Ewan McGregor urges Obi-Wan crossover in Andor, season 3 unlikely

Ewan McGregor urged Disney this month to consider bringing his Obi Wan Kenobi character into the Star Wars series Andor, praising the show after a late-in, binge viewing, but also acknowledged why a third season is unlikely. Speaking to fans at a recent Fan Expo panel, the actor said he finally caught up with the Diego Luna-led series, called it "really good," and playfully appealed to Disney to explore a crossover or additional episodes — even as he recognized the story's built-in endpoint.

Accounts differ on where McGregor made the remarks, with some reports placing him at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto and others at Fan Expo in Chicago. In both versions of the story he described watching the first episode with his young son, then consuming the remainder alone because he "couldn't wait to get through it all." He told the audience he imagined how Obi Wan might fit into the timeline and joked, "I think I could be in Season 3," before adding, "Oh no" when he realized the constraints. He followed with a direct plea to the studio, saying, "Come on Disney."

The hesitation is rooted in Andor's design as a two-season prequel leading directly into the 2016 film Rogue One, which itself...