Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness brought Obi-Wan Kenobi to life - but some other iconic actors almost got to join Star Wars in this role instead.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor are famous for playing the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, but several other actors almost got the part. Introduced in the first Star Wars movie , Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of the most important characters in the entire franchise. Viewers have seen him as a Padawan, a Jedi Master, and ultimately as a Force Ghost.
6 Hugh Jackman Australian actor Hugh Jackman may be best known for playing Wolverine for the past 23 years, but he almost played the fan-favorite Jedi; only McGregor's star power swung the decision in his favor. It's probably for the best that Jackman didn't get to join Star Wars, because this would have meant he would have missed out on X-Men.
3 Toshiro Mifune Most of the entries on this list have been for the prequel-era role of Obi-Wan Kenobi; however, Sir Alec Guinness wasn’t George Lucas’ first choice to play the Jedi Master. In fact, Lucas originally planned Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune to take the part. After the actor’s death in 1997, his daughter revealed that Mifune not only turned down the role of Obi-Wan but Darth Vader as well. Mifune thought A New Hope would look cheap and would hurt the image of the samurai.
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