Joker (2019) is a mirror to look at to wait for Obi-Wan Kenobi. This has been explained by Deborah Chow, the filmmaker of Star Wars.
During a virtual press conference Obi-Wan Kenobithe director of the series starwars, Deborah chowtalked about his approach to working with the character of Ewan McGregor. He also recounted his experience using the technology Stage Craft. And, on the other hand, he also told how some great films like joker influenced this new story of the galactic saga.
The director of Obi-Wan Kenobi she said the most exciting part for her was getting the opportunity to do a story based on the characters. Something that other films have also done before. “I think what excited me the most was having the opportunity to do a character-driven story,” the Star Wars filmmaker argued. “In a different tone, but in a similar way to what they did in the Joker and Logan movies. You take a character from a big franchise and then you have real time and you go to much deeper places with them. I thought it was exciting to do it in this saga ».
Between light and darkness… A new character study!
located between Revenge of the Sith Y A new hopethe series of Obi-Wan Kenobi starts in a very dark place for Star Wars history, as it also did joker. “The tone is very curious,” said Deborah Chow. “We are in a very dark period and that is interesting. Not only to start with the Jedi in a place of darkness, but also to shape the context. It gave us a good starting point. I’ve always felt that there is a lot of quality, a lot of compassion and a lot of humor in this character. He is a bright and hopeful guy. It was interesting for us to try to keep the balance between the light and hope that the character exudes, and the darkness that is surrounding him.”