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Ewan McGregor pitches Obi-Wan Kenobi story ideas to Lucasfilm

8/20/2026

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McGregor Pitches Obi-Wan

Ewan McGregor (actor) told Variety at the Edinburgh International Film Festival that he has pitched two Obi-Wan Kenobi story ideas to Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni.
One idea follows Obi-Wan after Episode III as he seeks the exiled Jedi Master Yoda.
The other proposes a romance linking Obi-Wan with Hera Syndulla, played by McGregor’s wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead (actress), despite the characters’ different eras.
Lucasfilm has not confirmed a second season of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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McGregor Embraces Obi-Wan

Ewan McGregor said he will play Obi-Wan Kenobi for the rest of his career, hoping Disney will greenlight more stories.
He said the prequel backlash taught him to ignore criticism, which led him to avoid fan conventions for years.
McGregor welcomed the warm 2022 fan reaction, calling the crowd’s roar a “rush” he had never heard before.

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Historical Context

The Star Wars Holiday Special, broadcast once on CBS on November 17 1978, was panned and never rebroadcast, becoming a cult bootleg. After Disney acquired Lucasfilm, the franchise’s continuity was reshaped, and J.J. Abrams confirmed the special’s canonical status in 2015. Now actor Ewan McGregor proposes new Obi-Wan Kenobi storylines to Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni, echoing past fan-scepticism.

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McGregor Pitches Obi-Wan

Ewan McGregor (actor) told Variety at the Edinburgh International Film Festival that he has pitched two Obi-Wan Kenobi story ideas to Lucasfilm president Dave Filoni.
One idea follows Obi-Wan after Episode III as he seeks the exiled Jedi Master Yoda.
The other proposes a romance linking Obi-Wan with Hera Syndulla, played by McGregor’s wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead (actress), despite the characters’ different eras.
Lucasfilm has not confirmed a second season of Obi-Wan Kenobi.

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