Production of a series for streaming service Disney + about the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi is in question. This is reported by a well-known blogger and film critic. Grace Randolph with reference to several insiders.
A few hours before publication on the Web, rumors began to spread about the complete cancellation of the project. Information came from the portal Fandomwirebut the news looked rather doubtful given that no details were provided. The distrust was also reinforced by the fact that on January 15 the satirical account in Twitter @DicsussingFilmthat mimics the account of a real movie site DiscussingFilm.
The publication hastened to respond to the situation The wrap. It not only refuted the rumor, but also contacted an insider who was familiar with the situation in Lucasfilmwho confirmed that the information “absolutely inaccurate“. Author @DicsussingFilm also commented on mass hysteria, once again emphasizing that he is conducting a mock microblogging.
This is where Grace Randolph bursts into history. She stated that she had double-checked the information, and also contacted her sources. Interesting facts were revealed.
According to the blogger, the series about Obi-Wan was not canceled, but the conflict between the actor really unfolds Ewan McGregor and leadership Disneythreatening to close the project.
“At the moment, the show is NOT canceled, but insiders say that this can happen if the situation is not resolved,” Randolph wrote on Twitter.
The author of the FandomWire portal updated his news. Liam Hart. He specified that the release dates had been postponed, which were not disclosed before that.
The series about Obi-Wan Kenobi was announced at the exhibition D23 2019, and the project was personally presented by the head of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy and Ewan McGregor himself, who played a whole performance in front of the public.
Later it became known that the project will have a single director in the person of Deborah Chowwho successfully worked on two episodes “Mandalorian“. Responsible for the script Hussein Amini (“Alienist“,”Drive“).
According to media reports, initially a new story about the master Obi-Wan Kenobi was supposed to be a full-length film, but in the end it was decided to turn it into a series for Disney +, divided into six to eight episodes.
Filming was supposed to start in 2023, with Lucasfilm allegedly now looking for a young actor to play the role of an eight-year-old Luke Skywalker.
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