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Obi-Wan Kenobi director Deborah Chow believes that one of the biggest differences between shooting The Mandalorian and the upcomingDisney Plusseries with Ewan McGregor is dealing with legacy characters.
Speaking to T3 ahead of the new Star Wars series' debut later this week, Chow explained that there was more “freedom” with The Mandalorian as it was set five years after Return of the Jedi. It was also noted that the crew was working with a lot of new characters at the time, as opposed to Obi-Wan Kenobi that is bringing backEwan McGregorandHayden Christensenfrom the prequel trilogy.
“You know, I think there were a number of differences. I think one of the biggest differences with The Mandalorian is that we were in a different time period, and we were with a lot of new characters. So there was a lot more sort of freedom and we didn’t have kind of the legacy aspect as much,” she said.
“So I think the biggest challenge, and the thing that was honestly also very exciting about this project, is that it is legacy characters. So we’re right in the middle of the two trilogies. So there’s a lot more responsibility, and a lot more weight that came with it.”
While the original Star Wars trilogy and The Mandalorian are known for more practical effects, in comparison to the more CGI-heavy prequels, each was ahead of its time.Obi-Wan Kenobilooks to pick up the mantle next.
“One thing that is really interesting for me, at least, is that the prequels, when George [Lucas] was doing them, he was obviously pushing digital technology. And he was right at the advent of that,” Chow tells T3.
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Obi-Wan Kenobi stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen with Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie all set to appear throughout the series. It will begin streaming exclusively acrossDisney Plusfrom May 27th, 2022.
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