That remains to be seen, but the implication here twofold – the first is that Obi-Wan might make a physical appearance in the rest of the Sequel Trilogy (after his aural/telekinetic message to Rey in The Force Awakens), and the second is that something directly related to Obi-Wan’s past is brought up in the Sequel Trilogy, and that it would be impossible to overlook this detail in the Obi-Wan movie itself without opening up a can of worms in the continuity.

 

Another interesting note is that the Sequel Trilogy is identified as “this first trilogy” – it could be that Anthony Breznican was just paraphrasing, but it may be possible that another trilogy is already in the early stages of planning. Whether or not it’s a trilogy of Episodes X, XI, and XII remains to be seen, as there could always be a trilogy of movies set between other movies. Still, it sounds like there could be plans for another long-form cinematic story instead of just doing a bunch of one-shot Star Wars spin-offs for the foreseeable future.

 

If anything more comes up on either development, we’ll be sure to cover it. Stay on target with Star Wars News Net: your Force for news for all stories related to the Galaxy Far, Far Away.

 

 

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Grant has been a fan of Star Wars for as long as he can remember, having seen every movie on the big screen. When he’s not hard at work with his college studies, he keeps himself busy by reporting on all kinds of Star Wars news for SWNN and general movie news on the sister site, Movie News Net. He served as a frequent commentator on SWNN’s The Resistance Broadcast.

112 thoughts on “Rumor: The Good Reason Why an Obi-Wan Movie Isn’t in Active Development.

  • November 28, 2016 at 7:33 pm
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    I listened to that interview and I’m pretty sure Breznican also said Lucasfilm don’t yet know what will follow the current trilogy and that he personally thought a bunch of loosely-connected standalones was likely but that wasn’t based on any inside knowledge.

    • November 28, 2016 at 7:48 pm
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      Yeah, he said in his article they are meeting in January to figure out the future.

      • November 28, 2016 at 8:01 pm
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        If you ask me the Han Solo movie will turn into a trilogy. Makes no sense to go to all that effort casting Han & Lando for just one movie.

        • November 28, 2016 at 9:16 pm
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          It’s possible

  • November 28, 2016 at 7:47 pm
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    I still have to take this with a grain of salt but its definitely interesting. I would prefer Rey have a connection to Luke rather than any other character but I’d be fine with her being tied to Obi Wan if they explain it well enough.

  • November 28, 2016 at 7:49 pm
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    I’ve never been in love with the idea of Rey being related to Obi-Wan, but that’s mainly because the theories that are put forth usually have a silly explanation. It all depends on how they explain it.

    • November 28, 2016 at 7:55 pm
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      Agreed. It seems very tenuous and I can’t believe they’re going to tie it back to a late-season arc of a cartoon barely anyone watched. That just makes no sense.

      If they can explain it well, fine.

      I still think the whole “Palpatine was up to something on Jakku” angle is going to ultimately explain her background though. She’s the light from the dark to mirror Kylo Ren being the dark from the light.

  • November 28, 2016 at 8:02 pm
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    Rey being a Kenobi makes little sense. Sure, shed be force sensitive, but would she be powerful enough to beat a Skywalker on even ground, especially unaware of past training.

    • November 28, 2016 at 9:10 pm
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      well obi-wan managed to do exactly that

    • November 28, 2016 at 10:34 pm
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      That’s not how The Force works.

    • November 29, 2016 at 3:41 am
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      I don’t know why people are overly concerned with how powerful different force-users are. It’s like arguing over who would win between Spiderman and Batman. There are more convincing reasons as to why Rey being a Kenobi would make little sense than diminishing her hereditary powers- and there is no indication that any of her parents were force sensitive, so it’s all speculation.

  • November 28, 2016 at 8:25 pm
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    It’s Breznican, not some Reddit rumor-monger so I’m taking this very seriously.

    To me, second trilogy with TFA cast or at least some of them is a no brainer. They never had a chance to headline this one proper cause of OT characters in significant roles (Han in TFA, Luke in VIII and IX), so next one would be just them as big guns.

  • November 28, 2016 at 8:42 pm
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    Personally I’m in the camp of Ray needs to be a Skywalker or a Chosen One fit in with the other trilogies.

    • November 28, 2016 at 8:48 pm
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      I’m in the camp that I hope the story group has a better imagination than repeating the same old story lines.

      • November 28, 2016 at 8:52 pm
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        I’m in the camp where there is a Saga story that is tied to the Skywalker family with crawls at the beginning. Use too much of your imagination and you end up with a different movie. The movie has to have continuity. There is obviously just more to the story than we already know.

        • November 29, 2016 at 5:59 am
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          Apparently the 4 members of the Skywalker family in TFA aren’t enough?

      • November 28, 2016 at 8:56 pm
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        I’m in your camp too. I never understood why some fans want OT characters to be the worst parents ever – abandoned the kid, didn’t look for the kid, couldn’t sense the kid, never mentioned the lost kid. Awful. She’s not a Skywalker and that’s that. MSW reported that Rey and Finn weren’t related to Skywalkers and Solos on June 2015. And eevrything since than supported it including JJ’s slip that “Rey’s parents are not in TFA”.

        • November 28, 2016 at 8:58 pm
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          Didn’t know you’ve seen episodes VIII and IX yet. Who’s abandoned? If what you are saying is true then the Obi Wan family is the one that abandoned her. Anakin nor Luke were abandoned. We don’t know Rey’s story yet.

          • November 28, 2016 at 9:07 pm
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            OB1 family abandoning Rey is not the same as OB1 doing so. That’s not an OT character assassination. OTOH, it look really bad that Han and leia never talk about dear lost daughter/niece. The only logical conclusion is because such a girl doesn’t exist in the family and Bloodline supports that plus that Luke’s lifestyle didn’t remotely seem fit for raising the family (let alone that Rey was left on Jakku 8 years before Luke’s Jedi school went down).

            I don’t know whether Rey is a Kenobi or not but I’m 100% sure she isn’t a Skywalker or Skyalker-Solo or any variation of Skywalker.

          • November 28, 2016 at 9:21 pm
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            You do not know why Rey was left on Jakku just like the rest of us don’t. In your own way of thinking Luke didn’t have to leave her anywhere, we don’t even know officially who the parents are, so anyone saying otherwise is lying.

          • November 28, 2016 at 9:26 pm
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            Luke was training his students while Rey was struggling on Jakku. Why wouldn’t he look for her? Why wouldn’t be sense her? Oh, and one night stand he-didn’t-know type of scenario is not gonna happen. She isn’t a Skywalker, end of.

          • November 28, 2016 at 9:48 pm
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            Actually your timeline is off. Rey wasn’t born yet when Luke was running the Jedi Academy. Although I didn’t say my opinion I do believe Luke is Rey’s father, just don’t know how yet. You are assuming the one night stand, not me. None of us know who she is, end of…

          • November 28, 2016 at 9:56 pm
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            No your timeline is off. Bloodline established that Ben was training with Luke and his acolytes 8 years after Rey was left on Jakku and 6 years before events in TFA. Bloodline is canon. Also, JJ Commentary points away from Rey Skywalker big time. Rey Skywalker practically died when order of events “massacre than Rey abandonment” was debunked by Bloodline (though Pablo Hidalgo did it back in December).

          • November 28, 2016 at 11:25 pm
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            I did get the timeline backwards. Sorry about that. But there is nothing that suggests anywhere that she was “abandoned”. This is only implied. Her being on Jakku may very well be intentional not just left there. May not be left there by her parents or parent. This is my point, the unknown, every theory is just an opinion.

          • November 28, 2016 at 11:32 pm
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            She was left with Unkar Plutt in terrible conditions. She may not be left there by a parent but it’s tough to make her related to Skywalkers because nobody talks about her and they should have been able to sense her if she was Luke’s unknown love child. C’mon. Nobody looks for a kid (Luke is training his student, Leia is a Senator, han is racing). Nobody talks or even hints such kid exists. JJ states that Leia and Kylo never met her. None of these super Force sensitives who can feel whether someone lives or dies on the other side of the galaxy senses her. C’mon. It would have required way too much exposition for Reywalker to make any sense. The child was left with a bad person on a horrible planet. That doesn’t make anyone look good whether they knew or not.

      • November 29, 2016 at 7:57 pm
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        you did watch VII and realize the whole movie was a repeat of the same old story lines, right?

    • November 28, 2016 at 8:50 pm
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      It will make sense, because the saga movies are about the skywalker, Kylo has skywalker blood but he is a Solo. So Rey must be the Skywalker.

      • November 28, 2016 at 10:32 pm
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        Skywalker blood is enough. Leia is a Solo now, but still a Skywalker.

        • November 29, 2016 at 2:02 am
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          Leia did, but Kylo had never been a Skywalker. Rey doesn’t need to be the chosen one like Anakin, but if she is the protagonist, she must be a Skywalker it think, saga movies are about the Skywalker, it has been stated, and it is not the story about Luke, but Rey’s, so the natural path is that she is the Skygirl.

          • November 29, 2016 at 2:46 pm
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            He doesn’t have to have the name Skywalker to be a Skywalker. He is of the direct line.

        • November 29, 2016 at 11:39 am
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          Re: “Leia is a Solo”
          I thought Leia is Organa.

          • November 29, 2016 at 2:45 pm
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            She married Han. Whether she changed her name or kept it, she still has Skywalker blood.

          • November 29, 2016 at 10:22 pm
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            Not certain it’s clear if our planet & galaxy social *norms* are followed in Star Wars. Since I’ve only seen Leia referred to as Organa, I made the point (/correction).

            On a somewhat related note – in the books it seems apparent that Leia’s much less comfy w/Vader’s *redemption* which Luke embraced.
            The captain (?crew she’d known/cared for) of her ship murdered by daddy, she was tortured by old pops, & then pappa dearest held her while she was forced to watch her adoptive parents & entire home planet destroyed before her…. yeah, I can see why she’d not want to ever claim the Skywalker name. 😉
            Meanwhile, Bail Organa was always father to her.

          • November 30, 2016 at 12:44 am
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            We are getting off track: the name is not important. The bloodline is. She is the bloodline of a Skywalker. So is Kylo Ren.

          • November 30, 2016 at 1:39 am
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            I agree.
            Also believe it’s likely Rey’s a Skywalker.

            Just commenting on the Leia *Solo* thing as I see if often put that way…when there’s no canon material that says she’d have taken his name. Along those same assumptions, as far as we know he became Han Organa in SW universe. hehe 😉

            But, yeah….think she’s bloodline.

          • November 30, 2016 at 7:01 am
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            Since everyone calls him Han Solo in TFA…we know he didn’t haha.

            My point had nothing to do with the name, though. I don’t care what she calls herself haha or what Kylo calls himself

    • November 28, 2016 at 10:32 pm
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      No more Chosen Ones.

      • November 29, 2016 at 7:55 pm
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        too late…

        • November 29, 2016 at 8:39 pm
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          Not yet

  • November 28, 2016 at 8:50 pm
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    A connection to Obi-Wan seems to weak. No offense to Kenobi… I’m not saying I don’t want to see Obi saying or doing something post ROTJ. IE visions from Luke or even Rey. A familial connection? Nah. Don’t like it. Rey needs to be more special. Not saying it has to be a Solo or Skywalker connection. Just something MORE special.

    • November 28, 2016 at 9:07 pm
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      I agree. She has to be special in some way. Although who is to say she cannot be related to both Skywalker and Kenobi by blood?….

    • November 29, 2016 at 7:17 am
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      You want Rey to be a Nute Gunray’s granddaughter too? Ooooh, i thought i was the only one.

  • November 28, 2016 at 9:03 pm
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    Shouldn’t it be a Ben Kenobi standalone? After all, he hadn’t gone by the name Obi-Wan since before Luke was born.

    Anyway, I could definitely see this working, especially if Lucasfilm’s thinking long term. Luke could task Rey with finding and training his son/daughter, which could be the jumping off point for another trilogy.

  • November 28, 2016 at 9:06 pm
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    Another point of waiting a bit longer is Ewan will be older, so better matched to play Old Ben as we knew him.

    • November 28, 2016 at 9:10 pm
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      The movie would not be about an Old Ben story, we already got that (ANH), but in an age between epIII and epIV, that’s the interesting part.

      • November 29, 2016 at 11:50 am
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        Totally agree – RotS came out 2005? Ewan’s aged 11 years, but wait a bit more and he would show the signs of living in a harsh desert climate for a film between RotS and ANH. Ewan appears blessed with youth, so waiting a bit longer isn’t going to hurt.

  • November 28, 2016 at 9:09 pm
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    I think they’re holding off on the Obi-Wan movie because they want to see how people react to the potential revealation on if Rey is Kenobi’s granddaughter in Episode 8.

  • November 28, 2016 at 9:14 pm
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    We are living in interesting times… Before the dark times, before the empire…

  • November 28, 2016 at 10:59 pm
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    Very interesting! Watching TFA, I personally felt there were many subtle clues to a Kenobi connection. Thinking about it, I would love it if Anakin’s son trained Obi-Wan’s granddaughter – the circle would be complete, and somehow, the complicated dance between Obi-Wan and Anakin plays on through time. The entire saga would then be more about this relationship, rather than about the uninteresting “Chosen One” and descendants idea.

    • November 29, 2016 at 12:21 am
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      What subtle clues?

      • November 29, 2016 at 1:11 am
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        When I watched TFA, I thought of Obi-Wan a few times:
        1. When he says “Rey” in her force vision
        2. When she was climbing around Starkiller Base, it reminded me of Obi-Wan on the Death Star
        3. The Jedi Mind-Trick is an old Obi-Wan special 🙂

        Anyway, I remember thinking at times that certain things could suggest she was related to Obi-Wan, but then again, the same could be said about linking her to Luke or Han. Maybe it was just JJ dropping hints, knowing that Star Wars fans like to interpret everything?

        • November 29, 2016 at 4:31 am
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          Yoda also spoke to her as well doesn’t mean that they are related.

          • November 29, 2016 at 6:59 am
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            hmm, i wonder… 😉

          • November 29, 2016 at 12:29 pm
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            Doesn’t mean they’re NOT related 🙂

            But technically, Yoda spoke generally about the Force, while Obi-Wan specifically called to Rey.

          • November 29, 2016 at 3:21 pm
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            One could argue that Luke’s mentors reaching out to Rey is for the purpose of helping guide her to her father. We will have to wait and see!

        • November 29, 2016 at 2:46 pm
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          Or Star Wars fans read way too much into everything. We shall see!

        • November 29, 2016 at 7:52 pm
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          or…because the story was such a mashup of greatest hits that reminded us of everything from the previous movies.

          • November 29, 2016 at 11:34 pm
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            Yes, that thought had crossed my mind 🙂

      • November 29, 2016 at 1:37 am
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        He spoke to her. Very subtle.

      • November 30, 2016 at 6:22 am
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        Sorry, just saw your question. The first time I saw TFA (with very little spoiler knowledge), some visual similarities between Rey and Obi-Wan were striking for me. Rey hiding from STs in SKB, Rey alone and lonely in her home on a desert planet, Rey mind-tricking STs, Rey closing her eyes and finding the Force in her duel with Kylo, some stances in the Rey-Kylo duel that were similar to the Mustafar duel. I know TFA had a lot of nostalgia factor to the OT, but I strongly felt that she could be connected to Obi-Wan, somehow. Then I read some forums and noticed some fans pushing very hard for her to be an Anakin/DV descendant. But for me making her to be a child of Luke or Leia, would involve extreme amounts of contortions in the next film to explain why she was abandoned by her parents.

        • November 30, 2016 at 7:00 am
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          Hmm, interesting. We shall see!

  • November 28, 2016 at 11:02 pm
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    Very interesting, but maybe I’m the only one who thinks this has less to do with an actual family connection for Obi and Rey and more just so that the filmmakers (Rian and Colin) have the most freedom possible before LFL start planning stand alone films that might cause restrictions or conflicting story elements.

    • November 28, 2016 at 11:11 pm
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      No, you are not alone. Kathleen Kennedy, Ryan Johnson and Trevorrow are with you as well. Ah, I am too.

  • November 28, 2016 at 11:50 pm
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    super (un)scientific poll- In regards to a potential obi-wan film, are you:

    A) excited because you think there is a great story to be told
    B) excited because you thought ewan was the best part of the prequels and want him back in the fold
    C) Both
    D) IDC, just give me more SW
    E) don’t want an obi-wan film, period

    • November 29, 2016 at 12:15 am
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      C & D!

    • November 29, 2016 at 12:36 am
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      B&D

    • November 29, 2016 at 1:07 am
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      A

      Definitely not B. I loved Obi-Wan in the prequels, but loved a lot of the prequels.

    • November 29, 2016 at 1:36 am
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      E. I still can’t believe they recast Alec Guiness. I mean, it’s Alec Guiness. No one asked Lucas to do it but he went ahead and did it anyways. Fans didn’t want it, and there it is, big as day, Ewan McGregor played a young Obi-Wan Kenobi.

      It’s the sole reason I continue to this day to boycott the prequels. Terrible decision.

      • November 29, 2016 at 7:50 pm
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        lol, really, that’s the sole reason? Was it just because it was Ewan?

        • November 30, 2016 at 4:12 am
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          That’s me making fun of the Han Solo complaints. I loved Ewan, he was really the saving grace of the prequels. To me, now, he is Obi-Wan Kenobi.

          • November 30, 2016 at 7:08 am
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            that sarcasm is going to destroy the results of my super important poll!!! 😉

    • November 29, 2016 at 6:46 am
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      C.

    • November 29, 2016 at 6:47 am
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      C and an extra
      I think there have been great strides in connecting the prequels to the original trilogy since the fan base is a little split on it still. I think having Ewan in an original trilogy setting can really make everything feel more connected

    • November 29, 2016 at 1:38 pm
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      C

      Seeing a young Kenobi in a post Alec movie would be strange, but I can live with it.

    • November 29, 2016 at 2:34 pm
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      c.

    • November 29, 2016 at 7:49 pm
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      C

      With the right story…him all alone, watching over Luke could be one of the best yet or at least the potential.

    • November 29, 2016 at 11:20 pm
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      C.

    • November 30, 2016 at 9:34 pm
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      C.
      Most definitely A, and I have to be completely honest, it’s B too. Plus, I loved the Obi-Wan – Luke dynamic in the OT, and I want to see a little more of that in a new film, even if it’s him just watching over baby/child Luke.

  • November 29, 2016 at 1:45 am
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    She is too strong to be a Kenobi.

    • November 29, 2016 at 11:31 am
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      Re: “too strong to be a Kenobi.”
      Kenobi took down Anakin(/Vader) in his prime – quite talented in wielding the Force.

    • November 29, 2016 at 3:48 pm
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      This is baseless with nothing concrete to it.

  • November 29, 2016 at 2:31 am
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    Personally I’d love it if Rey was revealed as the granddaughter of Obi-Wan. It would match her with Ben Solo (Kylo Ren) in the sense that he is the grandson of Anakin Skywalker. The grandchildren of two families powerful in the Force.

    Both the Kenobi and Skywalker families have always been prominent in the episodic movies. If that continues here, it would be a nice thing to carry forward.

    As an aside, I am hoping that regret and remorse over killing Han will “tear Kylo apart” emotionally, leading to his repentance and his gradual turning back to the Light Side of the Force. If Rey was a Kenobi and played a key part in this, then once again the “tradition” goes forward. The Kenobis have always seemed to guide or at least to help the Skywalker family.

    As a closing thought, (let me dream)… both trilogies have had romances, each involving a Skywalker. We had (time-line wise) Anakin and Padme first, then Han Solo and Anakin’s daughter Leia. It would be great to me if maybe this time we’d get Anakin’s grandson Ben and (potentially) Obi-Wan’s granddaughter Rey (though it would be cool if she had a different actual birth name, with “Rey” being a name she took for herself). A version of it is written on the helmet she wore briefly.

    • November 29, 2016 at 3:47 pm
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      I think the killing of Han did the opposite: it cemented his turn. It was the final nail in his birth as a villain, not the start of his return to the light.

      And Rey and Kylo having a romance is frankly disturbing since he kidnapped and tortured her.

      • November 29, 2016 at 7:45 pm
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        True he did kidnap Rey, but Kylo treated her more gently than anyone else he dealt with. Rey’s feelings may change with time if circumstances or events allow her to see a diffferent side of Ben (Kylo).

        I can respect your feelings on Kylo, but my own remain that if his turn to the Dark Side had been cemented on that bridge, I would think his reaction to his father’s death would have been more along the lines of Palpatine’s laughter at the suffering of another, instead of crying over it like we saw him do.

        • November 29, 2016 at 8:40 pm
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          Well, it was his father. Big difference. And Palps was fully formed then. This was his big step in that direction.

  • November 29, 2016 at 5:11 am
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    Here’s why I think making Rey the granddaughter of Obi-Wan Kenobi makes sense. Because in TFA, everything we’ve seen of her, to Jedi mind tricks to her wardrobe style to her life of solitude on Jakku is reminiscent of Kenobi. Also, making Rey the daughter of Luke or Han Solo is predictable. And, if you try to make her the daughter of Jyn Erso from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” that removes the concept that Rogue One is a stand-alone Star Wars movie.

    • November 29, 2016 at 8:08 am
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      They’ve long since confirmed that Jyn Erso is not Rey’s mother. The verdict is still out on either Luke or Han being her parent, though.

      – Pomojema

      • November 29, 2016 at 3:45 pm
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        Given that Han didn’t know who she was, the verdict is in there, too 🙂

        • November 29, 2016 at 9:19 pm
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          I don’t think that is even the indication of it, because his daughter could have thought to have died young or something. BUT if you read Bloodlines it is very clear that there was only 1 child between Han and Leia. It’s gotta be Luke or Rey is just Rey which would be stupid.

        • November 30, 2016 at 12:36 pm
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          It’s not likely, but it’s not impossible. A scoundrel is a scoundrel…

          – Pomojema

          • November 30, 2016 at 4:17 pm
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            All evidence to the contrary. It’s wishful thinking with nothing concrete

    • November 29, 2016 at 11:29 am
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      Re: “making Rey the daughter of Luke or Han Solo is predictable”
      So Leia’s daughter?

      • November 29, 2016 at 9:56 pm
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        That, too, is predictable as well.

  • November 29, 2016 at 5:32 am
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    I really hope Rey is not a Kenobi…

    • November 29, 2016 at 9:14 pm
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      I really would prefer her to be a Skywalker. Tough pill to swallow that the only Skywalker we are getting going forward is the main bad guy that killed one of the most beloved characters in Star Wars.

      • November 29, 2016 at 11:25 pm
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        i never saw that on that angle. it sucks indeed

    • November 30, 2016 at 2:37 am
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      Im still holding out hope Luke knocked up a secret Kenobi daughter and produced Rey.

      • November 30, 2016 at 6:50 am
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        That’s would just be sooo satisfying to me..after everything that happened between them, Obi wan and Anakin are now family

  • November 29, 2016 at 6:47 am
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    That just totally makes sense to me. I mean, it’d be really silly for only yoda to pop up as a ghost

  • November 29, 2016 at 7:45 pm
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    She’s the child of Mara Jade and Luke..a child that Luke didn’t know of. Obi-Wan’s ghost reveals that to Luke at some point before VII. Maybe his force ghost watched over her as he did Luke?

    She needs to be a Skywalker for this story to work. It was pretty straight forward in the movie that she is and I don’t think that will be the twist that everyone is looking for. AS a Skywalker, it will be revealed that she is the “one” that the prophecy spoke of.

    She may go dark and Kylo light and at the end..all of them are redeemed and join to defeat this Snoke and whatever dark side angle he has.

    JUST A GUESS, but as good as any that I’ve seen out there. lol

    • November 30, 2016 at 12:58 am
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      mara is coming back to canon anytime soon, unfortunately.

      • November 30, 2016 at 2:31 am
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        Noooooooooo! Lol

    • December 4, 2016 at 5:39 pm
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      She could end up a Skywalker, but I don’t think Rey absolutely needs to be one. If she is, it could take away the importance and the stakes of Ben’s own struggle between the Dark and Light sides of the Force. If Ben is the only “new generation” Skywalker, then he MUST turn Light or the family ends on a dark trajectory. There’s higher stakes there.

      If Rey ends up as “Skywalker number two”, then whatever happens to Ben really doesn’t matter because no matter what happens to Ben, the Skywalker family will be “fine” either way. Far less is at stake.

      Rey being a Kenobi would let that family be prominent in the present generation, as it should be, but she doesn’t need to be a Skywalker too, because it takes away from the impact of Ben’s journey and the importance of where he will go. The Kenobi family has always helped and guided the Skywalker family.

      Not saying Rey is or should be a “sidekick”. Far from it, but she as a heroine will likely play a major role in Ben’s journey and will have great influence, as Obi-Wan did with Luke.

  • November 29, 2016 at 10:17 pm
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    Or maybe they are waiting for him to get older?

  • November 30, 2016 at 6:13 pm
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    He’s just a flack doing studio PR and Disney’s bidding, and he thinks it’s like CIA spywork? In your dreams, studio stenographer.

  • December 2, 2016 at 1:55 pm
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    I hope she is somehow Luke and a kenobis kid. That would be the ultimate Jedi pure blood. She is going to be very powerful in episode 8

  • December 27, 2016 at 3:05 pm
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    F*ck EM!
    they way he turned on the brand when the prequels released seem to be forgotten.
    Once train spotting 2 BOMB’s he will be pushing for this. Do one !

  • December 27, 2016 at 6:32 pm
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    Hands down nothing. I’m not interested in anymore Disney retcons of the original trilogy.

    Obi-Wan went into hiding on Tatooine and its not supposed to have had any interesting adventures that would be movie-worthy. To change that would be a ridiculous retcon of astonishing proportions.

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