Liam Neeson addresses 'Star Wars' return rumors ahead of Obi-Wan Kenobi series for Disney+

Liam Neeson is shutting down rumors that he’ll reprise his function within the “Star Wars” franchise for the upcoming Disney+ series targeted on Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Disney+ and “Star Wars” introduced earlier this yr that they're forging ahead with a Ewan McGregor-led series targeted on the character that first debuted in “A New Hope” in 1977. Neeson beforehand performed Qui-Gon Jinn within the 1999 prequel movie “The Phantom Menace,” by which McGregor performed a younger model of Obi-Wan for the primary time following Alec Guinness’ portrayal within the unique trilogy.

Neeson appeared for an interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” this week to advertise his new movie “The Ice Road” when the host obtained blunt about asking if the 69-year-old motion star had been requested to return to the “Star Wars” franchise.

“I heard Ewan McGregor was going to do a series,” Neeson mentioned. “No, I don’t think so. No, I haven’t been approached.”

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Liam Neeson denied rumors that he’ll reprise his function within the upcoming ‘Star Wars’ series for Disney+.
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The actor then joked that Disney and Lucasfilm can't afford him for a film.

Kimmel took Neeson at his phrase, however made the salient level that Neeson is such a veteran actor that he may simply be mendacity to him and the comic would by no means be capable of inform.

However, on condition that Qui-Gon met his finish by the hands of Darth Maul in “The Phantom Menace,” it will make sense that he wouldn’t be round within the TV series. In addition, the star’s title wasn’t talked about in March when the supporting solid was introduced.

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McGregor will likely be joined by Hayden Christensen returning as Anakin Skywalker, higher generally known as the notorious Darth Vader. Other stars resembling Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, and Benny Safdie will seem as nicely.

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While no particulars about their respective characters have been introduced, Variety notes that Edgerton and Piesse beforehand performed Luke Skywalker’s aunt and uncle within the prequel movies, making it doubtless that they too will likely be reprising their roles and {that a} younger Luke Skywalker may issue into the plot.

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The present comes on the heels of “The Mandalorian,” which debuted with the brand new streaming platform in November of 2019. It has since gone on for two seasons and prompted the studio to announce spinoffs which can be all set throughout the “Star Wars” universe, beginning off with “Obi-Wan Kenobi.”