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Ewan McGregor in Talks for Obi-Wan Kenobi Show on Disney+: Report

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Ewan McGregor as Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" universe.
Ewan McGregor as Jedi knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" universe. (Image credit: Lucalsfilm)

Ewan McGregor is in talks to once again play Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi, this time in a Disney+ show, reports Deadline. According to the Hollywood trade, this show was originally plotted out as a movie but plans changed; back in August 2018, McGregor said he would be up for reprising his role as the Star Wars Jedi but he hadn't been approached about a movie.

The 48-year-old actor last appeared on-screen as Kenobi in 2005's "Revenge of the Sith," although he recorded lines for a cameo in 2015's "The Force Awakens."

Speculation about McGregor reprising his role as Kenobi has been rampant since the Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm in 2012.

No further details were mentioned, however Disney's D23 Expo is scheduled to take place Aug. 20 through Aug. 25 in Los Angeles.

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Chris Arrant
Chris Arrant
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Newsarama Senior Editor Chris Arrant has covered comic book news for Space.com sister site Newsarama since 2003, and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News and CBR. He is the author of the book "Modern Masters: Cliff Chiang," co-authored "Art of Spider-Man Classic," and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology "Pros and (Comic) Cons." He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)