“When I submitted my Obi-Wan story to Lucasfilm, I said: ‘I actually think of three stories’, because there are three different evolutions that the character has to travel to get from Obi-Wan to Ben “. This is how Stuart Beattie, screenwriter included in the credits of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, finally directed by Deborah Chow, raised his proposal with Joby Harold as lead writer.
The germinal idea of those three stories that made up a trilogy, would have ended up inspiring the series whose first season is already complete on Disney +; at the same time he died as a film project. Beattie is still hurt about it, and while he hopes that the story arc he has designed end up completing with multiple seasons of the TV drama led by Ewan McGregor, regrets the change of course that caused the failure of “Han Solo: A Star Wars Story”. Speaking to The Direct, Beattie points out that everything has changed after the poor reception of that film starring Alden Ehrenreich, a puncture both critical and at the box office that marked a before and after.
“I spent about a year, a year and a half working on it. And then when the decision was made to stop spin-offs after the release of ‘Han Solo’, I left the project and moved on to other things. Job [Harold] he came and took my scripts and turned them from two hours to six. So, I didn’t work with them at all, they just credited me. episodes because they were based on my material “.
“It was ‘Han Solo’ that changed direction. Personally I like that movie, but it didn’t make much money … it sure crushed us. I was devastated, absolutely devastated. But that’s how business works, you know, it has its ups and downs.”.
No grudge?
“I’m happy”Beattie continues without hiding her disappointment. “I am happy that the series has been made. I am proud of my story which was ultimately told. I’m glad my characters got this opportunity, and I’m glad I was credited for it.. I wish, I wish my films could be made “.. The fact is that Beattie is not the only one mentioned in the credits of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, a series that in addition to including his team, had to wink at a generous number of directors.
Stephen Daldry and Hossein Amini also appear at the end of the episodes, both alleged props for another movie that wasn’t? During Obi-Wan Kenobi’s journey from prequels to his series, many steps have been taken, not only the one mentioned by Beattie, convinced that he is the ultimate source when it comes to designing a plot, I hope someday to know who was inspired for each twist.
Source: E Cartelera
