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Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: September 29th, 2019, 7:09 am
by Panapaok
This is the director Obi-Wan has been looking for. Deborah Chow, who directed episodes of the upcoming Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian, is returning to the far-away galaxy and will direct the series featuring the popular character Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Chow has proved herself in the elevated genre space in cable series. In addition to two episodes of Mandalorian, she has directed and worked on shows such as American Gods, Better Call Saul, Lost in Space, Jessica Jones, Reign and Mr. Robot. She is repped by WME and Schreck Rose.

The Disney+ series, to be written by Hossein Amini, centers on Kenobi, one of the central figures in the Star Wars mythos. In the original 1977 movie, he is a desert-dwelling, war-weary hermit who later proves to be a wise and powerful warrior. Kenobi briefly mentors a young Luke Skywalker on Tatooine before being cut down by Darth Vader, his former pupil.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat- ... ow-1243984

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: October 1st, 2019, 6:26 pm
by ArmandFancypants
do the right thing and announce joel edgerton and bonnie piesse now

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: October 1st, 2019, 6:27 pm
by Vader182
ArmandFancypants wrote:
October 1st, 2019, 6:26 pm
do the right thing and announce joel edgerton and bonnie piesse now
read that article timothy


-Vader

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: January 11th, 2020, 3:48 pm
by Nomis
Jar Jar is expected to return

But the real question is

Are they going with VFX?

Or practically?

Would be pretty ballsy if they do the practical approach

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: January 23rd, 2020, 7:37 pm
by BlairCo
Exclusive: ‘Obi-Wan’ Disney+ Series on Hold as Crew Sent Home
Last week, troubling rumors began swirling about the upcoming Disney+ series revolving around the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ewan McGregor is poised to reprise his role from the Star Wars prequels in a story set eight years after the events of Revenge of the Sith. Screenwriter Hossein Amini (Drive) and director Deborah Chow (The Mandalorian) were tapped to spearhead the series, and production was on pace to begin this year. These rumors hinted at potential trouble behind the scenes, and while we’re hearing the show isn’t cancelled, we are hearing that it’s been delayed.

Two independent sources with knowledge of the situation tell Collider that the Obi-Wan series has been put on hold, as the crew that had assembled at Pinewood Studios in London was sent home. A timeframe was not given, but the crew was told that the show would be down “indefinitely.”

We’re hearing that Lucasfilm president and Obi-Wan producer Kathleen Kennedy was not happy with the scripts. Sources tell us that what will most likely happen next is the scripts will be reworked with the hopeful goal of reassembling this summer, but there’s always the possibility that that timeframe could shift.

It sounds like Kennedy would rather ensure that the story being told with this Disney+ series is as good as it can be on the page before they roll cameras, and rather than move forward with hesitations, she’s asked that they go back and rework what’s on the page. This makes a lot of sense, as Lucasfilm has a history with troubled productions recently. Rogue One was rewritten and reworked during filming, with Tony Gilroy spearheading reshoots that spanned most of the third act, and Solo: A Star Wars Story directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller notably exited that film in the middle of production, with Ron Howard coming in to take over.

There’s a lot of great potential in this Obi-Wan series, and while it’s not great news that there’s been a delay, it likely comes as a relief that Kennedy and Co. are taking their time to get this particular series right.

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: January 23rd, 2020, 7:44 pm
by Vader182
I wonder if LFL is still planning to announce the helmer of the 2022 movie by the end of Jan / the shareholder call in early feb.


-Vader

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: January 23rd, 2020, 9:40 pm
by anikom15
Well that sucks.

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: January 23rd, 2020, 9:45 pm
by Allstar
@PeterSciretta
Development in Hollywood is usually rough. That said, the amount of problems, restarts, reshoots, hiring and firings on Lucasfilm projects is not normal. I can’t wait until there is a tell all book on these years.
It’s true...all of it.

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: January 24th, 2020, 3:05 pm
by Nomis

Re: Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi

Posted: January 24th, 2020, 3:14 pm
by Vader182
Isn't this what we were all hoping would happen to TROS?


-Vader