The Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer dropped earlier at this time, and the one factor folks on-line can say is “Obi-Wan? Extra like [Austin Powers voice] ‘Oh, behave.’” Or, perhaps extra appropriately, “Hi there there.”
Sure, followers from throughout the galaxy (or, extra particularly, throughout Twitter) are loving Ewan McGregor’s return to Tattooine in order that he can spy on little child Luke Skywalker. The collection picks up fairly a number of years after the Chroon-Tan B-Machine midwife droid delivered child Luke in Revenge Of The Sith. Judging by the trailer, Luke’s first phrases should have been, “Now that is podracing,” as a result of he’s in full-on Anakin cosplay.
Like all issues Luke, it’s captured the creativeness of Star Wars followers, who’re wowed by the collection’ use of de-aging know-how (we’re going to imagine that that’s de-aged Mark Hammill enjoying younger Luke). It’s an thrilling picture, Kenobi watching over the younger Skywalker, and followers are already loving the Peeping Tom model of Obi-Wan outdated Ben Kenobi.
In fact, that’s not all thrilling followers. Loads goes on within the Obi-Wan trailer and out of doors it. Deborah Chow, director of a few of the finest Mandalorian episodes, will helm the collection, and Jon Favreau gained’t be writing any of it, which is a aid, apparently, to some. We assume that has one thing to do with the Vespas controversy in Guide Of Boba Fett. However that doesn’t clarify why others are excited to have Joel Egerton again as Uncle Owen. Star Wars followers are certainly a unique breed.
Followers of the Star Wars prequels don’t have any scarcity of issues to get enthusiastic about. Other than McGregor and, after all, Egerton, different prequel mainstays are returning for the collection, together with John Williams’ “Duel Of The Fates” and “Battle Of The Heroes” and Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader breath. And so they stated this could be completely different from the prequels.
One attention-grabbing factor that persons are mentioning is the handy timing of the trailer’s launch. It would appear to be a very long time in the past, nevertheless it was solely Monday that Disney CEO Bob Chapek opted to not contest Florida’s homophobic “Don’t Say Homosexual” laws. Such protest from an enormous company, like Disney, a first-rate financial driver in somewhat city known as Orlando, Florida, would possibly make some waves. However as a substitute, they opted to launch one other Star Wars and a image of Pinocchio from 1941. It’s as if tens of millions of voices out of the blue cried out in terror and have been out of the blue silenced.
Star Wars brings out the weirdest sides in folks, from forgetting about their moral values to being excited by an look from Uncle Owen, a man who [spoiler alert] tried to stop Luke from going to revolt faculty in order that he can farm moisture.
Nonetheless, prequel followers and haters appear aligned on one factor: Ewan McGregor was fairly nice as Obi-Wan Kenobi. So will this lastly be the property that unites the Star Wars trustworthy, skeptical, and disenchanted and brings steadiness to the Power? Most likely not, however one can hope.
Obi-Wan Kenobi says “good day there” to Disney+ on Might 22.