With so much going on in the Star Wars film universe involving three more main films as well as a few spinoffs, it's difficult to keep track of what is rumor and what has been confirmed. There have been countless rumors pertaining to what the spinoffs will be about; everything from a Yoda, Han Solo, or Boba Fett prequel, to a spinoff following an X-wing squadron. Star Wars fans have been rooting for their favorite characters to get their own film, and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi is near the top of that list wanted for a spinoff. Obi-Wan is so popular, in fact, that Ewan McGregor himself (who played the Jedi Master in Star Wars Episodes I-III) is wanting to return to the franchise starring in his own spinoff.
It looks like Lucasfilm has been listening to the fans, as the rumor that Obi-Wan Kenobi is getting his own film has resurfaced. These rumors began sometime last year when the spinoffs and the next three main installments were first announced. According to a quote from a source of the Making Star Wars website close to the Star Wars films, “I’ve heard from quite a few people now that an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie is in the works. For the spinoff movies they were initially going to stay away from any Jedi or Sith characters. But I’m hearing now that because of the popularity of Obi-Wan (fans recently voting for him on the official website, etc.) that an art team is now working with a writer on concepts for an Obi-Wan movie.”
The only way I can see an Obi-Wan spinoff working with Ewan McGregor reprising his role is if it's either a) based on events between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Episode IV: A New Hope regarding Obi-Wan keeping a watchful eye over Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, or b) do an origin story. While it would be cool to see how Obi-Wan became a Jedi Master and went on to train Anakin Skywalker, I personally would be more interested to know more about what he was up to in between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. That story could be anything from him keeping a watchful eye over Luke Skywalker, to him attempting to find any remaining Jedi after the assault on the Jedi Temple and the ensuing genocide.
The Making Star Wars website also reported that their source clarified other rumors such as how long Luke Skywalker has been missing, descriptions of soldiers who accompany Leia on a mission, the Sith home world Moraband, and whether or not the villains in Episode VII are related to Count Dooku from Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
According to this source, at the time of Episode VII, Luke Skywalker has been missing for about 10 years. He was around for about 10-15 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, but he soon disappeared for unknown reasons.
From the description of the guards accompanying Leia on a mission to visit the Hutts, the guards seem to be X-wing pilots/Rebel soldiers. Earlier descriptions were thought to be more along the lines of soldiers from the planet of Naboo: "The recent x-wing pictures with the extras in them - these are the same soldiers that were flanking Leia in the production sketch I reported where she was in the middle of several Hutts..."
One recent rumor regarding the lineage of Count Dooku seems to be true: "And the recent Adam Driver rumor - Benedict Cumberbatch, Gwendoline Christie, the Count Dooku connection, and now the Adam Driver rumors. These are all based on that central idea of an aristocratic family 'line' involving Episode 7's bad guys. And as I said before, I firmly believe it's the line of Dooku. Details and characters might have changed but the idea of an aristocratic villain with a heritage going back to the Clone Wars has been there from pre-production and as far as I know is still a major part of the story".
The Sith home world of Moraband has been all but confirmed to be in Episode VII: "Moraband - the Sith home world is in the movie. It's been there throughout production with various names attached to it. I had it confirmed to me from someone working in England that there are sets for the 'Sith world'."
I hope the rumors regarding the Count Dooku lineage and the Sith home world are true, I think it would be interesting to see both of those things happen onscreen. As mentioned above, I would be interested in an Obi-Wan Kenobi spinoff; however, I'd be more interested in either a Yoda or Boba Fett spinoff. Heck, I would even like to see a Darth Maul spinoff. His character had way too little screen time in Episode I: The Phantom Menace. I would love to get to know his character better.
Star Wars Episode VII will make its way into theaters on December 18, 2015.
Sources: Screen Rant , Making Star Wars
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