None of them has previously been in Star Wars, and Nanjiani told USA Today in November that his experience on the show was "absolutely amazing." Joining them are Kumail Nanjiani, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. Moses Ingram plays Inquisitor Reva, a new villain. Indira Varma, whom you might remember playing Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones, is seen as an Imperial officer.
Reva is a new character, but the Grand Inquisitor and Fifth Brother previously appeared in the CGI animated series Rebels. The Dark Side-wielding Inquisitors were previously seen in CGI animated series Rebels and video game Jedi: Fallen Order - their fortress from the end of the game appears in the trailer too. The trailer shows Moses Ingram as Jedi-hunting Imperial Inquisitor Reva and what looks like Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor, and it appears that Sung Kang is playing the Fifth Brother. We also see someone new playing a young Luke in the trailer. At this point in the timeline, they're raising Luke far away from now-evil dad Darth Vader. Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse will return as Owen and Beru Lars - better known as Luke Skywalker's Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. Joel Edgerton is back as Owen Lars (aka Uncle Owen). It will be interesting to see what an amazing director like Deborah Chow has in store for us all. "Of course, Anakin and Obi-Wan weren't on the greatest of terms when we last saw them. "It was such an incredible journey playing Anakin Skywalker," Christensen said of coming back to the role. Cast: Who's in Obi-Wan Kenobi?Īside from McGregor returning as Obi-Wan, Hayden Christensen - who played Anakin in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith - will return as Vader. Obi-Wan survived and fled to Tatooine with Luke, the son Anakin didn't know he had, while Luke's twin sister, Leia, went to live with the royal family of Alderaan. Hayden Christensen will play Darth Vader again.Īnakin succumbed to the Dark Side in Revenge of the Sith and became Darth Vader, then helped Emperor Palpatine wipe out the Jedi as they established the Galactic Empire. Qui-Gon discovered Anakin on the desert planet Tatooine, but was slain by Darth Maul, and the responsibility of training the boy fell to Obi-Wan.
The prequel trilogy, which kicked off with The Phantom Menace in 1999, brought in McGregor as a younger Obi-Wan and introduced us to his master Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson).
He even gave Rey a little help in The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker.
He won't look quite this old in the Disney Plus show.ĭespite his death, Obi-Wan returned as a spirit (a Force ghost, in Star Wars-speak) to guide Luke in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Later in that movie, Obi-Wan was struck down by his former apprentice Darth Vader, who was ultimately revealed to be Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father and a Jedi turned to the Dark Side. This movie saw him helping young Luke Skywalker take his first steps into the larger world of the Force. The quick version: Obi-Wan Kenobi is a Jedi master who first appeared on screen in 1977's A New Hope, played by Alec Guinness. If you really don't know, you should watch a few Star Wars movies. The Imperial Inquisitors prepare to hunt Jedi. It'll take place 10 years after Revenge of the Sith and nine years before A New Hope, in an era after the Jedi Order has been all but wiped out. When in the Star Wars timeline is it set? Yep, the first trailer and imagery dropped on Wednesday.