In fact, James Arnold Taylor is the only actor to have played Obi-Wan on more than four different occasions. The impact Clone Wars has had within the Star Wars fanbase, and more recently among the general public, is undeniable – which makes Taylor's version of Obi-Wan even more important. With a spot-on accent and a bit of playfulness and irony that was not quite present in the films, James Arnold Taylor managed to respect what Ewan McGregor had done while also bringing something new to Obi-Wan. The version of Obi-Wan Kenobi that Taylor plays is the one from the prequel era, meaning that his portrayal of Kenobi had to somehow echo what Ewan McGregor had done with Obi-Wan in the Star Wars prequels. Taylor also played Obi-Wan's hologram recording message in Star Wars Rebels and recently voiced the Jedi Master in Star Wars: Battlefront II and in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
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Taylor made his debut as the Jedi Master in the 2002's Clone Wars micro-series and went on to reprise his role both in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and in the seven-season series of the same name. If there is one actor who can be associated with Obi-Wan Kenobi as much as Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor, it's James Arnold Taylor. Seventeen years after Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan will once again be played by Ewan McGregor in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Although the Star Wars prequels were met with a lot of criticism, Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan has always been touted as one of the trilogy's strengths. McGregor would then reprise his role as Obi-Wan in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith – films that showed Obi-Wan's growth into a wise, powerful Jedi Master. Although McGregor studied Alec Guinness's portrayal to make his Obi-Wan as close to the original as possible, the fact that The Phantom Menace featured the character at a young age allowed the actor to bring out a different side of Kenobi. The casting choice went to the rising star Ewan McGregor, who until then had been in films such as Brassed Off and Nightwatch. If the Star Wars prequels were going to show Anakin's story from the beginning, then Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace would have to feature Obi-Wan Kenobi.
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