the movies, as you described, would have been absolutely amazing.

The worst part about the original show was the inclusion of princess leia. It has nothing to do with the poor little girl who played her either, it just doesnt work narratively and makes the whole series feel like a rescue mission rather than a character study of kenobi

Popular opinion: the Kenobi series should’ve been a movie

Vader roasting Sidious on Yoda would have been wild to see! An over cocky Vader transitioning to the Vader we see in Empire and Return would have been cool to witness.

This movie was so much better. It was so well written and a much superior version of the show. Damn you Disney. Thanks for covering this!

The part where it would've explored qui gon actually showing obi wan and us how a jedi is more powerful in death than in life AND explicitly said "this isn't a spur of the moment" sacrifice 🤤🤤

We rlly are in the dark timeline where all that Star Wars has left are streaming exclusive TV shows…. This trilogy would’ve been amazing and the scenes between Kenobi and Cody sound awesome

One of the problems with the Kenobi Show, is wasting time on ancillary uninteresting characters like Reva. It would have been better off as a character study of Kenobi and Vader, the rise of the Empire, and the beginnings of the Rebellion. Instead it was about Reva trying to kill Vader, Kenobi, and Luke as misdirected revenge for Order 66. For those reasons I’m sure some people will be turned off from watching upcoming seasons.

It’s a real bummer this trilogy didn’t happen. Sounds like it had some really cool and interesting ideas, plus more Qui-Gon Jinn in my book is always a good thing

Fun fact: I can't remember exactly but there was a reddit user who took the entire Obi-Wan miniseries, took out all the bad/unnecessary parts, left the good stuff in, and condensed the entire series into a 2 and a half hour movie and it's such a great improvement! I even downloaded it onto my phone

Disney: “So, with Mando we hit it out of the park with baby Yoda. What can we shoehorn in Kenobi that’s really kid friendly? Hmmm, I’m thinking… ooh! I got it!”

"Maul was cut out"

I want to see that argument between Vader and Palpatine so badly

The show was like a fanfiction. I honestly don't hate it, but it's better as a non-canon series.

Wait, it was going to be a film trilogy rather than just the third Standalone Star Wars film? Damn. And to think, if they only nailed the landing with Episode IX, things could've turned out differently.

I'm not sure if you have covered it yet, but I would love to see an episode on what could have been the Boba Fett movie as that was also another major movie that got shelved indefinitely after Solo's flop

Think Disney should have done more of the special presentations like what they did for werewolf by night or Guardians Christmas. A 45 to 60 minute mini movie. Like a comic book. No filler. Keep the main point the main point. Don’t add extra characters or plots that take away for the main plot. Just a quick adventure/story of a familiar character or introduce a new one. Star Wars could have done that with boba fett and obi wan. Marvel could have done it with she hulk and secret invasion.

Poor Stuart Beatie, he really got screwed.

Joaquin Phoenix And Hugh Jackman Were Both Considered For The Role Of Obi-Wan Kenobi Before Ewan McGregor Was Cast

7:56 Though I think he already had that scar by the end of RotS (may be wrong), that actually sounds really neat. Not all Vader's scars look like burn wounds, and he's is no stranger to being in the thick of things and taking some hits. Just a small thing that adds to his legacy, so to speak. Plus he gets his helmet cut off, like, every few years. I guess it's doing his job, keeping him from getting extra scars.

Kenneth Branagh, Bill Cosby, Patrick Duffy and a potato were all considered for the role of Obi Wan prior to Ewan MacGregor’s casting.

Love the putting in reva so we dont know if she dies… but its star wars

just your narration was a better kenobi story experiece than the one we got

4:26 - 4:48 Vader: "GGs" Sidoius: "touché"

I will never forgive Disney for how they handled the Kenobi series. And I will NEVER forget the original concept trailer from 2015-2016. GOOSEBUMPS. It looked like The Revenant but set in the desert. He suffered in isolation, learning to speak to Qui Gon, coming to terms with the fall of the Jedi…it was hard to watch. It was so painfully beautiful. I’ll never forget the shivers I got when I finally heard Qui Gon in the trailer. Disney has scrubbed the internet of the original concept trailer.

I love The Prequels. I hated the Kenobi series, but this would’ve been an interesting Trilogy. Thank you for the video, Bullets & Blockbusters. 🙏

came here from a reaction channel .. I am openly crying at work .. It's like a million voices suddenly cried out in pain. I bet the original writer leaked this script to make up for having his name in the credits of the series.

Obi Wan knew he had mere hours to live when he rescued Luke from the sand people. "Oh. He's not dead." Rolls his eyes, knowingly.. "Not yet"

My weekend is immediately better with a Bullets and Blockbusters video. Also I love how passionate this channel is about Star Wars, it feels real.

I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention how glad I am that I discovered this channel. I don’t know if you are using some insider info on these videos or just doing an exceptional job of weaving already available info into really well articulated stories but keep up the great work. This channel is one of my favorite watches.

I love how the first director used the very source material to make his point about Kenobi leaving Tatooine

Opened KZfaq at the perfect time 🎉

Feel like what hurts to most with Star Wars is the potential it has…. But what we are getting is just not what we hoped for… just like with Marvel (atleast i) hope its what makes the changes and things are getting back on track (but i know it wont)

Imagine how the series would've been if the budget, writing and direction were on point

Great video! I hope Obi pops up again in future movies. We need to see him on the big screen again!

Kyle Maclachlan And Tom Hanks Were Both Considered For The Role Of Qui-Gon Jinn Before Liam Neeson Was Cast

Fantastic Kenobi Story! I would have loved to see it on the big screen. Thanks for sharing it with us. Great video 😎👍👍

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9:34 So it was too similar to Mando cause of the Lone Wolf and Cub thing between Kenobi and Luke... so... we did Kenobi and Leia... TOTALLY DIFFERENT lol

As always: Fantastic video, great work, wish it was 2-3x longer :) I'm always so sad when your videos end.

Reality is often disappointing. I blame all this on TLJ. If it weren't for Rian Johnson, people would've at least given Solo a chance and continue on with this.

this sounds so much better, the thing that sold it for me was the buddy cop energy between Cody and Obi-Wan

6:25 that would be brilliant and would explain why Obi-Wan did not train Luke.

Obi wan knew the effects of watching your master die in front of you. I think in the moment he was dueling Vader on the Death Star, Obi Wan smirked realized it was his time…while Luke looked on. The reaction was the same as young Obi Wan, motivated him to fight harder.

This is much more amazing than what we got. Disney Star Wars is full of issues, mostly starting with The Last Jedi which absolutely divided the fans.

Yet another fantastic, wonderfully researched expose! Awesome channel!

Why is it, when the original script is revealed it ends up being way better then what we got. Who allowing this to happen?

Solo should have been a series while Kenobi should have been a movie 😂

This channel is so awesome. Love the research and the facts. Keep going!

Maul: "Kathleen, she's the key to all this. Ahsoka: to bring balance?" Maul: "To destory"

Mad respect to the TV director for not waiting to undo Mauls death from the show.

Thanks for the amazing video ❤️. Big Star Wars fan

Great stuff!

Fantastic video and wish this would have been the story! I’m new to your channel but was wondering where/how did you come across this information? Thank you for the video!

my day just got better bullets and blockbusters just dropped a new video

Man... It really hurts to watch this knowing what we could've gotten... A high budgeted character study trilogy of films centering around Obi-Wan... With Vader/Anakin, Maul, Cody, and Qui-Gon being key elements to this overall story as they're all connected to Obi-Wan. The guilt that Obi-Wan has for Anakin can be attributed to his self blame of allowing Maul to kill Qui-Gon... It would've been perfect to have Maul in this story and wouldn't have taken away from anything... In fact, it ties up many loose ends with what happens to Maul and how he got stranded on Malachor... And how he appears to be familiar with Vader in Rebels. The character of Reva was painful to watch in the series as the whole show centered around her... She's the apparent victim... Ugh... At least with this, she's just a tool of the darkside who gets dispatched. I'm actually writing my own Obi-Wan story, taking small aspects of what was originally intended and utilizing a lot of my own ideas.

The poor aim of the storm troopers in A New Hope was an intentional by Darth Vader. He didn't want them dead, he wanted to track them, thus how they found the rebel base towards the end.

Dang another movie I really wish we got and didn’t! Sounds like a very cool story and I love the idea of bringing back Darth Maul and commander Cody too! Definitely a lost opportunity!

i’m ngl that “two threats” part between emperor and vader woulda been so cold😭

Dang, I just got to see this nice job again B&B. I can see why Disney chose the series route since it was popular then, and this was made around the time of the pandemic. That being said, A Star Wars trilogy on Kenobi would’ve been a nice way to not only gain new fans once the pandemic ended but also welcome back old ones to the theaters to Star Wars movies and could’ve added to help the theaters with possible financial hits. It just adds to Disney and Lucasfilms current trend of wasted potential and playing safe.

Glad you liked my script! Wish we could have made it!

There was this scene in a novelization of Obi Wans life i read as a kid where this ex Jedi now runs with Tusken Raiders and they're going to raid the Lars farm or something and Obi Wan takes him on in a duel. I forget the name of the guy, he was a big character in legends I think, but I wish they brought back that storyline or something like that where it's more scaled back and have Obi Wan becoming this Ronin type figure we get a glimpse of in A New Hope

Commander Jet appeared in Star Wars the Clone Wars S2 E5 “Landing at Point Rain” where he leads Special Ops and Flame Thrower troopers in the 2nd Battle of Geonosis.

Everything you describe is infinitely cooler and truer to the source material than anything Disney could conjure up

3:33 They were intentionally missing in this scene; the empire is letting them leave in order to track them to the rebel base

SUCH A SHAME that we didn't get this

Beattie's argument for Ben and Vader meeting between episodes feels like the biggest reach possible. I think Lucas was pretty clear in their final confrontation being the first time they'd seen each other since Mustafar, in the behind the scenes of Revenge of the Sith. Having them fight between films waters down their confrontation. This movie idea is certainly better than the show though. I think their alternative rumored plan of featuring A'Sharad Hett, a Tusken Jedi of the Clone Wars would have been better in featuring a new antagonist and centering it on Tatooine. And I know that very few will agree with me on this next point, but I preferred when the clones didn't have inhibitor chips and were fully aware of Order 66. It really takes away their agency, and Attack of the Clones is clear in stating that the clones are genetically bred to be obedient to the Republic (Palpatine). I think it also takes away from Palpatine's influence, having to rely on a chip like that. But I'm not a fan of Dave Filoni's retcons to the Clone Wars Multimedia Project either.

Amazing video.

I definitely think the whole thing with bringing back Commander Cody would have been amazing, seeing the back and forth banter between him and Kenobi would bring an element of humor to an otherwise dark story. Also, I would have loved seeing the "Force vision" duel between Obi-Wan and adult Luke on Mustafar, that would be epic!

To quote a sitcom, "Damn, damn, DAMN!". I was really looking forward to that Kenobi film. LOVED Rogue One. Really liked Solo. I would have liked to have seen that Boba Fett film too. I was excited for the Anthology films. The red flags should have been when they changed "Anthology" to "A Star Wars Story" because they thought people would not know what the word meant.

Man, that trilogy would have been so much awesome, even better than the product that we got. That Battle against full grown up Luke and the one vs Vader would be so awesome. Good videos as always say man.

Great video 🤟

Its better my only complaint is Obi Wan facing Vader before a New Hope, it actually has more impact when the last time Vader saw Obi Wan, Obi Wan cut his limbs and left him burning, so when he fights Obi Wan on the death star he was on the defensive, and learned not to make the same mistake last time, which is also a good explanation on why the fight didn't look all that great. I don't care what anyone says George Lucas stated when he made the films that the last time Vader saw Obi Wan was on Mustafar. And when Vader said Obi Wan once thought that there was good in him, he was referencing that Obi Wan always thought he was good in the Prequels, and when Obi Wan found out about Anakin turn to the darkside he stopped believing that their is any good in Anakin. Also didn't like the whole inhibitor chips thing, its established that in Attack of the Clones the clones were indoctrinated to be loyal and less independent, I think it could still work for Cody to regret trying to betray Obi Wan and want to make things right. In fact, it would have made his character better that he resist his brainwashing and join Obi Wan, far better than the inhibitor chips.

We were on the verge of greatness, we were *this* close

Sidious “You should have killed him while when you had the chance” Vader “I’m about to end this man’s whole career”

“Sounds interesting but expensive…better to save the money for this other aMaZiNg project we have high hopes for…The Acolyte.” - KK

9:42 Great editing.

I heard recently that another reason "Kenobi" didn't become a movie was the change in Disney leadership; Bob Chapek thought that streaming episodes would have more revenue than films made for theaters, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic...

This actually sounds amazing, especially with the Cody and Owen subplot. I feel so deprived!

Do you have a source for any of this? Is ANY of this actually verifiable?

Minor correction, he doesn’t encounter the homeless clone on Coruscant.

Interesting video. Where did you pull this information from?

As much as I love Darth maul and think his part was way too short, I think bringing him back would be even more absurd than Sabine surviving the lightsaber to her torso. But the rest of this looks absolutely epic!!

Ty

Considering Iron Fist's rumored inclusion in the Shang-Chi sequel please do a What Could Have Been: '2000's Marvel Iron Fist Movie' at some point, with 2003's Hulk writer John Turman having done the screenplay, starring Darth Maul's Ray Park as Iron Fist and Beyoncé said to have played Misty Knight.

Commander Jet was originally a leading member of the 21 Nova Corps (Galactic Marines) under Clone Marshall Commander Bacara. It would've been cool to see Imperial Clones in action in the first film. I wonder how he would've went out... This script needs to be imagined in AI animation or in some format (including Maul in the trilogy showing how he loses control of Crimson Dawn and gets stranded on Malachor) I've been writing my own fan style story of this for the better part of 2 years.

This honestly sounds amazing

Disney has had ample opportunities to make satisfying productions that make sense, but refuse every time.

How could they have all the right answers sitting in their lap, and still come to the wrong conclusion... Disney...

Of all the Star Wars lore that Disney bolloxed up Obi Wan was the one that should and could have been a slam dunk if only they'd done it right. But alas the dark side is strong within the House of Mouse, though they've definitely been reaping what they've sown. Thanks again for another great video!

I don’t think Obi-Wan and Vader ever met after the “high ground” scene. In New Hope Vader says something to the effect of “We meet again, at last. When I left you, I was but a learner now I am the master. The fact is, Star Wars (A New Hope) was a movie no one ever thought would do anything at the box office. Lucas had nothing more that very loose ideas and concepts for any more stories. Everything after was put together by the seat of the pants, what’s why there are so many inconsistencies in the SW universe.

You should do a video on what would have been the sequels to Solo

We never got what the third film would be about. I wonder if it would've cover Maul and his loss of control of Crimson Dawn and him getting stranded on Malachor... Its a loose end that needs tied up properly. He could fight Vader as we heard in Rebels Maul is familiar with him...

We still need that Yoda origin film.

Man this would have been so much better than what we got.

Deb chow shows she doesnt know what fans want! This script is awesome and we all wanted to see the scene from Rebels as live action. Wouldve tied into Ezra and gang pefectly. The symmetry of obi wans vision fighting luke to mustafar and lukes dagaboh scene…👍🏻

Um this sounds so much better than what we got. And the inclusion of Codi staying back to watch Luke would have made so much more sense and given a better reason and motivation for Obi Wan to feel ok leaving the planet.

Where did you get this info?

Now that's the story I wished we would have gotten.

love a star wars vid