Whether you called him Old Ben or Obi-Wan, he explained (almost) everything we needed to know about the Jedi who were once guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic, not to mention a certain former pupil who was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. And as he spouted a load of hippy-ish “mumbo-jumbo” (Han Solo’s words, not ours) about mystical energy fields binding the galaxy together, he turned out to be Basil Exposition in a galaxy far, far away – a job he did so well you could almost forgive the key intel about the Skywalker family tree he held back for the sequels. Almost…
Because among George Lucas’s many moments of inspiration on the original Star Wars – giving a starring role to a little-known carpenter; founding Industrial Light & Magic; keeping a hefty share of the merchandising rights – few can compete with the casting of Sir Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi, a veteran English character actor hired to supply some gravitas among a cast of almost-unknowns. And even though Guinness remained sceptical about the words coming out of his mouth – “New rubbish dialogue reaches me every other day on wadges of pink paper,” he lamented during production – his Oscar-nominated performance ensured that a character killed off before the movie’s final act would become more powerful than we could possibly imagine.
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THE DYING DAYS
RUSSELL T DAVIES, NCUTI GATWA AND MILLIE GIBSON LOOK AHEAD TO THE TWOPART SEASON FINALE
BEWARE THE DUCHESS!
Oh, it’s been such a laugh.
Demon Daze
Archie launches its first Premium Event as Judgment Day comes to Riverdale
JEDI SLAYER ONE
A STAR WARS MURDER MYSTERY FROM THE CREATOR OF RUSSIAN DOLL? SFX GOES BACK TO THE HIGH REPUBLIC ERA TO INVESTIGATE THE CASE OF THE ACOLYTE
Children Of The Evolution
Nu-heroes assemble in Marvel's brave new Ultimates universe
Atlas Smith And J-Lo
Atlas director Brad Peyton on his intergalactic AI actioner
Pride Of Place
Wedding bells ring for Mystique and Destiny in this year's Marvel Voices: Pride
EightLegged Freak
The director of the Alieninfluenced Sting talks about his spider horror
Beauty And The Beast
Director Bertrand Bonello talks his vision of an artificial tomorrow in The Beast
Paint It Black
The Orphan Black story continues with Echoes, a new series set 30 years after the original