“For a time, the older Jedi was named Obi-Wan and the younger Jedi was named Qui-Gon,” McCaig said. “It was very poignant ...

Obi-Wan Kenobi was played by Sir Alec Guinness in the original trilogy, which started with Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) and ...

Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi was originally supposed to die ... He added: “That’s why when you see Alec Guinness in A New Hope, he puts his hood down and goes, ‘Obi-Wan?

If you strike him down, Obi-Wan Kenobi will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine — and he might pass his name on in a confusing manner.

Qui-Gon Jinn dies in The Phantom Menace, meaning the real Obi-Wan Kenobi was originally intended ... McCaig continued: “That’s why when you see Alec Guinness in A New Hope, he puts his hood ...

And right at the end, George changed it.” Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi (Lucasfilm) In A New Hope, when Obi-Wan says: “That’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time,” it was always ...