Ewan McGregor is making new furry friends.
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limited series,, marks Ewan McGregor’s return as the titular Jedi Master, it will also see Hayden Christensen reprise his role as Kenobi’s former apprentice-turned-Darth Vader. And as the anticipation for their onscreen reunion builds, the 51-year-old actor recalls what it was like seeing his former co-star step onto set as the Sith Lord. “It was amazing,” McGregor tells ET’s Will Marfuggi. “I’ve never quite seen a crew react the way they reacted when [Hayden] came on set for the first time as Vader.
I mean, it was like one of the greatest moments on any film set that I have ever seen.” According to the actor, “hundreds of people appeared [all over the set] and I was like, ‘Why are there so many people here today?’” As it turns out, they were all there to see Christensen as Vader. “Hayden walks out in the suit, and I was like, ‘Oh, of course, that’s why everyone is here. Everyone is here to see this moment.'«Premiering with two episodes on Friday, May 27 on Disney+, the six-part TV event sees Kenobi on the run as the story picks up 10 years after the events of the third prequel,.
Hot on the trail are a team of Inquisitors, who will stop at nothing to meet their master’s bidding. For McGregor, it’s the first time he’s worked with Christensen since the release of the 2005 film. Prior to that, the two spent a lot of time together in Australia, where and were filmed in the early 2000s. “We were both away from home. So, we spent a lot of time in the fight gym with each other, training together, learning the fights together,” McGregor recalls.
Ewan McGregor is making new furry friends.
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Crieff star Ewan McGregor has sent a sincere thank you to Star Wars fans for making Obi-Wan Kenobi a huge hit after it became the most-watched premiere for an original Disney Plus series.
didn’t wait long to reunite the titular Jedi Master (Ewan McGregor) and Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen). In “Chapter III” of the limited series, the two come face to face as the Sith Lord tracks his former mentor down on the planet Mapuzo, where Ben and a young Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) ended up after fleeing Daiyu. Ahead of the episode’s debut on Disney+, McGregor teased that the moment “will be a surprise” -- and indeed it was.
Last week, one of the “Star Wars” galaxy’s most beloved characters made his return when “Obi-Wan Kenobi” premiered on Disney+. And Ewan McGregor back onscreen as the Jedi master should be the most newsworthy item from the show’s first two episodes.
Ewan McGregor is speaking out after his co-star, Moses Ingram, has become the subject of racist remarks and comments on social media. In a video posted to the official Twitter account, the 51-year-old actor says he is heartbroken by the “horrendous” messages Ingram has received since the limited series premiered on Disney+. “It seems that some of the fan base, from this influential fan base, have decided to attack Moses Ingram online and send her the most horrendous, racist DMs. And I heard some of them this morning and it just broke my heart,” McGregor says. He then continues by saying, “Moses is a brilliant actor.
Obi-Wan Kenobi” star Ewan McGregor slammed social media users who sent his co-star Moses Ingram hundreds of racist messages — calling them fake “Star Wars” fans.“I just wanted to say as the leading actor in the series, as the executive producer on the series, that we stand with Moses; we love Moses,” McGregor said in a video statement posted by the official “Star Wars” Twitter account Tuesday night. “And if you’re sending her bullying messages, you’re no ‘Star Wars’ fan in my mind.
Ewan McGregor is opening up about his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead joining the Star Wars franchise.
Carson Burton Obi-Wan and Darth Vader are back together for the first time since 2005.Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen return their iconic roles from the “Star Wars” prequel series in the new Disney+ limited series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” For the stars, it’s been a long journey since the prequels premiered.“For the response not to be rosy when they came out, was hard. It was hard,” McGregor told Variety’s Marc Malkin on the red carpet at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim on Thursday.
Disney+’s latest series that’s set a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (some nine more are coming soon). The first two episodes of the sci-fi drama that dropped Friday don’t suggest the addictive triumph that the first season of “The Mandalorian” was, but the Force is mostly with it. The show takes place 10 years after the events of 2005’s “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,” which saw Anakin Skywalker turn into Darth Vader — the OG mask enthusiast.Although the math is confusing, it actually makes sense.
The new Obi-Wan Kenobi series is now streaming on Disney+ and a surprise red carpet premiere took place at the Star Wars Celebration fan event!
Mary Elizabeth Winstead joining the universe with an undisclosed role in. “She doesn’t need any advice from me, but it was kind of cool that when it came up and she was starting to think about it – we thought it was amazing to both be in this world together,” he said.
LADbible TV, the actors played a game of “Agree to Disagree.” In it, they are given statements, to which they must either strongly disagree, disagree, agree or strongly agree. And, when given the prompt of Obi-Wan’s mullet from “Episode II” being “the worst in cinema history,” both actors opted to strongly disagree.“No, you rocked that mullet very well,” Christensen assured McGregor.As for McGregor himself, he noted that at the time of filming and when the movie was released, he probably would’ve agreed with the distaste for Obi-Wan’s hair. But now that some time has passed, he definitely can’t.“But now, no, I think it’s like part of — just the way it is! It’s an iconic mullet,” McGregor said.
Disney+ is going all in on “Star Wars”, with three shows premiering this year.
, which arrives on Disney+ this month. Ewan McGregor reprises his beloved role as Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen returns as Anakin-turned-Vader for the first time since the 2005 film,, in this new limited series. Christensen’s epic comeback to the world of comes amid rumors that he’ll be making an appearance in — another spinoff to look forward to.
Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are ready for the premiere of their new Star Wars series!