Ewan McGregor Was SCARED By Darth Vader

Ewan McGregor talks with Graham Norton about filming scenes for the Kenobi series and working with stormtroopers for the first time but also his experience working with Darth Vader played by Hayden Christensen.

I'm not surprised he found vader terrifying. Let me know in the comments and please like and subscribe for more.

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[taylorfry]

Definitely a reasonable response to seeing darth vader in person for the first time

[hunterkiller]

Vader: LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE MADE ME BECOME.
Obi Wan: FUCK!
Vader: ...

[sonar]

Totally legitimate reaction to seeing DARTH VADER right behind you

[Ferstantanoes]

So Ewan had a “that’s fookin Obi-Wan Kenobi” in reverse lmao

[YeezusGhoul]

I would love to see this blooper, just Ewan Mcgregor flying backwards like he was force-swept going: "WHAT THE F*CK?!?!"

[ds_the_rn]

I love Ewan so much. I met him at the San Francisco convention in November 2023 and he was so incredibly nice. My husband and I were the first two people to get our picture taken with him. We went through the curtain and he greeted us with wide open arms, “Well hello, guys!” a, “Well hello there.” He has such a good presence about him.
I was also standing RIGHT THERE when he and Hayden came onstage in Anaheim at Star Wars Celebration to announce ObiWan Kenobi. I moved out of the way because many people were RUNNING towards the stage. Seeing Hayden tear up when people were chanting his name made me cry. I’ll never forget it.
I love Star Wars so much. Thank you, George Lucas.

[KestrelHarper]

Ewan McGregor is one of those actors who feels like a real, well-adjusted person, with a life outside of Hollywood. I love it.

[TheVodec]

The only proper response to seeing Vader behind you is "Hey Annie"

[Maevolent]

Honestly, the best thing about that show was bringing these two back together. Every time they talk about acting together, they sound so happy and excited.

[Curleyconcon]

Even just meeting a tall guy in a Vader suit at Disneyland and taking pictures was actually ridiculously intimidating. Having that same dude come rushing at me with a lightsaber would definitely be terrifying.

[poixone]

imagine making a character so menacing that even the actors get started by him, what an iconic character

[dylanelliott]

Imagine
Hayden: “Doesn’t this look great”😊
Ewan turns around
“FUCK!”

[andreavantzet]

I remember, when Ewan was cast as Obi Wan, he said that the first movie he saw in the cinema may well have been Star Wars because his uncle was in it. He was 6 at that time. At that point, Darth Vader was this huge, dark, weirdly masked menace and he was really scary. So I am not surprised that was it's reaction, seeing Darth Vader mask-to-face for the first time.

[neogexus]

The people behind the design of Darth Vader did a really good job of making him as menacing as possible.

[ChronisOfTheTwilight]

I can understand that reaction. As a 40 year old who played the VR Vader game. When I saw him face to face, I was legit terrified. The imposing menace mixed with how tall he is compared to how the VR registered my height. I can understand how imposing and frightening the mere presence of him is. It gave me chills. Even playing it now, I'm just in awe of how terrified being face to face with this character is.

[the_cleanhippie]

That no-helmet Vader makeup looks incredible.

[ordercollectibles]

Pretty sure we’d all react like this to seeing Vader 😂

[michaelgabriel]

I love that Ewan cherishes the role... and all the memories.
He's done more than a few interviews... and he has some great stories.

[Deyone_Jackson]

Man, it's crazy how Vader with his appearance carries so much aura to legit scare people.

[roddydykes]

It’s nice that they have these talk shows uncensored