TheObi-Wan KenobiDisney+ series will reportedly begin filming next month in Boston. We have heard plenty of rumors about the long-awaited series beginning production early next year, but none of them have mentioned Boston. Previously, we learned that the Disney+ series was going to begin filming in Los Angeles, utilizing the Volume, which Jon Favreau and crew introduced while makingThe Mandalorian. Lucasfilm nor Disney have confirmed that theObi-Wan Kenobiseries will begin filming in January.
A production listing claims that theObi-Wan Kenobiseries will begin production January 4th in the Boston area. No other information was given, but it does fit into the various timelines that have been teased over the past several months. Star Ewan McGregor was asked about the Disney+ seriesback in October. “It’s theObi-Wan Kenobistory, I suppose. It’s not all me, but it certainly will be a lot of me, which is good,” McGregor said of the show. “We start shooting it in March next year.”
While things could have easily changed, it is also possible that theObi-Wan Kenobicrew are going out to Boston for some pre-production work. Reports ofSpider-Man 3 filming in New Yorkearlier this year were later proven to be false when it was learned that the crew was there just setting up shots, which may very well be the case with what might go down in Boston. As to why Lucasfilm and Disney are shooting in Boston, that is unclear at the moment, though we may find out in the next handful of weeks if this production report ends up being real.
TheObi-Wan KenobiDisney+ series was first officially announced back in August 2019.Star Warsfans were ecstatic to finally hear Ewan McGregor confirm that he was returning to the franchise after a lengthy break. McGregor made the announcement alongsideLucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who also shared her excitement for the series. With the 2019 confirmation, many assumed that the series would debut at some point in 2020. However, that was not able to occur due to the public health crisis, which kept pushing things back for the series, along with some behind-the-scenes changes.
Director Deborah Chow is taking on theObi-Wan Kenobiseries forDisney+. “It’s definitely going to be different, just in terms of the sheer workload, obviously, of doing the whole thing,” Chow said. She went on to note that there are some challenges to working on the show when compared to working onThe Mandalorian. “But in some ways, I’m going to miss having a team, and having people who are there to bounce ideas off of. But then obviously the flip side is, it is nice to have a coherent voice and know what you’re doing from beginning to end.“Production Listwas the first to report on theObi-Wan Kenobiseries beginning production next month.
