Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith"
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At least Ewan McGregor has not lost his passion for the "Star Wars" universe.
After all, he will slip back into the role of teacher Obi-Wan Kenobi from 2022.
As such, he was already seen in episodes I to III, which appeared between 1999 and 2005.
And he not only has fond memories of these appearances.
The Scot now told the Hollywood Reporter that it was “hard that these films did not go down well.” Despite their commercial success, there had been a lot of criticism of the reprints at the time. Above all, the many hardcore fans had a lot to complain about in terms of scripts, dialogues and characters. Especially the new animated character Jar Jar Binks, who was introduced in "Episode I: The Phantom Menace", drew the hatred of the fans.
McGregor himself remembers working on "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" with discomfort.
This was created for the most part before so-called green screens, on which special effects are later added.
Although the imaginary worlds of the “Star Wars” series can hardly be avoided, they pose challenges for the actors, according to McGregor: “You can hardly rush into the dialogues if there is nothing around them.
This is not easy."
New technology should make filming easier
After three or four months, the work became “torture.
Especially when the scenes….
I don't want to be mean, but Shakespeare isn't exactly ”.
McGregor will play the Jedi again next year as part of a new "Star Wars" series - and sees a real benefit in further technical development.
The new LED screens made the actors' work easier, he said: “When you are in the desert, you also see a desert.
When you stand in the snow, there is snow around you.
And when you sit in the cockpit of a spaceship, you are in space.
It'll feel so much more realistic. "
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