Hayden Christensen is about to reprise his position as Darth Vader within the new upcoming Obi Wan Kenobi Star Wars collection.
Introduced by LucasFilm boss Kathleen Kennedy as a part of Disney’s Investor’s Day yesterday (December 11), Kennedy promised “the rematch of the century”.
The brand new present, which can see Deborah Chow directing and Ewan McGregor reprise his position as Obi Wan Kenobi.
Asserting the information on Twitter, a publish learn: “Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, becoming a member of Ewan McGregor in OBI-WAN KENOBI. The Authentic Sequence begins 10 years after the dramatic occasions of Revenge of the Sith, and is coming to #DisneyPlus.
“It was such an unimaginable journey taking part in Anakin Skywalker,” Christensen in a press release.
He added: “In fact, Anakin and Obi-Wan weren’t on the best of phrases once we final noticed them…Will probably be fascinating to see what a tremendous director like Deborah Chow has in retailer for us all.
“I’m excited to work with Ewan once more. It feels good to be again.”
Earlier this week (December 7), it was introduced that the forthcoming spin off will probably be filmed within the city of Boston within the UK, not Boston, Massachusetts as beforehand reported.
Confusion stemmed from an preliminary posting by the Movie & Tv Business Alliance on business resouce Manufacturing Record, saying that Star Wars: Kenobi will shoot in London, England and Boston, Massachusetts on January 4, 2021. It has now been altered to Boston, UK.
It was confirmed last year that Ewan McGregor, who portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi within the three Star Wars prequel movies between 1999 and 2005, will probably be reprising his position for the forthcoming Disney+ collection.
In September, McGregor gave an update about the series. “I’m actually enthusiastic about it. It’s gonna be nice, I believe,” he stated in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
When requested concerning the present’s scope, and a possible second season, McGregor stated, “As I perceive, it’s a standalone season. We’ll see. Who is aware of?”