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Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi Cast Revealed, Begins Filming In April

Disney has confirmed the cast for the upcoming 'Star Wars series', which begins filming in April.

Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi Cast Revealed, Begins Filming In April

Obi-Wan Kenobi is set to begin production next month.

Disney+'s Star Wars spin-off event series — which will see Ewan McGregor reprise his role as the iconic Jedi Master — will begin filming in April, it has been announced.

Obi-Wan Kenobi will be set 10 years after the dramatic events of 2005's Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, in which the Jedi Master faced his greatest defeat at the hands of his best friend and Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker, who had turned to the dark side and become the infamous Darth Vader.

Ewan, who played Kenobi in the three prequel movies, will be joined by Hayden Christensen as the evil Sith Lord, who is also reprising the role he held in the main film series.

Also joining the cast of the series are Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie.

Roll call: Meet the cast of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'.


For Joel and Bonnie, the casting will see them return to their previously held roles as Owen and Beru Lars, who are the adoptive parents of Anakin’s son, Luke Skywalker.

It was previously announced Indira Varma would also take part in the series in an as-yet-unknown role, which comes after her success as Ellaria Sand on Game of Thrones.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is directed by Deborah Chow, who previously helmed two critically acclaimed episodes of The Mandalorian.

The event series is executive-produced by Deborah, Ewan, Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, and writer Joby Harold, while Carmen Cuba is on board as the casting director.

As of the time of writing, the Disney+ series does not have a release date. Obi-Wan Kenobi is one of several Star Wars series currently in the works. Others include the Rogue One prequel following Diego Luna's Cassian Andor, Rangers of the New Republic, two Mandalorian spin-offs, one about Ahsoka Tano and the other The Book of Boba Fett, as well as the third season of The Mandalorian. — BANG SHOWBIZ

Photos: Disney+, TPG News/Click Photos

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