Liam Neeson's character was to be the original "Obi-Wan Kenobi," with Ewan McGregor as Qui-Gon Jinn. McGregor would have ...

Liam Neeson's character was to be the original "Obi-Wan Kenobi," with Ewan McGregor as Qui-Gon Jinn. McGregor would have taken up the name after Neeson's character's death at the hands of Darth Maul.

Obi-Wan Kenobi was played by Sir Alec Guinness in the original trilogy, which started with Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) and ...

“For a time, the older Jedi was named Obi-Wan and the younger Jedi was named Qui-Gon,” McCaig said. “It was very poignant ...

Ewan McGregor’s performance as a younger version of Kenobi quickly became the most acclaimed aspect of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. While there have been great lengths taken to map out the ...

Qui-Gon Jinn dies in The Phantom Menace, meaning the real Obi-Wan Kenobi was originally intended to be killed off by Darth Maul in the film. This would have made McGregor’s character a younger ...