'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' starring Ewan McGregor, is Star Wars' newest series in the film franchise. It's set to premiere May 27 with its first two episodes on Disney+.
"How did he go from the banks of Mustafar to the calm of Sir Alec Guinness? Something obviously happened there, between those 20 years. So for us, in large part, that was why we felt we actually had a story to tell," said director Deborah Chow.
This image released by Disney+ shows Ewan McGregor in a scene from the series "Obi-Wan Kenobi,"premiering May 27. With Kenobi just having failed to bring Anakin back from the dark side in Episode III, Chow intended on including the villain in the series as well as Jedi-hunting Inquisitors. A lightsaber duel could also be on the horizon between Vader and Kenobi, with Hayden Christensen set to make an appearance. in the series include Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse as Skywalker's uncle and aunt, and Rosario Dawson’s Ahsoka Tano is also expected to appear.
Filming took place last year almost entirely at Industrial Light & Magic’s Los Angeles-area soundstages using massive LED screens to create the virtual worlds.Haley Chi-Sing is a Fox News Digital production assistant. You can reach her at @haleychising on Twitter.
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