Ewan McGregor Pitches New Star Wars Story Where Obi Wan Hunts For Yoda
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Ewan McGregor has pitched a new Star Wars story to Lucasfilm where Obi-Wan Kenobi attempts to track down Yoda during their post-Episode 3 exile.
Ewan McGregor is not quite ready to hang up his lightsaber just yet. In a recent interview with Variety, the veteran actor revealed that he has pitched a brand new post Episode 3 story to Lucasfilm creative leadership. While his last outing in the robes came via the Disney+ streaming series, McGregor remains deeply invested in the character and wants to explore the gap between the prequel trilogy and the original films.
The pitch centers on a narrative where Obi-Wan attempts to track down Yoda following the fall of the Jedi Order. Since both masters went into hiding in different corners of the galaxy, McGregor believes there is unexplored potential in showing how they might have tried to reconnect during their exile. Naturally, any future project would also have to factor in Qui-Gon Jinn and the lonely vigil on Tatooine, though Lucasfilm has not yet bitten on the idea.
Whether this particular pitch ever makes it out of the writers room remains to be seen, especially as Disney scales back its live-action television slate. Fans tracking franchise updates know that the studio is currently pumping the brakes on new streaming spinoffs after the upcoming arrival of Ahsoka season two. For now, McGregor will have to content himself with rewatching the saga alongside his wife Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who stars as Hera in the broader franchise universe.
As the entertainment landscape shifts away from endless expansion, creators and actors alike are finding that legacy characters need a very specific narrative hook to justify a return. While streaming platforms have changed how we consume serialised universes, audiences and creators are both learning that sometimes leaving space between stories is just as powerful as filling in the blanks.
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Original article: IGN South Africa