Posted on 04/28/2021 2:00:39 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The Star Wars prequels have had a rough couple of decades, from seemingly universal mockery to a renewed level of appreciation, as the audiences that watched them as children grew up and re-appraised their strengths and weaknesses. But now that we live in a more civilized age [?], it would seem, fondness for the films has helped Ewan McGregor re-appraise his own connection to the franchise.
Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter in a wide-ranging profile as the actor prepares to return to his role as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi—living a life of exile on Tatooine in the self-titled Disney+ series, set a decade after Revenge of the Sith—McGregor reflected on how his excitement to be a part of Star Wars was, initially, dampened by fan reaction to the prequel films. “That was quite difficult. They were universally not very much liked.”
But times have changed, for both the actor and the prequels—not just because of their audiences growing up and reclaiming the trilogy as their own slice of Star Wars, but because over the years, the franchise itself has recontextualized and re-visited the storytelling of the era to flesh out the things that people appreciated most about its world, from shows like The Clone Wars to decades of books and comics.
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She is the one wrecking Star Wars and Indiana Jones 5
BTW this reviewer gets more views on his videos then Star Trek: STD
It’s a talent. I ever figure out how to monetize it, I’ll give Gates a run for his money.
Oh I’m well aware of that. I’ve just spent too much time and money on Star Wars in my life to continue now. I’m in correction mode.
He was better in Trainspotting. LOL, I think maybe they can combine the two...call it, “Tie Fighter Watching”.
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