'Star Wars' Obi-Wan Kenobi Spin-Off May Be in the Works

LucasFilm was allegedly going to stay away
from Jedi and Sith characters for spin-offs,
although now the 'Star Wars' team is
developing an Obi-Wan movie.
When Star Wars: Episode VII hits theaters next
December, it will be the first in a string of
movies including the immediate sequels Star
Wars: Episode VIII and Star Wars: Episode IX
arriving in 2017 and 2019 and three spin-offs.
There have been several rumors about which
characters the spin-offs will be focused on, but
nothing has been confirmed yet. Today, a new
unconfirmed report from MakingStarWars.net
reporting that Disney and LucasFilm are
currently developing an Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-
off.
"Obi-Wan Kenobi - I've heard from quite a few
people now that an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie is in
the works. For the spin-off movies they were
initially going to stay away from any Jedi or
Sith characters. But I'm hearing now that
because of the popularity of Obi-Wan (fans
recently voting for him on the official website
etc) that an art team is now working with a
writer on concepts for an Obi-Wan movie."
The "official website" voting that was mentioned
by the unnamed source is a , where Obi-Wan
Kenobi was voted as the most popular Star
Wars character, beating out others such as
Darth Vader, Han Solo and Chewbacca.
Of course, if this report does turn out to be true,
it isn't clear how far along the project is in
development. Ewan McGregor played Obi-Wan in
the Star Wars prequel trilogy, and there was
also a rumor that surfaced last August which
revealed the actor may be popping up in Star
Wars: Episode VII as a "Force Ghost." The
character will also be featured in the Disney XD
animated series Star Wars Rebels, which is set
between Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the
Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope ,
following the formation of the nascent Rebel
Alliance.
Would you like to see Obi-Wan in his own Star
Wars spin-off? Chime in with your thoughts
below.
Star Wars: Episode VII comes to theaters
December 18th, 2015 and stars John Boyega ,
Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher , Harrison Ford, Mark
Hamill, Adam Driver , Domhnall Gleeson , Lupita
Nyong'o . The film is directed by J.J. Abrams .