Since Disney took over Lucasfim, we could discuss the quality of the products that have been released under the brand. starwars. The new trilogy of films ended up being harshly criticized by fans, despite the fact that they obtained a very good collection. The spin offs They helped to liven up the wait, but Disney did not get any masterpiece either. However, the T.V. series they did work very well. The Mandalorian opened a great door to new series of the Star Wars universe, and that’s how it came to our homes Obi-Wan Kenobia miniseries so successful, that it could even have a second season.
Fans and McGregor want to change Disney’s plans
Star Wars fans are already somewhat accustomed to taking the occasional jug of cold water when something from this franchise is released. Perhaps for this reason, many of us thought that the Obi-Wan Kenobi series It was going to be another anecdotal work, without much mystery. And obviously we were wrong. The six-part miniseries has been made for us too shortand already there are hordes of fans who are calling on Disney to revisit the idea of making a second season.
Obi-Wan Kenobi was designed as a one-season series. With complete certainty, the production must have been really complicated for its creators, because, although there is enough time in fiction between Revenge of the Sith Y A new hopeopening and closing threads in that space is not exactly sewing and singing.
But it’s not just fans who want to see Obi-Wan in action again. Own Ewan McGregor It seems that he has also been left wanting more. A few days ago, the artist suggested at the Celebrity Fan Fest that Disney should rethink the idea of continue the seriessince he would be totally willing to play the character again.
A trilogy that stayed in six chapters
The sad thing about this thing is that Obi-Wan Kenobi It was not going to be a simple miniseries. According to writer-director Stuart Beattie, the series was originally planned as a new film trilogy.
What happened so that those of Lucasfilm changed the plans? According to Beattie, the bump of Only at the box office it upset the studio’s plans quite a bit. Due to these poor results, part of what they had from said pre-production was used to create the television series.
Now that we’ve seen it, we’ll always be left with the question of what would have really happened if those three movies had made it to the big screen. Most likely, Disney has shelved Obi-Wan. However, Hayden Christensen has also been willing to put on Darth Vader’s helmet again.
What will happen next? Obi-Wan has indeed left some loose ends in case it becomes necessary to pick up the series a little later. However, it would also be possible to develop the occasional parallel story that does not end up affecting the main plot of the work. In any case, the debate is served. What do you think? Should Disney give Obi-Wan another chance after this miniseries?
