{"id":42197,"date":"2026-08-13T02:50:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42197"},"modified":"2026-08-13T02:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T21:50:03","slug":"ewan-mcgregor-demands-obi-wan-kenobi-return-and-pressures-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42197","title":{"rendered":"Ewan McGregor Demands Obi-Wan Kenobi Return and Pressures Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/ewan-mcgregor\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ewan-mcgregor\" data-tag=\"ewan-mcgregor\">Ewan McGregor<\/a> is putting the pressure on Disney when it comes to playing <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/obi-wan-kenobi\/\" id=\"auto-tag_obi-wan-kenobi\" data-tag=\"obi-wan-kenobi\">Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/a> again. The actor told E! News on the press tour for his latest movie, \u201cThe End of Oak Street,\u201d that the ball is in Disney\u2019s court regarding his future with the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/star-wars\/\" id=\"auto-tag_star-wars\" data-tag=\"star-wars\">Star Wars<\/a>\u201d franchise. McGregor wants nothing more then to continue playing the legendary Jedi. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m ready whenever they are,\u201d McGregor said. \u201cThey just seem to not be ready, but I\u2019m up for it. At the end of the \u2018Obi-Wan\u2019 series, I\u2019m walking off into the desert and I\u2019ve decided to leave. I\u2019ve realized I can\u2019t keep the pressure on Luke. I realized he has to have his own childhood, so I leave him with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. And I wander off\u2026 and Qui-Gon\u2019s back. And we go off\u2026 but where are we going?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThe next time we find Obi-Wan Kenobi, he\u2019s Alec Guinness up in the mountains,\u201d the actor continued. \u201cWhat happens between those two moments is what I want to do and spend the rest of my career doing these stories. Stories, you know, series or movies. We\u2019ve got plenty of time; I\u2019ve got 10 years before I am Alec Guinesses\u2019 age. So come on, Disney!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMcGregor debuted as Obi-Wan Kenobi in 1999\u2019s \u201cStar Wars: The Phantom Menace.\u201d While the movie polarized critics and \u201cStar Wars\u201d fans, most were in agreement about loving McGregor\u2019s performance. He soon became a fan favorite in the galaxy far, far away while reprising Obi-Wan in 2002\u2019s \u201cAttack of the Clones\u201d and 2005\u2019s \u201cRevenge of the Sith.\u201d After a 17-year hiatus, McGregor returned as the Jedi in the 2022 Disney+ streaming series \u201cObi-Wan Kenobi,\u201d which became the streamer\u2019s second most-watched show of that year with 6.5 billion minutes viewed in the United States (per <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/luminatedata.com\/blog\/why-hulu-could-be-the-answer-to-shrinking-disney-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Luminate<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWhile the Disney+ series was always billed a limited series, McGregor has never been coy about his interest in returning for more. \u201cI really hope we do another,\u201d McGregor told <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq-magazine.co.uk\/culture\/article\/ewan-mcgregor-interview\">British GQ<\/a> in 2022 before the finale aired. \u201cIf I could do one of these every now and again \u2014 I\u2019d just be happy about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello there, Ewan McGregor! He dives into the stories left to tell of Obi-Wan Kenobi while attending the premiere of his new film, &#8220;The End of Oak Street.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MuyVM3ALp3\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/MuyVM3ALp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 E! News (@enews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/enews\/status\/2086860245117358195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ewan McGregor is putting the pressure on Disney when it comes to playing Obi-Wan Kenobi again. The actor told E! News on the press tour for his latest movie, \u201cThe End of Oak Street,\u201d that the ball is in Disney\u2019s court regarding his future with the \u201cStar Wars\u201d franchise. 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