Ewan McGregor is practically begging Disney to continue making more Obi-Wan Kenobi series, or possibly even movies.
The actor was recently asked by E! News about his desire to return to the Star Wars universe, to which the actor responded that he's ready to go, but Disney appears to be the hold up.
"I'm ready whenever they are," McGregor said. "They just seem to not be ready, but I'm up for it."
Set 10 years after Revenge of the Sith and nine years before A New Hope, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series followed the Jedi Master as he emerged from hiding to rescue a young Princess Leia, putting him back on a collision course with his former apprentice, Darth Vader.
"At the end of the Obi-Wan series, I'm walking off into the desert, I've decided to leave," McGregor explained. "I've realized I can't keep the pressure on Luke. I realized he has to have his own childhood, so I leave him with Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru. And I wander off... and Qui-Gon's back. And we go off... but where are we going? And then the next time we find Obi-Wan Kenobi, he's Alec Guinness up in the mountains."
McGregor hopes that he can return to the role to help bridge that gap in time.
"And what happens between those two moments is what I want to do and spend the rest of my career doing these stories," he said. "Stories, you know, series or movies. And we've got plenty time. I've got 10 years before I'm Alec Guinness's age. So come on, Disney!"
The Obi-Wan Kenobi series premiered on Disney+ in May 2022. The six-episode mini-series was decently received, achieving an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics. Audiences were a bit more lukewarm on the series, however.
Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen reprising their roles as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader was widely considered one of the highlights of the series, particularly the exploration of Obi-Wan’s guilt over Anakin’s fall to the dark side. Their eventual confrontation delivered on the long-awaited promise of seeing the former master and apprentice face each other once again.
Since the Obi-Wan Kenobi series aired, the Star Wars franchise has fallen into a bit of a rut though, particularly on the live-action TV side. With the exception of Andor, Disney struggled to find success with series like The Acolyte, Skeleton Crew, and even the later seasons of The Mandalorian.
Disney and Lucasfilm have since tried to make Star Wars feel like a theatrical IP again, though The Mandalorian and Grogu fell flat at the box office. I, personally, felt like the Obi-Wan Kenobi series would've benefited from a theatrical release, but I did enjoy the series for what it was. I'd love the chance to see an Obi-Wan story unfold on the big screen though.