Star Wars: A Different Darth Vader in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney +

If the return of Evan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi was a long-term project, the resurrection of the famous Jedi’s former paddock was not always on the agenda. “Whether or not to do so has been debated for a long time“, Said Kathleen Kennedy, President of Lucasfilm Entertainment Weekly Dart Vader is about to return to the screen.

And to find out:Everyone on our creative team has a strong opinion and all of our fans have a strong opinion. So when you realize that you are in control of this level, of course, a similar point in history will be explored at a very high level. We talked about it all the time.”

Director Deborah Chau went on to explain why it was so important for Sit Lord to appear in a series dedicated to her former mentor: “I really wanted to do something that was character-based and focused on them, because that’s the great thing about mini-series: you have more time to tell the story of real characters.And add:

For me, the starting point of a character is to find out who was important to him in his life. And it is quite difficult to avoid Anakin / Vader in this scenario, especially from the revenge of the Sites.

Indeed, 10 years after the events of Episode III, the story of the Disney + series unfolds. “So this is the result of character evolution for me. It was not just his return. It was more about who means something and where we are at this point in time with Vader“- continued the director.

However, Deborah Chow also trusted the legendary character: “He is not a vader yetNew hopeDo you understand what I mean? So we find ourselves with this mid-period character. This is still a vader, obviously, but he is a vader who is not as well trained as.”

Without a doubt, it will be interesting to discover Anakin Skywalker, who is still being performed by Hayden Christensen, to the delight of the fans of the prelude, who may not yet have fully returned to the dark side!

The Obi-Wan Kenobi series debuts on May 25 on Disney +.