Both Ewan McGregor and the late Alec Guinness brought Kenobi back.
There were more old friends inStar Wars: The Force Awakensthan we may have realized.
And within this, we hear at least two familiar voices: Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda.
At least as well as they could, Abrams says.
You do hear a little bit of Yoda.
You hear Luke yelling out, Nooo!
from that moment inEmpire.
And you hear Obi-Wan at the end say, Rey … these are your first steps, Abrams says.
Heres the cool part.
We asked Ewan McGregor to come in and do the line.
And he was awesome and we were very grateful.
He was incredibly sweet and handsome, and all that stuff.
Then he rode off on his motorcycle.
Literally the coolest voice over actor ever.
I said, Thats cool, is that the thing from Ewan McGregor?
He said No, we took a line from Alec Guinness saying Afraid.
It is so crazy perfect, Abrams says.
So when you hear Obi-Wan talk to Rey it is both Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor doing the voice.
This whole experience has been one outrageous moment after another.
Just watching Frank Oz, you look at him and talk to him and his voice is very deep.
I dont know why I would have thought he sounded like Miss Piggy!
But Oz was more than willing to return to the jumbled syntax of Yoda.
That means, maybe, we could get even more of the characters spirit in the films to come.
Writer-director Rian Johnson (Brick,Looper) begins shootingEpisode VIIInext month.
Were hoping Rian Johnson can figure that out, Kasdan joked.
We were really stymied!
But Abrams says part of the appeal of the new trilogy will be spreading out those revelations.
Star Wars didnt say Leia was the sister of Luke.
You didnt understand what these references were: the Empire, dark times, Clone Wars.
There were these things that were discussed that dont get explained.
The Force Awakensdoes confirm the family relationships of villain Kylo Ren, and Abrams felt that was enough.
This is the first of a series.
There is a story to be told.
And it will be.
