‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Behind-the-Scenes Video Has Ewan McGregor Reflecting on His 25-Year Journey With the Character

A new behind-the-scenes video from the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series has been released by IGN. In it, Ewan McGregor tells the story of how he got to pick Obi-Wan’s lightsaber back when they were in pre-production for The Phantom Menace, his excitement for playing a role made famous by Alec Guinness, and how thrilled he was to put on the Jedi robes once again last year.

 

Here is what he said:

 

“The first time I got to watch Star Wars, I was pretty blown away. Alec Guinness, as Obi-Wan Kenobi, did some of the most amazing work. To play him as a younger man, I was really excited about it.

The first big experience for me was to go to the studio where we shot Episode I. The props master brought up a big chest, he looked me in the eye, he opened it up, and I got to choose Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber. That was a moment I’ll never forget.

The first lightsaber work we did was when we fight Darth Maul. That was an amazing thing to be a part of, it was incredibly intricate, we were just going so fast! It was quite unlike any other filmmaking I’d done before.

The first time I got dressed up as Obi-Wan again, it was a special moment. The wonder of Star Wars and the excitement of playing Obi-Wan Kenobi is really quite something.”

 

Check out the full video below:

 

 

We’ll all get to witness Ewan McGregor wear the Jedi robes once again next week, when the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi debut on Disney Plus on Friday, May 27th.

 

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Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.

Miguel Fernandez

Miguel Fernández is a Spanish student that has movies as his second passion in life. His favorite movie of all time is The Lord of the Rings, but he is also a huge Star Wars fan. However, fantasy movies are not his only cup of tea, as movies from Scorsese, Fincher, Kubrick or Hitchcock have been an obsession for him since he started to understand the language of filmmaking. He is that guy who will watch a black and white movie, just because it is in black and white.

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