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The Latest ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Press Blitz Is Perfection

The time has come, fans: Obi-Wan Kenobi is nearly here! And with that has come an influx of new promotional material for the show that should make all our hearts soar. Seeing images of Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor out together feels like my teenage heart is full once again.

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But the show has also started to do some amazing promotional work to get fans excited about the new series heading to Disney+—one of those things being the ability to get your own “lightsaber” and have weekly reminders of the show airing.

The official Twitter account for Obi-Wan Kenobi shared the tweet today, telling fans to give the tweet a heart to “unlock an exclusive #lightsaber and receive weekly episode reminders.” Right now, the series is labeled as a limited series, which means we probably shouldn’t be expecting a surprise second season from Obi-Wan Kenobi, but all this promo leading up to it does have me excited to finally see Ewan McGregor back as Old Ben Kenobi.

But it has also ushered in a sea of fun content for fans of Obi-Wan!

The crew is back together

Nothing excites me more than seeing Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor together. The two enjoyed dinner during their press tour, and it’s clear that fans are excited that they’re back together after all these years.

And it just feels strange to be back in the thick of it with the two of them. It’s been so long since we’ve seen Christensen and McGregor promoting something together that it feels great to know that they’re back in the world of Star Wars.

We’re learning more about the show

What’s cool about this press tour is that we’re given a new look at Obi-Wan and Anakin’s relationship, but we’re also not really sure what the show has in store for us. We have little things like Christensen talking about their fighting styles, the director teasing a “dark time to be a Jedi,” or both of them stepping back into their costumes to give us a bit of insight into the show.

The same promos from the prequels

One thing that really excited me was the fact that Ewan McGregor actually did another promotional picture just like he did for the prequels—meaning he’s standing in front of a blank backdrop and holding his lightsaber in his Jedi robes.

It’s so simple and yet it brought me such joy seeing a new picture of Ewan McGregor with his lightsaber in hand. I thought it was a weird thing that I remembered, but then the love online reminded me just how much we love this character and McGregor’s portrayal of it. Something as simple as him standing in a pose for a promotional picture can mean so much to us because we just missed this. I spent years waiting for the return of Obi-Wan with McGregor in tow, and it just feels like I am living in a dream world during this press tour.

Obi-Wan Kenobi is on Disney+ starting on May 27. If you’re like me, you’ll be at Star Wars Celebration staying up late in order to watch it because come on, what a way to start the series!

(featured image: Lucasfilm)


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Rachel Leishman (She/Her) is an Assistant Editor at the Mary Sue. She's been a writer professionally since 2016 but was always obsessed with movies and television and writing about them growing up. A lover of Spider-Man and Wanda Maximoff's biggest defender, she has interests in all things nerdy and a cat named Benjamin Wyatt the cat. If you want to talk classic rock music or all things Harrison Ford, she's your girl but her interests span far and wide. Yes, she knows she looks like Florence Pugh. She has multiple podcasts, normally has opinions on any bit of pop culture, and can tell you can actors entire filmography off the top of her head. Her current obsession is Glen Powell's dog, Brisket. Her work at the Mary Sue often includes Star Wars, Marvel, DC, movie reviews, and interviews.