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Ewan McGregor Urges Disney to Greenlight Obi-Wan Season 2

8/16/2026

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Ewan McGregor Marks Anniversary

Actor Ewan McGregor spoke at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Friday, marking Trainspotting’s 30th anniversary.
He said he feels patriotic, called the Star Wars prequels “dragged through the mud,” and hopes to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
He announced a staging of Harry Macqueen’s Supernova with Alan Cumming at Pitlochry Festival Theatre next year and hinted at more biking for his Long Way Round series.

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McGregor Demands Season

Disney has not green-lit a second Obi-Wan Kenobi season despite Ewan McGregor saying he is ready.
McGregor told E! News he will have ten years before reaching Alec Guinness’s age, urging Disney to act.
Liam Neeson appears as the ghost of Qui-Gon Jinn, his first live-action Star Wars role since 1999.
The series shows Obi-Wan working with Bail Organa to protect the Skywalker children.

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Historical Context

In 1977 George Lucas released Star Wars, earning $775 million worldwide and spawning a multigenerational sci-fi phenomenon. After Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, the franchise expanded into trilogies, spin-offs and streaming series. Ewan McGregor’s 2024 push for an Obi-Wan TV series taps that legacy, aiming to extend the saga for new audiences.

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Ewan McGregor Marks Anniversary

Actor Ewan McGregor spoke at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Friday, marking Trainspotting’s 30th anniversary.
He said he feels patriotic, called the Star Wars prequels “dragged through the mud,” and hopes to return as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
He announced a staging of Harry Macqueen’s Supernova with Alan Cumming at Pitlochry Festival Theatre next year and hinted at more biking for his Long Way Round series.

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