Star Wars brought Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen from the big screen to the small screen to reprise their previous roles in the Disney + movie. Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series. The project arrived on Disney + after years of rumors that McGregor would star in an independent film similar to what the galaxy far, far away has done Alone. The actor previously shared that the plan wasn’t always for his character. get a TV show but director and executive producer Deborah Chow explained to Gossipify why the story was ultimately “perfect” for a series rather than a movie.
The eleven live action films of the Star Wars universe (composed of the three trilogies, delinquentYes Alone) all have run times between two and three hours, with the Alone Independent entrance of just over two. Contrast, Obi-Wan Kenobi has six episodes to tell a story. Deborah Chow assessed the kind of freedom the project had with a series versus a film, saying:
For me, the limited format was perfect for this story, because what it gives you is that you’re still telling a story, where you can really do a beginning, middle and end, and it’s really built like a story. But you have more time. And you can spend more time with the character than with a feature that might make you drive a little faster. So for the story I think we wanted to tell, the limited format was perfect.
A Star Wars Sure, the film wouldn’t have time to slowly but surely show Obi-Wan reconnecting with all the skills that had rusted away for a decade in the desert without using the Force on Tatooine. There may not have been time to explore the emotional consequences of Ewan McGregor’s character, revealing the depth of Vader’s will for revenge rack up Reva’s backstory as a whole new character and delivery of prequel era types Star Wars action not seen in live action since Revenge of the Sith in 2005. As Deborah Chow pointed out, the format of the series gave this story time to really make an impact.
Obi-Wan, regaining his strength as a negotiator, general, and Jedi in Episode 5, would he have dealt the same blow if we hadn’t seen the slow build? If we hadn’t seen the low points from the first episode, we wouldn’t necessarily see how high he has risen at this point. Of course, viewers knew that the start of this series wouldn’t end with a decisive win for Obi-Wan or Vader, because that won’t happen until A new hope. (And it is questionable among fans which of them actually won the latest lightsaber duel on the Death Star.)
Also, Ewan McGregor did not rule out returning reprise his iconic character after what he considered a “satisfying” story. for fans, therefore, the limited series format could have been ideal both for telling this particular story and for setting up a potential next chapter. There are so many directions Star Wars can take Obi-Wan without contradicting the canon of star wars rebels Yes A new hope (which Deborah Chow recognized as “the most complicated” of Obi-Wan Kenobi ), but there’s plenty of room for maneuver with all the unexplored years the Star Wars timeline at this point.
For now, you can still enjoy the Obi-Wan Kenobi (opens in a new tab) limited series broadcast with a Disney + subscription plus all other animated and live action Star Wars content available on the platform. More live shows are also on the way, with Andor (Protagonist of delinquentis Diego Luna) and Ahsoka bring back Rosario Dawson it’s a lot star wars rebels characters .
Source: Cinemablend
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