TheObi-Wan KenobiDisney+ series has recruited Joby Harold to write the story. Hossein Amini was originally on board to write, but left the long-awaited project back in January.Star Warsfans were beyond excited to hear that Ewan McGregor was coming back to reprise the role last summer at the D23 Expo. McGregor and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy came out on stage to share the good news, which was a huge weight off of the actor’s shoulders. McGregor has had to keep the secret for a long time and it was starting to get to him, he recalled afterwards.
TheObi-Wan Kenobiseries will mark the first time that Joby Harold has written for a TV series in his career. He previously executive producedJohn Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellumand co-wroteArmy of the Deadwith Zack Snyder. Harold also serves as executive producer on the drama seriesUndergroundand Netflix’s seriesSpinning Out. Additionally, he was brought on to for Paramount with writer James Vanderbilt.
Deborah Chow is still on boardas the director on theObi-Wan KenobiDisney+ series, however, it is not clear what will happen to the original story. Joby Harold could be going on to do something brand-new, like what J.J. Abrams and Chris Terrio did withThe Rise of Skywalkerwhen they replaced Colin Trevorrow. Ewan McGregor recently spoke about the series. He said, “there are scripts that I’ve read that are really good, they’re continuing to write on them to make them even better, and we start very early next year.” It isn’t clear if the pre-production will end up happening this summer, but that seems doubtful at the moment.
Ewan McGregor also said, “I’m excited about it. I think the last one I shot was in 2003, so it’s been a while.” In addition to reading up onObi-Wan Kenobi, McGregor has found himself having tocheck out the latest Star Wars projects. He says, “I’m reminding myself by watching their new films andThe Mandalorianand stuff, I really enjoyed. I keep myself as current as I can with the Lucasfilm world.” It’s really hard to find anyone who didn’t enjoyDisney+’s live action Star Wars series.
As far as getting back into character, Ewan McGregor doesn’t think it will take longer than two minutes. “I’ll put the cloak back on and I’ll be there, I think.” That is certainly good news and it’s good to know that Disney and Lucasfilm are getting theObi-Wan Kenobiseries ready to go. Hopefully pre-production will actually be able to start this summer. We’ll just have to wait and see how the entertainment industry lines up in a few months.Varietywas the first to report on Joby Harold coming on board to write the {Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
