Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series Has Reportedly Been Placed on Hold
Written by SOURCE on January 24, 2020
Sorry Star Wars fans, but that Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney Plus original series you all were waiting on? Production has shut down, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The plan is that the show will be rewritten to be shot at a later date, but for now, it has been delayed.
According to Collider, the crew that was set to work on the series at Pinewood Studios in London was told to go home. The crew was apparently told that the show would be on hold “indefinitely.” That’s not a great sign.
But all is not lost. Actors were reportedly screen-testing opposite McGregor, so he is still attached to the project. Deborah Chow, the first-ever female Star Wars director due to her work on The Mandalorian, is also still working with the series. However, Lucasfilm is looking for a new writer for the series. On top of that, the series is now reportedly four episodes instead of six.
According to one source, the original script for the Obi-Wan series was very similar to The Mandalorian. It appears that Lucasfilm wanted to go in an entirely new direction.
One source said the Kenobi story trod similar ground as The Mandalorian, seeing the Jedi master lending a protective hand to a young Luke and possible even a young Leia, perhaps mirroring how the Mandalorian took Baby Yoda under his protective custody.
The show is reported to be set several years after the events of Revenge of the Sith. The goal is for production to begin this summer, according to Collider.
We’ll just have to wait and see.
