New Obi-Wan Kenobi Pictures Tease a New World and Familiar Threats

Total Film has revealed three new photographs from the brand new Obi-Wan Kenobi collection, set to launch on May twenty seventh, coinciding with the start of Star Wars Celebration subsequent month. Much of what we will see in these photographs has already been revealed within the earlier trailers and photograph releases, so there’s not so much to deduce from these photographs, however we do have sufficient information to offer you some context. Here’s the trailer, if you wish to catch up.

We know that Obi-Wan Kenobi will likely be on Tatooine for not less than a portion of the present, watching over the younger Luke Skywalker as Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine ship Inquisitors throughout the universe to hunt out each force-sensitive sentients and the final enclaves of lacking Jedi. Kenobi will dart throughout a couple of planets to keep away from the 2 important Empire lackeys, Inquisitor Reva and the Grand Inquisitor.

Ewan McGregor is reprising his function, and was the one to announce the change within the unique launch schedule of the present on Twitter. He seems to be very enthusiastic about the entire thing (and why wouldn’t he be? He gave some of the pleasant performances from the prequel movies), and has dropped some very charming anecdotes about how he opens sliding doorways with the Force, similar to all of us.

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Also within the unique photograph drop is one other view of the Grand Inquisitor, performed by Rupert Friend (Homeland). This is a barely higher have a look at the twin lightsaber that the Inquisitor debuted in Rebels, and positively hints at some fairly epic showdowns between Kenobi and the force-sensitive Jedi hunters.

Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres May 27 on Disney+.

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