Ewan McGregor Was Moved By Obi-Wan's Fight With Vader

Star Wars star Ewan McGregor is surprised at how moved he was by Obi-Wan’s fight with Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Ewan McGregor determined himself emotionally struck through Obi-Wan’s final confrontation in opposition to his former scholar, Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen), in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Years after Obi-Wan left his buddy and Jedi Knight on Mustafar, the 2 discover themselves face-to-face with only a few armor and  lightsabers between them. With Vader spending the show’s entirety chasing his former grasp throughout the galaxy in a hateful display of vengeance, the whole show revolves round their inevitable meeting, and the instant is as heavy as it’s far compelling.

While the Obi-Wan Kenobi fight is designed to emotionally connect with audiences, McGregor observed himself in addition affected. While Obi-Wan couldn’t redeem Darth Vader when you consider that he already believed that Vader is evil and Anakin was dead, the confrontation nonetheless proved too much for even McGregor to bear. In an interview as part of Disney’s For Your Consideration 2022 award season campaign (thru The Direct), McGregor made it clear that the fight’s emotional effect amazed both him and Christensen because the entire series built up to the fateful war of words between the 2. Check out his quote under.

“There are obviously stepping stones back, but it’s leading to this moment where he has to fight his old Padawan, you know? His best friend. So there’s the emotional side of that and then there’s the physical side of that, and both were a surprise.

The actual fight itself was unbelievably well-designed and choreographed by [Jonathan Eusebio], our fight arranger. Beautifully, beautifully realized… So carefully thought about, and he’d studied all the fights we’d done in the prequels and took Obi-Wan’s style into a place where… somebody who’s rusty but also older and just very well-thought-out. But it was hard.

I think both of us felt like it was beautiful for us to be working again together. And there was something about our lives and everything that happened to us since we last worked together. It was sort of in the air between us. So it was a real… I don’t know if the word ‘meta’ is right, but there was something beautiful about that and it did. It took me by surprise. It was just very moving.”

Will We Ever See Obi-Wan Again?

Obi-Wan’s story may additionally have led to Star Wars: A New Hope, but the Star Wars universe isn’t always recognised for sticking close to one set length. While Obi-Wan Kenobi might not have been the first-rate 2022 Star Wars TV display, it proves that there’s nevertheless narrative history to cover the titular character that attracts empathy. There isn’t any word on whether or not Obi-Wan Kenobi will earn a season 2 renewal or if Obi-Wan’s display will cease with the Vader confrontation. With any other decade before Star Wars: A New Hope, there’s room to discover extra of his lifestyles after the Jedi Order’s collapse.

What’s Next For Darth Vader?

As the finest villain for the Star Wars universe, Darth Vader will appear once more. With Ahsoka Tano getting a chain of her personal, it seems inevitable that Anakin’s former Padawan might meet Vader. She is likewise well aware of the Sith Lord’s former identity, thanks to their come across in Star Wars Rebels. Unfortunately, Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi created a problem via counting on familiar characters, consisting of Princess Leia and the Mandalorian. This brought about complaint of underwhelming storytelling in each Disney+ Star Wars suggests and taking the eye faraway from the central character. While Hayden Christensen is showed to reprise Vader in Ahsoka, there will be questions on the display’s route and whether it may keep away from the same issues faced in other spin-offs.

While Ahsoka is a given, Darth Vader may also have an extra appearance even though not anything is presently unconfirmed. With the Star Wars universe regularly growing in scope, several one of a kind shows can characteristic Vader if appropriate. Andor, for instance, gives him the best opportunity to seem in a smaller position for the reason that budding rebels are at once plotting against him. Unfortunately, it isn’t always probable that Din Djarin or Boba Fett will come upon him because their suggests occur after Return of the Jedi, in which Darth Vader has died. Either way, even supposing Obi-Wan and Vader don’t meet again on-display screen, each will likely show their faces in my opinion after Obi-Wan Kenobi.