In a new cover story published by The Hollywood Reporter, Ewan McGregor admits it was hard watching his “Star Wars” prequels be released to poor reviews from critics and outrage from certain corners of the franchise’s vocal fandom.
“That was quite difficult,” the actor said.
“They were universally not very much liked.” McGregor is reprising Obi-Wan Kenobi for the eponymous Disney+ series, but will the show be greeted with more open arms when it debuts? It’s too early to tell, of course, but McGregor says “Obi-Wan Kenobi” is already better than the prequels in one department: Production.As he has said in the past, McGregor reiterated to THR the nightmare experience of acting opposite VFX blue-screens during the production of George Lucas’ “Star Wars” sequel trilogy.
Lucas relied on CGI more and more with each installment, so much so that physical sets and backdrops were replaced entirely by
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