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May the Fourth is a good day to play Star Wars video games, however fan theories run year-round. One current dialogue facilities on an upcoming Disney+ show crossing over with a fan-favorite game.
Ewan McGregor, who performed Obi-Wan Kenobi within the Star Wars prequel trilogy, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to advertise the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi collection. He talked about the necessity for “a fact in a video game” to “match up with a movie.” It’s a unfastened assertion, nevertheless it was sufficient to get ResetEra discussion board posters riled up in a thread, speculating about Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order crossing over in a roundabout way.
In phrases of the Star Wars timeline, it’s doable. The occasions of the game happen similtaneously the show, and Fallen Order was christened as canon from the beginning. Purge Troopers, launched within the game, additionally made an look in an Obi-Wan trailer. There are dissenters within the ResetEra thread to make sure, however Cameron Monaghan, whose likeness and efficiency was the idea of Fallen Order hero Cal Kestis, might simply reprise the position in live-action. His lightsaber is headed to Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland already.
The inverse can be doable. Obi-Wan might seem within the Fallen Order sequel — a game that may reportedly be introduced this yr. It’s one in every of a number of Star Wars tasks within the works at once. Respawn Entertainment alone is engaged on three of them. Soon sufficient, Star Wars followers will be capable to get their repair with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. That debuts on Friday, May 27.