Ewan McGregor will watch the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars to familiarize himself with his character's extended story. The Star Wars universe now includes substantial animated content beyond the live-action films, creating additional continuity for actors to follow. Other performers have recently caught up with related material, including Pedro Pascal watching Andor and Hayden Christensen viewing The Clone Wars before returning as Anakin. The Clone Wars and Rebels inform recent live-action projects such as Ahsoka, and future appearances may prompt further preparation for actors portraying legacy characters.
Marshall may be more correct than he thinks. Now that the Star Wars universe has expanded much further than just the live-action movies, even the actors who brought it to life can take some time to get completely caught up. Thankfully, one of the most iconic living Star Wars actors is finally watching the longest chapter in his character's life. Ewan McGregor is finally going to sit down and watch his character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Barry Brecheisen/WireImage/Getty Images While speaking at Fan Expo Canada (via Star Wars Underworld), Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Ewan McGregor revealed he has big Star Wars plans ahead of him: "I'm going to watch all of Clone Wars," he said. "That's my homework."
It may be surprising that he hasn't seen the prequel animated series, but it's more common than you think. Pedro Pascal just got around to watching Andor this weekend. Hayden Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker, watched The Clone Wars in preparation for his re-appearance on Obi-Wan Kenobi, but apparently, the series' title character was going in relatively blind.
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