New 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Trailer Teases the Return of Hayden Christensen's Darth Vader

Disney+ Star Wars titles.Christensen originally starred as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in two of the Star Wars prequels – 2002’s Attack Of The Clones and 2005’s Revenge Of The Sith, with the films and Christensen himself receiving harsh criticism from fans at the time.Speaking about the backlash in a new interview with the Guardian, Christensen said: “I guess the impression that I got from (director) George Lucas was that if they don’t like them, then they don’t ‘get’ it – and that was good enough for me.”It’s been confirmed that Christensen will be reprising his role in both the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series as well as appearing in Ahshoka.“It just seemed like a really exciting opportunity,” he said. “It was a no-brainer.

limited series,, marks Ewan McGregor’s return as the titular Jedi Master, it will also see Hayden Christensen reprise his role as Kenobi’s former apprentice-turned-Darth Vader. And as the anticipation for their onscreen reunion builds, the 51-year-old actor recalls what it was like seeing his former co-star step onto set as the Sith Lord. “It was amazing,” McGregor tells ET’s Will Marfuggi. “I’ve never quite seen a crew react the way they reacted when [Hayden] came on set for the first time as Vader.

“Obi-Wan Kenobi”Friday, May 27, Disney+Hello there. Lucasfilm and Disney+’s third live-action “Star Wars” series (after “The Mandalorian” and its spin-off, “The Book of Boba Fett”) is really the one everyone has been waiting for.

Later this month on Disney+, we’ll get our latest live-action “Star Wars” fix with Ewan McGregor reprising his Jedi knight character in “Obi-Wan Kenobi” who hasn’t appeared since 2005’s “Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith.” The show features prequel characters such as Hayden Christensen‘s Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Joel Edgerton‘s Uncle Owen, and Bonnie Piesse‘s Aunt Beru.

Disney+ is going all in on “Star Wars”, with three shows premiering this year.

, which arrives on Disney+ this month. Ewan McGregor reprises his beloved role as Obi-Wan and Hayden Christensen returns as Anakin-turned-Vader for the first time since the 2005 film,, in this new limited series. Christensen’s epic comeback to the world of comes amid rumors that he’ll be making an appearance in  — another spinoff to look forward to.

Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor are ready for the premiere of their new Star Wars series!

’s debut on Disney+, stars Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen reunited in public for a press event in London. One of the last times these two actors were seen together was for the 2005 premiere of the prequel . In the latest spinoff series, McGregor and Christensen reprise their roles as the titular Jedi Master and his former apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who became Darth Vader by the end of the third prequel film, as the story picks up 10 years later. The two actors were also joined by director Deborah Chow and breakout Moses Ingram, who plays an Inquisitor named Reva and looks to be a badass addition to the live-action franchise. In a behind-the-scenes look at the series, McGregor acknowledged longtime fans’ anticipation for a reunion between Kenobi and Vader.

from the American Film Institute reveals that “Star Wars” director George Lucas paid actor James Earl Jones only $7,000 to voice Darth Vader in the first-ever “Star Wars” film.Actor David Prowse — who died in 2020 at age 85 — famously wore the Darth Vader suit in “Star Wars: A New Hope” in 1977, but Lucas did not envision his natural voice for the now-iconic character. “George wanted, pardon the expression, a dark voice,” Jones said.

An old interview with James Earl Jones is shedding new light on the “Star Wars” films.

Ewan McGregor isn’t a huge fan of his new “Obi-Wan Kenobi” action figure.

It wouldn’t be May the 4th without some new “Star Wars” content.

Jordan Moreau May the Fourth be with all “Star Wars” fans today as a brand new trailer for the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” limited series has dropped. The new look at the limited series, premiering later this month, has finally revealed Darth Vader, who is set for a showdown with his former mentor during the show.After being conspicuously absent from the previous trailer, Darth Vader is finally seen in the new teaser, albeit only his suit.

“Obi-Wan-Kenobi” account teased that it would be dropping a “new trailer today” for the highly anticipated Disney+ series on May 4th, or “Star Wars Day” for fans.The studio did not disappoint fans of the galaxy-spanning saga when the full trailer debuted Wednesday morning: Obi-Wan’s failed apprentice Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader makes an appearance.The crowd-pleasing trailer for the streaming series also depicts Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) on the run from the growing Empire, as well as a new force of Jedi-hunting enemies called the Inquisitors (played by Star Wars new-comers Moses Ingram and Rupert Friend) as well verbal altercations with Joel Edgerton — who reprises his role as Owen Lars. Throughout the footage, there are several action-packed sequences as well the appearance of the iconic lightsaber.

The brand new teaser trailer for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the new Star Wars limited series coming to Disney+, just debuted online! The series sees the return of Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master, and also stars Hayden Christensen in his return to Darth Vader

Obi-Wan Kenobi has just been released by Disney+ – check it out below.The forthcoming spin-off series will see Ewan McGregor reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi, finding him 10 years after the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.The show will follow Jedi Master Obi-wan’s “greatest defeat as he witnesses the the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader,” according to Disney.Hayden Christensen will also return as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, whose iconic heavy breathing can be heard in the new trailer.Take a look here:Ian McDiarmid recently teased that the evil Sith Lord Emperor Palpatine could also make a return in the new series.The villain was most recently brought back to life in body form in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, and could appear again soon.“There’s a certain show coming soon set right around the time I may have considered to be very active,” McDiarmid teased, according to SWNN.“Whether or not you will see my physical body, I cannot comment on. But you will certainly feel my presence.” A series of first-look images from the show were released earlier this year, at which point McGregor said: “We find Obi-Wan at the beginning of our story rather broken, and faithless, and beaten, somewhat given up.”Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres on Disney+ with two episodes on May 27.

Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan sees an important youngster who needs training in the Jedi ways in the newly-released trailer for Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”The new trailer also sees Anakin Skywalker getting suited up as Darth Vader.The story of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” “begins 10 years after the dramatic events of ‘Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith’ where Obi-Wan Kenobi faced his greatest defeat — the downfall and corruption of his best friend and Jedi apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, who turned to the dark side as evil Sith Lord Darth Vader.”Disney+ dropped the trailer Wednesday in honor of Star Wars Day.“Obi-Wan Kenobi” will have a two-episode premiere on Friday, May 27, on Disney+, with further episodes dropping each week through May 22.“Obi-Wan Kenobi” stars McGregor as the Jedi Master, with Hayden Christensen returning as Lord Vader.