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Star Wars: Andor to star Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

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March 4, 2021

According to The Illuminerdi, Ewan McGregor will reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in “Star Wars: Andor”, a series that takes place before the events of “Rogue One”.

It has been said that the former Jedi Master will have a recurring role in the plot, but no details have been revealed about his involvement.

As the series has a tone more focused on the military plot of the saga, Kenobi’s presence remains a big mystery to fans, so all that remains is to wait for more information.

Recalling that Andor is already in production, while the Kenobi-centric series is slated to start in March.

Previously, Discussing Film reported that Disney + decided to hire not one, but three directors to direct the episodes of “Andor”.

The studio had already chosen Toby Haynes (“Black Mirror: USS Callister”) as director of the first three episodes, as well as as showrunner.

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Now two more names have been added to help you: Ben Caron and Susanna White.

Caron is best known for directing a few episodes of “The Crown” and “Skins”, and White’s credits include the series “Generation Kill”, “Boardwalk Empire” and “Billions”.

Last year, protagonist Diego Luna revealed to THR the surprising fan challenges, as fans already know about Cassian Andor’s fate.

“Although we already know the end of this story, I think it’s really interesting to tell the story and where Cassian came from. I think that’s our biggest challenge: to surprise the audience. But that’s a very enticing idea, because the series allows us to dig deeper into the characters, so that you can better understand them and find out what they’re capable of. As an artist, there is nothing more exciting for me than showing the different sides of the same character.

He also compared the series to the original film and said the pull was as intense and exciting as the feature film.

“I have to be very careful how I react to everything because I can’t deliver spoilers. But the series is as intense as the movie [‘Rogue One‘]It’s exciting. The way we shoot reminds me of when I recorded ‘Rogue One’ … The work is as intense as it was back then, you know? It always leaves me feeling like we’re making a new movie.

Recalling that the first season of “ Andor ” will have 12 episodes scheduled for the premiere in 2022.

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“Everything I did, I did for the rebellion.” Andor, an original series set in the Star Wars universe, airs in 2022 on #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/q2IT2qzEeR

– Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020

The plot will follow the adventures of Cassian Andor during the rebellion’s early formative years, before the events of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”. The gripping thriller will explore stories full of espionage and daring missions to restore hope to the galaxy struggling with a ruthless empire.

Besides Luna, the cast includes Genevieve O’Reilly, Adria Arjona (‘Squadron 6’), Denise Gough (‘Guerrilla’), Stellan Skarsgård (‘Chernobyl’) and Kyle Soller (‘The Titan’).

O’Reilly will reprise her role as chief member of the Rebel Alliance, Mon Mothma, the character she first played in “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” (2005) and then in “Rogue One”.

Originally, the character was introduced in ‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983), played by Caroline Blakiston.

So far, details on the characters of Gough, Arjona, Skarsgård and Soller have not been revealed.

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