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HELLO THERE: Obi-Wan Kenobi film (finally) in the works
- Thread starter Bobby Roberts
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Skellig Gra
Member
Iain Glen looks the part I suppose but he's too old I think. He's only a couple years younger than Sir Alec was during ANH.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
It better be McGregor, but I could accept this.
Grandchild maybe. Or simply related, but not a direct child of his.
Pagusas
Elden Member
I think this everytime GOT is on. The dude would have made a fine Obi
WadiumArcadium
Member
Obi-Wan's a beloved character and they have almost twenty years of free time to play with. A spin-off focused on him was a no-brainer.
DoctorFling
Member
I would love it if everyone was hyped for McGregor and then they announced they're going to use a horrific CGI resurrection of Alec Guinness instead
Visually he looks much younger, though. I think he would nail it.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
You want me to do what now?
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Stop encouraging this lazy prequel shit you guys.
Snyder basically pitched Seven Samurai with Jedi to George and it never went forward.
mavericktopgun
Member
PLEASE Ewan PLEASE!!!!!!!!
PhantomThief
Banned
Omg! Cmon Ewan!!
Would be great with Yodas own Wilson
Finally. Hot damn!
And I'm pretty sure Ewan is going to return. He knows he was the second most well received character in the prequel series (Qui Gonn is the GOAT, though). I loved his Obi-Wan, so he better fucking come back! And just 1 movie? Get out of here. I need my wandering Ronin Obi-Wan series where he just travels the galaxy trying to atone, before settling on Tatooine permanently.
And I'm pretty sure Ewan is going to return. He knows he was the second most well received character in the prequel series (Qui Gonn is the GOAT, though). I loved his Obi-Wan, so he better fucking come back! And just 1 movie? Get out of here. I need my wandering Ronin Obi-Wan series where he just travels the galaxy trying to atone, before settling on Tatooine permanently.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
Member
Daldry's filmography has some of the worst, most degenerate examples of "oscar bait" in the history of film. And the fact his films actually get nominated makes it even worse.
I couldn't think of someone I'd want to make a Star Wars film less than Daldry.
I couldn't think of someone I'd want to make a Star Wars film less than Daldry.
Don't cockblock Obi.
funkystudent
Member
McGregor has aged to damn well. LOL.
They are still going to have to age him up a little but he deserves to be in a OK star wars movie.
They are still going to have to age him up a little but he deserves to be in a OK star wars movie.
He's a beloved character but there's nothing we need answers to or immediately interesting about the premise. He's an outcast who's supposed to be living on Tatooine watching over Luke and he can't even fight Vader. I hope I'll be pleasantly surprised though. I'd be more interesting in him making a Clone Wars movie.
Too edgy for them. Seems the Han Solo spin-off made them more skittish.
Inferno313
Banned
I'm ok with this, but I really want this Star Wars Stories to be more than just solo adventures and origin stories for the classic characters. I want more stuff like Rogue One, new stories with new characters in new corners of the galaxy.
Don't you mean Disney
Ever since someone suggested this I've been kind of in love with the idea.
Lifejumper
Member
Why are they looking at a yoda and boba fett film? Cmon Lucasfilm.
Skellig Gra
Member
His hairline is pretty rough
. Although they could put a wig on him easily enough. He's certainly a capable actor no doubt about that, but why ruin the continuity when you don't have to.
KeyBladerXIII
Member
*Maul scream* KENOBIIIIARGH!
Fuck yeah! Best Star Wars character gets a movie all for him!
Fuck yeah! Best Star Wars character gets a movie all for him!
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I like that it's a guy you'd otherwise never expect to get a Star Wars film.
Too many Star Wars fans think of genre like they do the carrying cases for their action figures - there's only certain slots that certain people can fit in and they never allow for anyone else to rearrange that.
Kershner applying his POV to Empire is part of why Empire is so good. People who don't normally make sci-fi bringing their sensibilities to bear on sci-fi/fantasy can be a really interesting approach that turns out some great stuff.
I'll take something stupid but ultimately inoffensive like Jurassic World over the exploitative garbage of Extremely Loud and Incredible Close any day. If, for some awful reason, I was forced to watch one of only these two movies.
Basically this.
How old was Luke in ANH?
-Plasma Reus-
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Hairline has nada to do with age tho.His hairline is pretty rough
balladofwindfishes
Member
Wonder if we'll get a Liam Neeson force ghost.
MisterHero
Super Member
But he's supposed to be in exile on Tattooine! *whine*
Cross-Section
Member
Adventures of young Obi Wan Kenobi and Quilan Vos. Do it!
Well, an Obi-Wan origin story wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility, given that canonically we know nothing about him pre-TPM (except that he crushed on Satine).
But it's gonna be a pre-ANH story, no bones about it
His hairline is pretty rough
To be fair, Alec Guiness didn't have a hairline.
I hope whatever they do is just a cool Star Wars genre piece, like a Western, and not try and do some expanded universe explanation shit. Just let Obi-Wan have a cool adventure that doesn't tie into and setup other stuff in the series after the fact.
I want something like Blackthorn with Obi-Wan. Just an old man getting into some shit. One last big adventure before ANH that doesn't have anything to do with that stuff.
I want something like Blackthorn with Obi-Wan. Just an old man getting into some shit. One last big adventure before ANH that doesn't have anything to do with that stuff.
Infernostew
Member
You have your opinion and I have my own. I apologize that after only a few years of having an annual Star Wars film that I'm already bored by how Disney is handling these projects. I didn't like Rogue One and this Hans Solo film is, most likely, going to be a disaster. Maybe it's just me but films based on characters and events I already know about don't excite me. I want new characters and brand new stories.
That AND Disney have brought back multiple Prequel actors for currenr SW files.
Senator Organa and Mon Mothma
Honestly they have a lot of freedom with what they could do with this film barring killing Kenobi. Prequels aren't inherently bad. Problem with the Solo film in comparison is that Solo's character arc and development are done in the OT itself. Here they have more leeway with how they could handle Kenobi's character.