His daughter turned around and said ‘I don’t like this guy. Must’ve been around age five, and he introduced me, ‘this is Joe and he’s quite possibly Obi-Wan Kenobi. It was whittled down after many auditions to myself and another fine actor who I was at that time at drama school with. It seems that during the final callback for the part Lucas introduced Fiennes to his daughter and. The reason George picked McGregor over Fiennes is an incredibly weird one, as the almost Obi-Wan explained. Eventually Ewan McGregor won the role and was given a vocal coach to help his voice sound closer to Guinness's.īut, close behind him in contention for the part was Shakespeare in Love actor Joseph Fiennes. The part eventually came down to a choice between Lloyd and Angarano, with Lucas deciding that while Angarano was the better actor (dah), Jake 'yippee' Lloyd would be more comfortable with the film-making process.Ī tricky part to cast, yet a shortlist of fifty actors was produced, all of whom had to be compared to pictures of young Alec Guinness, who portrayed the elderly Obi-Wan, to make a believable younger version. It also includes Michael Angarano, who George Lucas was particularly impressed with. The video above shows Lloyd, alongside, Devin Michaels and Justin Berfield auditioning for the role. It was a tricky job, as they had to have just the right amount of midichlorians (sorry), and eventually Jake 'are you an angel' Lloyd won the role. Prior to production could begin on The Phantom Menace, the Bearded One needed to find the perfect young actor who could portray the role of potential Darth Vader. Michael Angarano as Young Anakin SkywalkerĪpparently thousands of children were auditioned for the role of young 'Annie'. Possibly the most divisive of the trilogies (although the Sequels are not complete yet and they contain The Last Jedi, so.), it's no surprise then that some of the possible cast members are equally divisive, as we will discover. Last time we looked back at The Original Trilogy, today its The Prequels.
Yes, it's time to delve once more into the potential casting choices Sir George of Lucas might've gone with for the Star Wars films.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.