Ewan McGregor is 'very interested' in an Obi-Wan Kenobi 'Star Wars' spinoff

"I think there's a story there."
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Ewan McGregor is 'very interested' in an Obi-Wan Kenobi 'Star Wars' spinoff
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Could we ever see a Star Wars spin-off movie with everyone's favourite bearded Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi?

Ewan McGregor certainly hopes so. When asked by Collider if he's had talks with producer Kathleen Kennedy about the possibility he grins and plays it cagey, but it's obvious from the video above that McGregor would love to wield a lightsaber again.

"I think the story between Episode III and Episode IV... I think there's a story there," he says. "I think that that's the Obi-Wan Kenobi movie, if there is one."


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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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