The character is loosely inspired by General Makabe Rokurōta, a character from Akira Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress, played by Toshiro Mifune (whom franchise creator George Lucas had originally wanted to cast as Obi-Wan). Guinness won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A New Hope, while McGregor was nominated for the same category 20 years later for his performance in The Phantom Menace. McGregor's performance as the character in the prequels received praise as well, considered to be among the highlights of the trilogy. Guinness' performance as Obi-Wan in the original Star Wars (1977) earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the only acting nomination for a Star Wars film. He is frequently featured as a main character in various other Star Wars media, including the streaming television miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which McGregor reprised the role. The character briefly appears in the sequel trilogy as a disembodied voice, speaking to protagonist Rey. In the prequel trilogy, set two decades earlier, he is initially a Padawan (apprentice) to Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, and later mentor and friend of Luke's father Anakin, who falls to the dark side of the Force and becomes Vader. After sacrificing himself in a duel against Darth Vader, Obi-Wan guides Luke through the Force in his fight against the Galactic Empire.
He is a mentor to Luke Skywalker, to whom he introduces the ways of the Jedi.
In the original trilogy he is introduced as Ben Kenobi, an alias he uses while in hiding from the Empire. In the later-released prequel trilogy, a younger version of the character serves as one of the two main protagonists, alongside Anakin Skywalker, and is portrayed by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor. Within the original trilogy, Obi-Wan is a Jedi Master as a supporting character and is portrayed by English actor Alec Guinness. But we'll see."īelow, see the first images from Obi-Wan Kenobi "Part VI," now streaming on Disney+.Obi-Wan Kenobi ( / ˈ oʊ b iː ˌ w ɑː n k ə ˈ n oʊ b iː/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. "And if we feel like, 'OK, there's a real reason to do this it's answering the why then,' then we'll do it. "We'll certainly give that consideration because the fans, they speak to us," Kennedy said. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Lucasfilm president and producer Kathleen Kennedy noted Obi-Wan was conceived "as a limited series," but said a Season 2 may happen "if there's huge engagement and people really want more Obi-Wan." "Īfter their reunion and rematch in Obi-Wan Kenobi, McGregor and Christensen are hopeful for a second season of the Star Wars series. McGregor continued, "It's a much darker, more broken place than we've ever seen the character before, either with me or with Alec Guinness. So, he's not only grieving, but he's also feeling responsible for losing his brother." Also, he's carrying this amazing guilt because he feels that he lost his brother to the dark side, and he should've been able to see that was going to happen and stop that from happening. All his friends are either killed or gone into hiding, so he's very much alone and lost. His Jedi order that he loves and believes in is torn apart. "We see at the end of Revenge of the Sith, everything he's known and worked for and worked toward is destroyed. "He's a more broken character than we've ever seen before," McGregor told EW of the Jedi he played in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. Having reconnected with the Force - and his old Jedi Master, Force ghost Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) - a more hopeful Obi-Wan emerges on the sands of Tatooine.
In another crushing blow to the Empire, Reva the Third Sister defects from the Inquisitorius when she abandons her decade-long vendetta against the fallen Anakin Skywalker.
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