Ewan McGregor reflects on seeing 'Star Wars' on opening day in 1977

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Ewan McGregor reflects on seeing 'Star Wars' on opening day in 1977
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Forty-five years ago today – May 25, 1977 – a film called “Star Wars” opened in theaters around the country and forever changed the landscape of movie making.

Ewan McGregor is reprising his role as Obi-wan Kenobi in the new Disney+ series that starts streaming this Friday.Forty-five years ago today – May 25, 1977 – a film called "Star Wars" opened in theaters around the country and forever changed the landscape of movie making.

On that day, a small boy named Ewan McGregor was taken to the local cinema to see the film because his uncle – and actor named Denis Lawson – was in the film, playing a character named "Wedge Antilles." Now, 45 years later, that young boy is grown – and also a part of the "Star Wars" galaxy, playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel films and the new Disney+ series streaming this week.

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