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Why no Obi-Wan movie??

Short version: Because the slate is full for the immediate future.

Rogue One comes out in a few months, then a year later it's Episode VIII and a year after that it's Han Solo then Episode IX. That's one movie currently in late post production, one still shooting another in pre-production and yet another in the early conceptual stage.

Remember that Disney may be signing the checks these days, but these films are still being made by Lucasfilm and there's a limit to their output. Indeed, compared to their usual pace of one movie every three years or so, this is them going absolute full bore.

They may already know what the next movie in the pipeline is, or they they may not have quite decided yet though IMO the odds of it being a Kenobi movie are fairly high since it's such a no-brainer.
Either way though, they're not saying anything until they're good and ready, which is going to be the next Celebration event at the very earliest.
 
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Good points. And I suppose opening your Anthology movieserie with what could arguably the best concept might make the others suffer in comparison.
I'm not saying that a Obi-Wan movie would automatically be a good, but if it was good, it would become the basis of comparison for the all the other Anthology movies. Personally, I feel both Rogue One and a Han Solo movie are quite risky. I for one never wondered how the actual mission for stealing the Death Star plans went, nor was I interested in a young Han Solo movie. Rogue One looks amazing sofar, perhaps they can actually nail a Han Solo movie. After that, a well made Obi-Wan movie is just icing on the cake really.
 
I think a quasi-wild west Kenobi story is quite a bit riskier a proposition on paper than either Rogue One or Han Solo.

Rogue One checks all kinds of boxes that's going to make the suits feel it's safe: Death Star, Darth Vader, X-Wings, TIE Fighters and the immediate link straight into the original movie.
Han Solo is by far the most popular and widely recognisable character outside of the core fanbase, possibly even more so than Luke Skywalker in some cases. That makes him the obvious first choice for a spin-off.

Now me personally, I agree that a Kenobi movie is WAY more interesting an idea than a Han Solo movie, but then I'm not a Disney shareholder. They need to prove this Anthology format can work before they start green lighting Kenobi movies, KotOR movies, Ahsoka movies or something 100% original.
 
Or a movie about Dooku?
But I prefer a KOTOR movie
Or a movie about the Jedi order that functions without the corruption
 
Basically they need to see how Rogue One does. While they got stuff ready for the Han Solo film, not sure what they will try if Rogue One fails at the box office. Also the third Anthology film would come out after the third sequel trilogy film, so the mainline story for Rey and Kylo will be over by then, which opens up the era between films again for writers.
 
I think another factor may be the price tag that goes with McGregor, he'd be much more expensive now compared to back in the late 1990s.

But all that crap shouldn't matter. Rather than take a risk with this young Han Solo nonsense that Star Wars fans don't appear to screaming for they should've done the Kenobi movie right after Rogue One, maybe even before. McGregor would be great, he's the right age to do a trilogy if one were required and he's keen as mustard.

But, you know what, we'll probably get a Yoda one first which will more than likely be a CGI-fest. Sigh.
 
USS Firefly said:
Or a movie about Dooku?
But I prefer a KOTOR movie
Or a movie about the Jedi order that functions without the corruption
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How about all three ?

What would tear Ben away from watching over Luke - maybe something Sithy ?

Flashback to young Dooku discovering 'old' knowledge/artifacts, further back to show their origin...

From that one film you could spin off three more - KOTOR, Dooku and another Ben movie !
 
Relayer1 said:
Well he'd have had to have done someone...
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Exactly. And she wasn't around by the time of Ep IV so what happened to her? Killed by wrong 'uns I reckon. Who would then have ended up on the business end of the trusty Kenobi lightsabre. And then their child must have been hidden from, er, more bad people. Oh, that Obi-Wan. He just loves hiding children, doesn't he? But perhaps him straying into the realms of lurve possibly put Luke at risk from the Empire and he swore from then on to keep it sheathed. And I don't mean his lightsabre. So he puts his child somewhere safe who then goes onto spawn Rey much later while he stays put and learns to knit or whatever and keeps a watchful eye on the Lars homestead. Of course, there's a story to tell about what happens to Kenobis child but that can be saved for the sequel. Probably have Benedict Cumberbatch for that role.

It's as good as written, really.
 
He was not entirely opposed to the idea. A Mandalorian Duchess did hold his fancy when he was a Padawan, and had he not been so committed to the Jedi and she to her people, they might have run off together again like Anakin wanted to do with Padme.

They did argue a bit like Han and Leia.
 
If they were to go the "Rey is a Kenobi" route, then the logical way to do it is have the child conceived at some point during that year he and Qui Gon were protecting Satine. So said child would be about the same age as Kanan. So that probably shouldn't be what a Kenobi movie is about. Wouldn't make a lot of sense.

More likely it'll be grounded on Tatooine as I can't see him abandoning his post or endangering Luke for any reason. Maul coming after him wouldn't be a terrible idea, though I can't see them leaving that plot thread dangling for quite that long. More than likely it'll be resolved before the end of the third season.

There's already been a novel (that only *just* missed the canon cut-off) which cover's Obi Wan's first few months settling in and there's an ongoing story in the comics set 7-10 years later which can give you a good idea of the kinds of challenges he might face. Mostly dealing with Sand People raids, Jabba's thugs and corrupt land owners to create a little bubble of safety around the Lars homestead. All while maintaining the cover as an oddball hermit. It's basically a superhero setup, mixed with a larger than usual dose (even for a Star Wars movie) of Samurai/Ronin movie tropes.

The only external interaction with the rest of the galaxy I'd like to see in this setting is the moment he realises with horror that Vader is still alive.
 
A Kenobi movie would be a hard thing to pull off. From what we know Palpatine made the Jedi out to be the villains after he formed the Galactic Empire and had as many survivors of Order 66 hunted down as possible. So Kenobi even on a backwater, quite little planet like Tatooine couldn't go round showing any Jedi skill's. Particularly considering the type of characters that live there. Bounty Hunters, Thieves, Cartels, The Hutts. I'm sure all would be happy to turn him over to the Empire for a few credits and favour from the Empire.
Although visited in comics i'd prefer the movies to leave the times of Yoda's and Kenobi's exiles vague.
 
I am surprised we haven't heard about a Kenobi movie by now. I think the best way to go about one would be a full on space Western with Ben forced to protect the locals from some new threat, while also having to keep his true identity and Jediness a secret.
 
The one good thing about waiting on a Kenobi movie is McGregor will only continue to grow more age-appropriate for the part.

Unless they wait like thirty years, that is.
 
The Legends novel Kenobi really is a great look at Obi-Wan's life on Tatooine. Hell, an adaptation of that could work quite well as a movie. For that matter, I don't think very much if anything in it conflicts with Disney canon as laid out by the Story Group.
 
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