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bwood
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"Obi-Wan: A Star Wars Story "


          

If Daldry doesn't do it, hopefully, whoever does is able to do their thing.


'Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi Film in the Works (Exclusive)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/obi-wan-kenobi-star-wars-film-planned-director-talks-1030505

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stephen Daldry is in early talks for the film, which would center on the Jedi Master who has been played by both Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor.

Stephen Daldry is Star Wars’ new hope.

The Oscar-nominated director behind Billy Elliot and The Hours is in early talks to direct a Star Wars standalone movie centering on Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Sources say talks are at the earliest of stages and that the project has no script. If a deal makes, Daldry would oversee the development and writing with Lucasfilm brass. It's not known at this stage if Ewan McGregor will reprise his role.

The Obi-Wan Kenobi standalone is one of several projects being developed by Lucasfilm and Disney that fall outside the trilogies telling the saga of the Skywalker family. A Han Solo movie is now in the final stages of shooting under new director Ron Howard and Lucasfilm is also looking at movies featuring Yoda and bounty hunter Boba Fett, among others.

In the original Star Wars trilogy, Kenobi was at first a desert-dwelling and war-weary hermit who later proved to be a wise and powerful warrior, brandishing a light saber. He was briefly a mentor to a young Luke before being cut down by Darth Vader, his former pupil. Alec Guinness played Kenobi, garnering him an Oscar nomination to boot.

The character got star treatment in the George Lucas-directed prequels which told the origin of Vader and his betrayal of Kenobi and the Jedis. McGregor has said he would be open to playing the character again. Sources stress, however, that since there is no script, no actor is attached.

Daldry hails from the theater world and made his feature debut with Billy Elliot, which netted him his first directing Oscar nomination. He followed that up with searing dramas The Hours and The Reader, which also netted him directing nominations.

He most recently directed episodes of Netflix’s period drama The Crown, which put him into play in this Emmy season.

He is repped by CAA.

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Obi-Wan: A Star Wars Story [View all] , bwood, Thu Aug-17-17 02:14 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
So awesome
Aug 17th 2017
1
Ehh...im torn
Aug 17th 2017
2
I want more rogue one type films and bob a fete origins.
Aug 17th 2017
3
RE: Ehh...im torn
Aug 17th 2017
4
I think we can safely assume Obi will be young and pre-luke
Aug 18th 2017
5
      yeah definitely think it is pre-anakin
Aug 18th 2017
9
      RE: I think we can safely assume Obi will be young and pre-luke
Aug 18th 2017
11
i feel you, but
Aug 18th 2017
6
I want a Darth Maul movie
Aug 18th 2017
7
lol..let him be Little Wing
Aug 18th 2017
8
they are milking the old loved characters for all they are worth
Aug 18th 2017
10
just redo the prequels then
Aug 18th 2017
12
      dont even fuck with the prequels
Aug 19th 2017
13
I'd like to see McGregor do the role with a good director/script
Aug 19th 2017
14
Yo so Yoda, Jabba and Boba Fett are all in development
Aug 19th 2017
15
i agree with all of this. A bounty hunter or criminal underworld
Aug 19th 2017
16
Given the choice, I'd prefer Jaba/Fett > Yoda >> Han >>> Obi Wan
Aug 19th 2017
18
Not using McGregor feels like leaving money on the table
Aug 19th 2017
17
I'm serious about McGregor
Aug 20th 2017
21
I doubt separate Boba Fett and Jabba movies are a thing
Aug 20th 2017
19
      It seems multiple reports confirm 7 different spin-offs
Aug 20th 2017
20
           I agree I just don't think they do new shit as fast as some people want
Aug 20th 2017
22
                fair enough. I really hope we get
Aug 20th 2017
23
                     I wonder how much of those 7 things in development
Aug 20th 2017
24
                          Possibly.
Aug 20th 2017
25
I wish we could get a new Star Wars story one day
Aug 21st 2017
26
^^^^^^^
Aug 21st 2017
27
Exactly. I think it would be even easier for them to do also.
Aug 21st 2017
28
      I have a feeling that would be the new saga 10,11, 12.
Aug 21st 2017
29
Looks like this will live as a Disney+ series.
Aug 15th 2019
30
Confirmed last night at D23 as a Disney+ series
Aug 24th 2019
31
Deborah Chow to direct
Sep 27th 2019
32
Teaser Trailer dropped
Mar 09th 2022
33
More sand dunes... cool I guess.
Mar 09th 2022
34
Oh shit, they gave a sista a light saber?
May 23rd 2022
35
Episodes 1 and 2 - Deborah Chow is amazing…
May 27th 2022
36
A couple other quick notes…
May 27th 2022
37
Yeah thats my only issue as well
May 27th 2022
40
It was a nice 1, 2 punch.
May 27th 2022
38
You can definitely see that this premise was originally
May 27th 2022
39
Laughably bad action sequences
May 28th 2022
41
i agree with a lot of these but
May 28th 2022
43
My only issue was the Leia chase scenes...
May 31st 2022
51
      was like when you're pretending your toddler can outrun you
Jun 01st 2022
54
Obi's nightmares were pretty horrific
May 28th 2022
42
IMO, better than Rens and dreaming about the episodes 7-9
May 28th 2022
44
      lol i still haven't seen 9
May 28th 2022
45
      I just laughed out loud
May 28th 2022
46
I enjoyed them
May 31st 2022
50
that opening scene was rough timing
May 29th 2022
47
I know, right???? And they’ve shown Order 66 from the POV
May 30th 2022
48
This is shockingly bad so far....
May 30th 2022
49
I wanted to smack the shit out of baby Leia on multiple ocassions.
Jun 01st 2022
53
      She's no Grogu
Jun 01st 2022
55
Episode 3...
Jun 01st 2022
52
RE: Episode 3...
Jun 01st 2022
56
EPIC ep.... i have one tiny nitpick.....
Jun 02nd 2022
57
I think it was just initally being stunned by the explosion
Jun 02nd 2022
58
there are big problems with that scene but I let it ride.
Jun 02nd 2022
59
I think Vader LET Kenobi escape.
Jun 02nd 2022
60
This was my take.
Jun 02nd 2022
65
EPICLY bad action again
Jun 02nd 2022
61
these are not insurmountable questions
Jun 02nd 2022
64
This one kind of lost me. Though it's more accurate to say...
Jun 03rd 2022
66
      taken on its own tho...
Jun 03rd 2022
67
that shit was scary
Jun 02nd 2022
63
I re-watched the episode, and it was somehow even more scary...
Jun 06th 2022
71
Loved this episode, but this is all making Leah's "Help me Obi-Wan.."
Jun 06th 2022
72
      Yeah - I had the same thought, until I actually watched her
Jun 06th 2022
73
           ahhh fair enough!
Jun 06th 2022
74
This show sloppy so far but i'm dealing with it for now
Jun 02nd 2022
62
I just realized Quinn from Homeland is Grand Inquisitor.
Jun 03rd 2022
68
Jedi PTSD after order 66 is a great thing to explore
Jun 03rd 2022
69
That's a perfect summery.
Jun 03rd 2022
70
Episode 4
Jun 08th 2022
75
It looks like a sci-fi channel show.
Jun 08th 2022
76
The Book of Boba Fett was really a backstory for the bacta tank
Jun 10th 2022
77
yeah this isn't great
Jun 11th 2022
78
Episode 5
Jun 15th 2022
79
Yeah it's goofy as shit but it is what it is at this point
Jun 15th 2022
80
Yeah I caught that quick mention on a rewatch...
Jun 15th 2022
81
Yeah agreed on all of this
Jun 15th 2022
82
      I feel you on this...
Jun 16th 2022
84
This really should have been a movie...
Jun 16th 2022
83
Its fine..yall still on that Yoda "No, there is another" hope
Jun 16th 2022
85
I like the STORY but man, this TV show is bad
Jun 17th 2022
86
Yeah. Story is strong, terrible execution. In episode 5
Jun 17th 2022
88
You wouldn't miss anything important by skipping this show.
Jun 17th 2022
87
This and book of Fett would've worked better animated
Jun 18th 2022
89
star wars is better animated in general
Jun 18th 2022
90
Great finale
Jun 22nd 2022
91
That finale was great
Jun 23rd 2022
92
Yeah, the finale checked all the boxes.
Jun 23rd 2022
93
That last episode made me feel like a kid again...
Jun 23rd 2022
94
Really???
Jun 23rd 2022
95
I won't argue with your individual points. But as Star Wars fans
Jun 23rd 2022
96
>being able to enjoy a great story that is executed poorly.
Jun 23rd 2022
98
      For Star Wars, I’ll stoop WAY lower than “settling” lol
Jun 23rd 2022
99
it felt like a C overall and that might be generous
Jun 27th 2022
109
bruh....
Jun 23rd 2022
97
This should've been a movie
Jun 24th 2022
100
Agreed on everything except Reva...
Jun 24th 2022
101
      Reva’s story was only needed when they decided to have Luke/Leia
Jun 24th 2022
104
           I agree
Jun 25th 2022
105
damn Vader lost face
Jun 24th 2022
102
lol you know he killed every Stormtrooper who saw him come in.
Jun 24th 2022
103
i think this show made me hate princess leia.
Jun 25th 2022
106
Felt like an adult face photoshopped onto a little person
Jun 27th 2022
107
This makes A New Hope look weird, right?
Jun 27th 2022
108
I don't think it complicates it too much
Jun 29th 2022
110
They were pretty thorough in addressing any conflicts...
Jun 29th 2022
111
As a Star Wars fan, this series was terrible.
Jul 06th 2022
112

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