While Darth Vader’s classic line inA New Hopeof “I sense something.
However, there is another piece of dialogue that has now come under scrutiny.
That’s an oddly formal greeting for someone the pint-size princess jokingly teased about his age on Daiyu.
‘Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
So we asked Harold: What gives?
“We talked about it a lot,” Harold says of Leia’s line.
So it’s tricky to field some of those questions mid-process.
Rupert Friend as the Grand Inquisitor in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.Matt Kennedy / Lucasfilm Ltd.
But yes, all I can say is we’re very cognizant of that, and of canon.
So isObi-Wan Kenobiblatantly messing with canon, or was that seemingly fatal blow not as deadly as it appeared?
“But as I said before, we very much take canon very, very seriously.
Ewan McGregor in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
And there are many, many people behind the scenes who prioritize that.
Plus, this is the franchise that brought Darth Maul back after he was literally sliced in half.
(BTW, if the Grand Inquisitor is alive, that doesnotsound like good news for Reva.)
Vivien Lyra Blair as Leia in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
(Read the interview below or listen to it on the latest episode of EW’sDagobah Dispatchpodcast.)
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Because we definitely see him calling upon and using the Force successfully a lot more in this installment.
Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
And step by step we get to enjoy that.
So he’s doing what he needs to do.
We wanted to not be very overt with Leia’s Force sensitivity.
Indira Varma as Tala in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.Lucasfilm Ltd.
It’s clear that she is not your typical 10-year-old.
You could’ve thought that, but she’s also being quite resilient as a 10-year-old as well.
You’re writing for this iconic character of Leia, but also writing for a kid inVivien Lyra Blair.
It really did come down to finding the right actor.
And you have to find somebody who feels like they fit the voice of a youngCarrie Fisher.
And the word I always looked to wasspirit.
Somebody who feels spirited.
They don’t feel precocious.
And there’s just an alchemy there that I think we were really lucky to find.
Where did the idea come from to show these Jedi in statis in the Fortress Inquisitorius?
I always thought of it as pinned butterflies on the wall.
How sad that is to see?
And we just wanted an image that felt resonant in that way.
And we set it up a little bit in [episode 3] about nobody really knows what happens.
It was super cool.
At the end ofRogue One, it’s wonderful.
I think it’s a terrific scene and a scene that I love.
And we got to take him out of a corridor, into a village.
It’s not just rage and it’s not just the professional ruthlessness of Vader.
And that is part of the conversation of the show.
It’s Obi-Wan and Vader.
That’s on the part of production.
That was with [Obi-Wandirector Deborah Chow].
Do you agree or disagree?
She’s an amazing actor.
And she and I would talk about the character and the background of the character.
And if that’s where she’s coming from, what an extraordinary position to be in?
Especially if it’s a Jedi, knowing that a Jedi can’t necessarily reciprocate that.
So I think what she did with the role is so good.
I love her as an actor.
So are you at least in your head thinking about ideas of season 2, just in case?
It’s been very gratifying, the reception and the fact that so many people have been watching it.
And it’s lovely to hear that there’s an appetite for more internally and on the outside.
And what happens in the future happens in the future.
We have two episodes left.
What can you tease in terms of what’s coming up next?
So there’s some emotional stuff ahead.
There’s more surprises ahead.
So I’m just excited for all to get out there.
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