“Obi Wan Kenobi” would be a new Star Wars trilogy, but Disney has changed the plans

After 6 episodes broadcast on Disney +, ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’ has ended, a miniseries that has received applause and criticism from millions of Star Wars fans, and what few know is that this story would not originally have been told in series format. but it was actually supposed to be a trilogy of films from this franchise created by george luca.

That’s right, you read that right, ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ It was going to be a new Star Wars trilogyThis was revealed in a recent interview by screenwriter Stuart Beattie, who also points out that this change implemented by Disney took place after the enormous failure of the film ‘Han Solo’ and the enormous success that turned out to be the spin off ‘The Mandalorian ‘.

The writer of ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’ comments in the aforementioned interview that the script presenting the Disney + seriesis what he wrote for what would be the first film in the trilogy focusing on the Jedi Master, which was originally longer than what was presented on the streaming platform, as it was shortened to fit into a miniseries.

Beattie points out that this script was completed shortly before the premiere of the movie ‘Han Solo’ in 2018, she also reveals that she already had clear ideas to generate the plot for the second film, however, as we have pointed out, she was at that time in which The Mouse Company decided to change plans, completely stopping the production of other Obi Wan stories.

It sure tore us apart. Devastated, absolutely devastated. But that’s the business, you know, ups and downs. I’m glad the series was made. I’m proud of the story I’ve told, “says the screenwriter.

It is important to remember that the writer Stuart Beattie indicated that the second script would focus on Obi Wan Kenobi’s acceptance of mortality, for his final confrontation with Darth Vader, a story that, according to the writer, would have been written even if Disney had asked him, this for a possible second season of the series.

Season 2 for “Obi Wan Kenobi”?

The fact is, no doubt it would have been spectacular for many Star Wars fans to have a new one film trilogy focused on ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, but, most likely, like the series, these tapes too would have been both applauded and criticized by the most demanding Star Wars fans, since we must not forget that this Jedi Master is one of the most important parts of the story created by George Lucas. , for which the demand is very high.

Despite the criticism, the “Obi Wan Kenobi” series has set several audience records on the rat company streaming service, so even if it was announced as a miniseries, there are big chances of a second season, so it’s very likely that Stuart Beattie will write a new script for this iconic character.