{"id":15861,"date":"2022-05-23T12:20:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T10:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1649806"},"modified":"2022-05-23T12:36:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T10:36:10","slug":"obi-wan-kenobi-star-hayden-christensen-teases-fun-surprises","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/obi-wan-kenobi-star-hayden-christensen-teases-fun-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi-Wan Kenobi star Hayden Christensen teases \u201cfun surprises\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 23 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Star Wars\u2019 various Disney Plus series have built something of a reputation for big reveals, whether that\u2019s the shock return of a major character or a plot twist set to shake the foundations of a galaxy far, far away.<\/p>\n<p>And following in the footsteps of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, it sounds like upcoming series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/obi-wan-kenobi-series-release-date-disney-plus\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/a> will be no exception \u2013 at least according to one of its stars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to give away any secrets,\u201d Hayden Christensen, who reprises his role as Anakin Skywalker\/Darth Vader for the first time since 2005\u2019s Revenge of the Sith, exclusively told <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>.<\/p> <p>\u201cBut there are a lot of really fun surprises in store. And I\u2019m just really excited for people to see this because it\u2019s a great story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, we\u2019re getting to see [Ewan McGregor\u2019s] Obi-Wan Kenobi at a sort of a time in his life that is pivotal for him. And he\u2019s in a very dark place. And there\u2019s just lots of great stuff there to explore. I think fans are gonna like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At time of writing, fans know very little about what\u2019s coming in the series, with the Star Wars team remaining tight-lipped about what audiences can expect from the return of McGregor\u2019s Jedi Master.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C237,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C237,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1649808\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/OB2J0276-a6495ac.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;800&quot;\" height=\"&quot;533&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor attend the photocall for Obi Wan Kenobi<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>StillMoving.net for Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>But Christensen is clearly bursting with secrets already, suggesting that we\u2019ll have just as many twists, turns and shocking returns as we\u2019ve come to expect from Star Wars\u2019 new streaming Empire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, you know, again, I don\u2019t want to give anything away,\u201d he told us. \u201cBut it\u2019s a great Star Wars story. I think that\u2019ll just really resonate with people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut again, I can\u2019t say too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Will we see Darth Maul with some robot legs? A Natalie Portman cameo? Sebulba\u2019s revenge? Or will fans finally get an origin story for Cloud City\u2019s Lobot? For now, short of a Force vision straight from the Dark Side we\u2019ll just have to wait and see. Not long now\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obi-Wan Kenobi begins on Disney Plus on Friday 27th May, with new episodes on Fridays. You can\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1572434&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fhome&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" sponsored=\"\">sign up to Disney Plus for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a> now. 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