Apparently George Lucas originally wanted Liam Neeson to be the ‘real’ Obi-Wan Kenobi, with Ewan McGregor taking up the name after he died

Qui Gon Jinn holding lightsaber in The Phantom Menace


In a new interview with former Industrial Light and Magic concept artist Iain McCaig from StarWars.com (via Variety), the illustrator revealed that there was initially supposed to be a wild twist at the end of the divisive first prequel film, The Phantom Menace: Liam Neeson’s character was to be the original “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” with Ewan McGregor as Qui-Gon Jinn. McGregor would have taken up the name after Neeson’s character’s death at the hands of Darth Maul.

“It’s interesting how things evolve,” McCaig said of designing the characters’ appearances. “For a time, the older Jedi was named Obi-Wan and the younger Jedi was named Qui-Gon. It was very poignant that at the end, as Obi-Wan dies and Qui-Gon defeats Darth Maul and stays with his Master as he passes away, he not only takes on his Master’s quest, but he takes on his name.



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