Ewan McGregor announces he’s reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in new original Disney+ series

Golden Globe winner Ewan McGregor and LucasFilms president Kathleen Kennedy announced Friday at the D23 Expo that he’ll reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a new original Disney+ series.

‘Can you please ask me if I’m going to play Obi-Wan again?’ the 48-year-old Scotsman said onstage the Anaheim Convention Center.

The 66-year-old Oscar-nominated producer repeated Ewan’s question and he replied ‘Yes’ to thunderous applause from the SoCal crowd.  

‘The scripts are written’ and they begin shooting the Star Wars spin-off ‘next year’ with three-time Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry (The Crown, The Reader) at the helm.

McGregor previously played the Jedi Master in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith having replaced the late Alec Guinness who originated the role.

Obi-Wan briefly mentored Luke Skywalker as well as his father Anakin, who eventually turned to the dark side and transformed into Darth Vader.  

The 48-year-old Scotsman said onstage the Anaheim Convention Center: ‘Can you please ask me if I’m going to play Obi-Wan again?’

‘We can’t wait!’ The 66-year-old Oscar-nominated producer repeated Ewan’s question and he replied ‘Yes’ to thunderous applause from the SoCal crowd

 ‘The scripts are written!’ They begin shooting the Star Wars spin-off ‘next year’ with three-time Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry (The Crown, The Reader) at the helm

The Guildhall grad has a family connection to Star Wars thanks to his uncle Denis Lawson – who played rebel pilot Wedge Antilles in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.

‘I did inspire my nephew Ewan McGregor to be an actor,’ Lawson told the Scottish Field in 2017.

‘When he was eight or nine, my sister said “Ewan has got something to say to you.” And he said very seriously, “I want to be an actor.” He was very much inspired by me.   

The Force is strong with this one: McGregor previously played the Jedi Master in The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith having replaced the late Alec Guinness who originated the role 

Family connection: The Guildhall grad’s uncle Denis Lawson (pictured) played rebel pilot Wedge Antilles in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi

Lawson (L) told the Scottish Field in 2017: ‘I did inspire my nephew Ewan McGregor to be an actor…I’m glad to say we still have a very close relationship, which is something that I value very much’ (pictured in 2014)

‘I would come back to Crieff and was very different to everyone else he saw and I think he thought, “I want to be like that.” I’m glad to say we still have a very close relationship, which is something that I value very much.’

There is no premiere date for Obi-Wan, but Disney+ streaming service officially launches November 12.

But first, McGregor plays the adult Danny Torrence in Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan’s sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining hitting UK theaters October 31 and US theaters November 8.

Redrum! But first, McGregor plays the adult Danny Torrence in Doctor Sleep, Mike Flanagan’s sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining hitting UK theaters October 31 and US theaters November 8