You may have noticed pictures of the “Star Wars” character, Obi-Wan Kenobi, floating around recently. Primarily, they have been shared as jokes, considering the retired Jedi took social distancing to a whole different level between ‘Revenge of the Sith’ and ‘A New Hope.’ Today, we can talk about the character in relation to something else—his own TV series. The Disney+ streaming series focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi seems to be the project that won’t die. And now, it’s found a brand-new writer to finally bring the series to the screen.
According to Variety, Disney/Lucasfilm has hired Joby Harold to step in and write the new version of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series for Disney+. While plot details have not been released, the series has been announced to star Ewan McGregor and take place in the aforementioned period between the Prequels and the Original Trilogy. But until now, people have been wondering if it was even going to actually happen.
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Back in January, rumors flooded the “Star Wars” fandom about how the Obi-Wan series was on the brink of cancellation. Disney and Lucasfilm denied the rumors. However, days later, it was revealed that the previous writer, Hossein Amini, had been dropped from the project, and the studio was looking to completely rework the series. Of course, McGregor chimed in and said that everything was blown out of proportion and the series was still on track for filming during the summer. However, it appears the Obi-Wan series is very much still being developed, as a new writer means the series is likely a long way from being filmed.
Harold is probably best known as the writer of the 2017 film, “King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword.” Since then, he’s also written the script for the upcoming Zack Snyder zombie film, “Army of the Dead.” And he’s been hired by Paramount to help develop and write the new “Transformers” reboot project, whatever that looks like.
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For now, it seems that Deborah Chow is still attached to direct the series, but as we mentioned, it’s unclear when/if this series gets in front of cameras. Add to that the COVID-19 pandemic, and it sure does feel like we’re back at square one with the Obi-Wan series. But hey, maybe Joby Harold is the hope we’re looking for.
