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By Akhil Arora | Updated: 24 January 2020 10:49 IST

Star Wars’ Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series Put on Hold: Reports

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Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy

Highlights

Story was similar to The Mandalorian, per one report
London crew sent home, “indefinitely” delayed for now
Obi-Wan Kenobi series might begin filming in summer 2020

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There's more trouble in the galaxy far, far away. The as-yet untitled Disney+ series centred on Obi-Wan Kenobi — with Ewan McGregor returning to reprise his role — has reportedly been put on hold. Scripts written by Hossein Amini (Drive) have been thrown out, with Disney-owned Lucasfilm now looking for a new writer. The Obi-Wan Disney+ series was deep into pre-production and planned to begin filming soon, but crew at Pinewood Studios, London have now been sent home. For what it's worth, the show isn't cancelled — just delayed. McGregor and director Deborah Chow (The Mandalorian) remain attached to their respective roles.

The Mandalorian, seeing the Jedi master — that's Kenobi — lending a protective hand to a young Luke and perhaps even a young Leia, perhaps mirroring how the Mandalorian took Baby Yoda under his protective custody.” Another person who spoke to THR said Lucasfilm is looking to scale the Obi-Wan series down from six to four episodes.

Two people familiar with the matter who spoke to Collider said a new timeframe has not been given to the crew and that it would be down “indefinitely”. At the same time, Collider says the plan is to rework the scripts — only two episodes had been written so far, per THR — and hope to enter production in summer 2020. But that could always change. Disney had no comment. The report posits that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy would rather get the story right before they begin filming.

The Mandalorian on Disney+ Is a Most Curious Thing, Just Like Baby Yoda

Considering the recent history of Star Wars, that would be the smarter decision. originally planned as a movie with a different director, but that's not the case now, likely due to Solo's failures.

It's a volatile time for a film from Marvel chief Kevin Feige, and possibly another from Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi.

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