Ewan McGregor Archives

It's hard to believe it's been over a quarter century since Ewan McGregor embarked on his journey in Star Wars with lofty expectations to fill in the shoes of the late Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi starting with 1999's The Phantom Menace, the first episode of the Skywalker Saga as the original trilogy started with[...]

When Emma Westenberg came upon the opportunity to direct her first feature, Vertical Entertainment's Bleeding Love, few could ever dream of casting the star from their favorite film as her lead, but that's what happened with Moulin Rouge's Ewan McGregor It also couldn't hurt to be friends with his daughter, the film's writer and co-star Clara[...]

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead certainly have no shortage of geek credibility given everything they've been involved with, including DC with Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020), Star Wars and their latest project in A Gentleman in Moscow While promoting the Paramount+ and Showtime miniseries, the two appeared[...]

Back in April 2023, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy shared during Star Wars Celebration 2023 that while a second season of Lucasfilm & Disney+'s Ewan McGregor & Hayden Christensen-starring Obi-Wan Kenobi was "not in active development, the door wasn't closed "I never say never because there's always the possibility That show was so well-received, and [director] Deborah[...]

Ewan McGregor is ready for another adventure with his signature character Obi-Wan, but it's ultimately up to Disney as they seem to be winging it on the future of the Star Wars franchise The actor reprised his role as the legendary Jedi knight in the 2022 series Obi-Wan Kenobi acts as a bridge between the[...]

Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead might be the unlikely Star Wars power couple, but the Obi-Wan star isn't shy about flexing his geekiness for his wife's work in Scott Pilgrim While Winstead's role in the 2010 live-action Edgar Wright film Scott Pilgrim vs the World as female protagonist Ramona Flowers helped vault her to[...]

Director Deborah Chow has become such a pillar for Star Wars' success on Disney+ from her work on The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi, with the latter seeing star Ewan McGregor reprise the role after over 15+ years The limited series, similar to projects like 2016's Rogue One and its sequel series Andor, is designed to[...]

Ewan McGregor, who first appeared in the prequel films, reprised his role as the title character for the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi While Ewan recruited his daughter Esther Rose McGregor to play Daiyi spice peddler Tetha Grig on the limited series, his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead was cast as the green Twi'lek rebel pilot Hera[...]

But if you're waiting on news regarding a second season of Lucasfilm & Disney+'s Ewan McGregor-starring Obi-Wan Kenobi? Well, you might want to check back in with Star Wars Celebration 2027 or later "That is not an active development," shared Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy – though the door isn't completely closed "But I never say[...]

My favorite 2022 TV episode was the finale of Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi, where we finally got some resolution between Obi-Wan & Darth Vader.

A young actor like Maxim Swinton was fortunate enough to learn from screen veterans in Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor while on the set of AppleTV+'s Raymond & Ray The film follows Raymond (McGregor) and his half-brother Ray (Hawke), who reunite after five years to attend their father's funeral with his dying wish that his[...]

The limited-run series will star Ewan McGregor and debut exclusively on Paramount+ internationally and Showtime in the US The series, which is an adaptation of Amor Towles' best-selling novel of the same name, will be produced by eOne in association with Paramount. Viking Publishing Here's a Look at A Gentleman in Moscow McGregor (Trainspotting) will play Count Alexander[...]

Lucasfilm released the trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return, a behind-the-scenes look at the Star Wars Disney+ series that features the returns of Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi and Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader Both reprised their roles for the first time in live-action since 2005's Revenge of the Sith, which was[...]

The former Jedi master met his unfortunate end at the hands of Darth Maul (Ray Park), that saw him and his padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) battle the Sith lord during their climactic battle As part of Qui-Gon's final wishes, Ben promised to train Anakin Skywalker to become a Jedi as the prophesized one to[...]

Among the beneficiaries was Ewan McGregor, who was cast as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel trilogy and recently reprised his role in the Disney+ series of the same name The original Jedi master to Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in 1977's A New Hope was played by Sir Alec Guinness McGregor spoke about the initial reaction[...]

In fact, it was a planned trilogy before 2018's Solo underperformed at the box office. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in Lucasfilm's OBI-WAN KENOBI, exclusively on Disney+ © 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd & ™ All Rights Reserved. How Solo: A Star Wars Story Ruined Obi-Wan Kenobi Trilogy "Right, so not at all, none I wrote the film that they based[...]

This is your minor spoilers warning moving forward… Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in Lucasfilm's OBI-WAN KENOBI, exclusively on Disney+ © 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd & ™ All Rights Reserved. One major plot that I hoped Lucasfilm in the Disney era would address that director George Lucas didn't was provide a greater exposition of the Anakin/Obi-Wan relationship[...]

Speaking with Radio Times, director Deborah Chow and stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen commented on that possibility. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in Lucasfilm's OBI-WAN KENOBI, exclusively on Disney+ © 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd & ™ All Rights Reserved. "You know, we always did conceive of this as a limited series," Chow said."So it's not an adventure-of-the-week sort[...]

When we last left our heroes in Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ben (Ewan McGregor) thought he managed to evade the Empire with Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) to some form of a sanctuary in Jabiim As per the normal narrative in the "Star Wars" franchise, tracking devices always come in handy and protagonists almost never check[...]

While we only see a few glimpses of him as Anakin Skywalker in Jedi robes as part of Ben's (Ewan McGregor) hallucinations, most are in his current form as the mechanized cyborg Darth Vader The actor is largely seen full of scars and immersed in a bacta tank as his largely scarred and damaged body[...]

When we last left our heroes on Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Tala (Indira Varma) & Ben (Ewan McGregor) were trying to make their daring escape with Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) from the Empire but hit a formidable snag We come to find out that Inquisitor Reva (Moses Ingram) is probably the "Star Wars" universe's smartest[...]

Sure all the elements we get in our recap form the precursor to the narrative that is to come as the first two episodes show us what the franchise's primary protagonists from the original trilogy in Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), Luke and Leia have been up to since Sith. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in Lucasfilm's OBI-WAN[...]

It's hard to watch Disney+ & Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi and not draw obvious comparisons to the 2017 James Mangold classic Logan because in this case, the current arc has the title character played by Ewan McGregor trying to escort Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) back to her "parents" on Alderaan Naturally, they're running into some[...]

We even had Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star Anson Mount making this pledge to Ingram: "We, the Trek Family, have her back." Now, Obi-Wan Kenobi star & executive producer Ewan McGregor is also stepping up, sharing a video thanking viewers for their support before addressing the racist attacks Ingram's had to deal with. LONDON, ENGLAND[...]

By now, you've witnessed the glory that is Disney+ and Lucasfilm's first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi Knight The "Star Wars" limited series, also featuring Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader, is set 10 years after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, where Kenobi (McGregor) faced his greatest defeat:[...]

Depending on when you read this you may have already witnessed the glory that is Disney+ and Lucasfilm's first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi Knight The "Star Wars" limited series, also featuring Hayden Christensen returning as Darth Vader, is set 10 years after Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith,[...]

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, director Deborah Chow, writer Joby Harold, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and star Ewan McGregor talk about the possibilities that could be in store if by chance the Mouse grants the spinoff series a second season for Disney+. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) in Lucasfilm's OBI-WAN KENOBI, exclusively on Disney+ © 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd[...]

There are tons to uncover going into the Disney+ series Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, which looks to more definitively fill in the gap between 2005's Revenge of the Sith and 1977's A New Hope chronicling the time when the title character played by Ewan McGregor goes into hiding following the Jedi purge Order 66 The[...]

As we loom closer to the premiere of Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Disney+ released a featurette called A Series of Firsts that chronicles star Ewan McGregor's return to the role of the Jedi Master and title character It starts off showing highlights of the film that started the Star Wars franchise, A New Hope (1977),[...]

So I had a lot that I was drawing from, and then, of course, everything he's going through in the story." LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 12: Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor attend the photocall for the new Disney+ limited series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" at the Corinthia Hotel on May 12, 2022 in London, England Obi-Wan Kenobi will[...]