“Obi-Wan Kenobi” director Debora Chow discussed the future showdown between Darth Vader and Ben Kenobi in the new Disney+ series and revealed what “Star Wars” fans can expect. What will the new lightsaber fight that will reunite actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen be like?
45 years ago, with the premiere of “Star Wars”, the world was able to witness the first duel between the old Jedi Master (Alec Guinnes) and the corrupt Sith Lord (David Prowse) in the cinema thanks to George Lucas.
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Today, 17 years after the end of the controversial prequels that gave way to this confrontation, Chow is in charge of reviving this long-awaited fight with much more advanced special effects than back then.
The most anticipated duel: Kenobi vs. Vader
In an interview with El Comercio, the filmmaker familiar with the extensive franchise responded to what the audience can expect from a new fight between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader.
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According to Debora Chow, this head-to-head will be “character-driven action” and not a mere fight “just to have an action sequence”.
“Something very special about all the action we’re doing is that it’s very personal. And very emotional.”.
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leaked fight
Although at the moment Chow has not wanted to go into many details to avoid spoilers, there is a video from a few months ago that was leaked on social networks.
Said material shows Darth Vader fighting Obi-Wan in what would be the first of two fights that the characters would have in the series, according to information from Making Star Wars and Screengeek.
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“Obi-Wan Kenobi” premieres a new episode every Wednesday through Disney+. The series will have a total of 6 chapters.
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