 In August 2017, it was rumored that there were plans for a standalone "Star Wars" movie about Obi-Wan directed and co-written by Stephen Daldry, though nothing was officially announced.Ewan McGregor stated publicly that he would be open to reprising the role of Obi-Wan, though as of mid-2018 said he knew of no plans to do so.In December 2017, it was reported that an Obi-Wan anthology film was eying a potential January 2019 production start date.