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Star Wars: Lucasfilm possibly holding off on Obi-Wan spin-off for surprising reason.
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BrokenFiction
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Because it's Breznican, this rumor has more merit than most. He's inside tight with Lucasfilm.
fallengorn
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So Luke is still going to be harassed by Ben dropping family secrets?
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
yes absolutely
Kylo has a secret sister!
valkillmore
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Maybe I'm a moron, but wouldn't that mean that there are more prequel films to the original series in the works? How do you do a Obi-Wan appearance in a mainline Star Wars movie, moving forward past The Force Awakens, if Obi-Wan is died?
JonnyDBrit
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Oddly enough I don't actually want this to be so - mostly because I want the damned spinoff - but I could see a basic reason in doing so.
Obi-Wan's character arc through the prequels, particularly in relation to Anakin, mirrors what Luke has gone through courtesy of Kylo Ren. It's pretty obvious to draw comparisons and perhaps make use of them, in story.
Obi-Wan's character arc through the prequels, particularly in relation to Anakin, mirrors what Luke has gone through courtesy of Kylo Ren. It's pretty obvious to draw comparisons and perhaps make use of them, in story.
Ewan McGregor was already in TFA so it was inevitable that Obi-Wan would appear again in the future. I don't see why that should stop a spinoff, though.
Obi-Wan appeared as a ghost in every movie that was set after his death.
Obi-Wan appeared as a ghost in every movie that was set after his death.
Prototype Viktor
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Obi is Rey's mother
Luke is her father
Obi-wans Desert Life - 20 Years a Hermit.
shira
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valkillmore
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ew no
Not only dead, but his actor in the OT is dead. You can't exactly have him randomly de-age to McGregor as a ghost having appeared only as Alec Guinness in the OT.
Haloid1177
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It's amazing what makeup and CG can do to age up someone.
googleplex
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I have no ideal how that would even work. Unless Obi-Wan has some secret kid with Satine Kryze the Duchess of Mandalore.
A Star Wars version of A Fistful of Dollars, with Obi-Wan as Clint Eastwood? Yes, yes we do.
There would be no issue making McGregor look 20 years older with makeup, it would be a trivial job. That's if they even have the ghosts appear in the same crude way they appeared in the OT, they might present them differently.
Shadowhelper
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Not only that, he now looks younger for some reason? Even though we've seen his ghost look like old ass Obi?
This prequel stuff is annoying. A Han Solo one, I will make an exception for, but I'd rather they try something else than make another damned prequel movie.
Ewan McGregor wasn't even very good, funny, or charming, so what's even the appeal?
broncobuster
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Diprosalic
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yes it could (see: Westworld) but old McGregor would look nothing like Alec Guinness.
I thought that at first but the age doesn't line up. It's been 30 years since ROTJ right? Clone wars is another 20 or so plus earlier.
LordOfLore
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Obi-Wan was really popular with the ladies. Wouldn't surprise me if he had a unknown daughter growing up during the Empire era who got married and had to leave her child alone when the First Order came for them.
stryker1138
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But... wouldn't the next spinoff after Young Han Solo be after IX anyway?
Triggerhappytel
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He was awful in the role. Just sounded so bored and passionless.
Hero_of_the_Day
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Don't get why it would matter? He can't appear in Episode 9 and a solo film, why?
Simple. He had a child between Ep 3 and 4, which is why they have to hold off on Spin-Off, where it will be shown. Ta-dah!
Yes, please. Of all the possible spin-offs, THIS is the one I want. McGregor deserves a good Star Wars movie
That's the level of performance Lucas as a director gets from great actors. Every actor was subpar compared to the rest of their filmography in those prequels.
Possible plot twist in one of the later saga movies they would have to explain in the spinoff?
Why not make that movie with a new character, instead of limiting the story in a needless way? The spinoff-prequels solely focussed around "What did X do at that time?" do not excite me much.
AusRoachman
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DerZuhälter
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He will look for you, he will find you, and he will make you agree on republican credits.
That kid would be older than Luke. Nah, answer is obvious. Kenobi got some action just before he left Tatooine with Luke.
...how many years after ROTJ is TFA again?
Comfort Jones
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Almost as silly as people claiming Maul is an actual character.
At least 30.
Rey would be too young. She would have to be his grand-daughter at the very least for the theory to work.
Tal Shiar Agent
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Obi-Wan is my favorite character overall in Star Wars. Ewan McGregor's Kenobi was the only good thing about the prequels. Imagine if he actually had a good script and a good director.
NumberThree
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