![Ewan McGregor In Talks to Play Obi-Wan Kenobi On Disney+ Series](https://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2016/03/ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-movie-pic.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Ewan McGregor In Talks to Play Obi-Wan Kenobi On Disney+ Series
For years, rumors have swirled that Ewan McGregor might return to Star Wars to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in a standalone film. The story always went something like this: After Han Solo and Boba Fett, the next character up for his own Star Wars spinoff is Obi-Wan. Solo: A Star Wars Story happened, but the other movies never materialized. And it seems like Disney has put the so-called “anthology films” on hold after Solo underperformed at the box office.
But you know those Jedis; they are hard to kill. Even after you down them with a lightsaber, they hang around as a Force Ghost. And it looks like the Obi-Wan project isn’t quite dead after all. Deadline reports that McGregor is now “in talks” to play Obi-Wan once again, this time as the star of his own series on Disney’s upcoming streaming service, Disney+:
Plans to produce a stand-alone Kenobi feature film morphed into the current plan for a big-budget series for Disney+, just as the discussion of a Boba Fett film gave way to the similarly spirited The Mandalorian series.
This would mark a major project for Disney+ — maybe the biggest yet, as it involves the return of one of Star Wars’ most beloved performers to a role he hasn’t played in many years. We’ll probably know for sure whether McGregor is fully back in his Jedi robes during Disney’s D23 Expo next weekend. There’s a whole panel dedicated to Disney+ programming on Friday afternoon. If McGregor really is going to play Obi-Wan in a Disney+ series, he’ll likely be a special guest there.
Gallery — Every Star Wars Movie Ranked From Worst to Best:
More From 96.7 The River
![Everything New on Disney Plus in May 2023](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/04/attachment-muppet-mayhem-123.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Wakanda Forever’ Becomes Most-Watched Marvel Premiere on Disney+](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/11/attachment-attachment-pro3280_trl_comp_ilm_v0005-1042_r.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Avatar 2’ Passes ‘The Force Awakens,’ Now the Fourth-Biggest Movie Ever](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/01/attachment-attachment-attachment-star-wars-force-awakens-han-solo.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Marvel Announces ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Streaming Debut](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/11/attachment-SUM-08173_R_CROP.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘The Simpsons’ Announces New Disney+ Christmas Short](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/12/attachment-social_projectchristmas_4x5_2989x3736_en_v1_466bd65b.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Disney Plus Announces ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 Premiere Date](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/12/attachment-rsd1290_comp_049370_vers061353.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Disney’s ‘Strange World’ Could Lose $100 Million](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/11/attachment-STRANGE_WORLD-ONLINE-USE-315.0-001.00-22_2K.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Enchanted’ Sequel Premieres on Streaming](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/11/attachment-DCH-06890_R2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Disney Announces Launch of Disney+ With Ads](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2022/11/attachment-disneyplus-logo-123.jpg?w=980&q=75)