I have previously written about the variety of new shows that are coming to the new Disney+ streaming service. NOW there is the possibility of a Star Wars show based on Obi-Wan Kenobi:
There are many theories for why ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ failed at the box office but it really came down to the marketing of the film. The film failed to sell to audiences why they should watch the origin of Han Solo, a character they recently saw die in ‘The Force Awakens’, over films such as ‘Deadpool 2’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. The film needed to stand among the large competitors however the marketing did not tell audiences why they should go to the cinema to watch the film.
Following this, things went dark on the ‘Obi Wan’ movie whilst the ‘Boba Fett’ film hired director James Mangold (‘Logan’, ‘The Wolverine’) who was subsequently let go when it was announced by Kathleen Kennedy (via Erick Weber) that the film would not be going forward. It was theorised that this was because Jon Favreau’s ‘The Mandalorian’ was pushed into development for Disney+ and Lucasfilm did not wish to have two similar properties running at the same time.
However, this posed a interesting question, although the ‘Boba Fett’ film was canned, ‘The Mandalorian’ follows a similar type of character and as time went on, people begun to theorise that the ‘Obi-Wan’ film would also get transformed into a Disney+ series.
StarWarsNewsNet then released a report stating that they had been told that a ‘Obi Wan’ Series was in development for Disney+. When discussing with our sources, we were told their report was accurate regarding a ‘Obi Wan’ series likely being in early development for Disney+. It is currently unknown who will make up the writing staff, as well as who will be the showrunner. However we do know, like with all current Star Wars projects that Kathleen Kennedy will executive produce. The series is expected to be limited and only be between 6-8 episodes rather than have multiple seasons. Filming is planned to take place in Pinewood Studios, UK similar to where the film was eyed to base production.
Needless to say... YESSSSS. I'd LOVE to see an Obi-Wan-based show - even if it is a short-run series.
Hopefully we'll Ewan McGregor reprise his role as the wise Jedi Master.
[head nod: GeekTyrant]