Ewan McGregor reacts to THAT Obi-Wan Kenobi meme

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

"Ewan McGregor reacts to THAT Obi-Wan Kenobi meme" *Do you have the slightest idea, how little that narrows it down?!*

[@philipgilbert3772]

I know right, I made quite a few as well ^_^

[@gig9499]

😂🤣😆 *visible confusion*

[@DarthVader-gq4ks]

Memes are his specialty

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

Yeah, it's called "CLICK BAIT"

[@ARandomInternetUser08]

@@TheVCRTimeMachine it's meming because there's so many iconic Obi-Wan memes that saying "THAT Obi-Wan Kenobi meme" doesn't narrow it down at all.

[@tomasburian6550]

Can't thank Ewan and Hayden enough for coming back to this. It's like a perfect gift for the fans.

[@conorking3579]

A gift! Nah get ready to be thoroughly disappointed. Hard cheese mate!

[@zyfated]

@@conorking3579 I find your lack of faith disturbing.

[@kasn452]

@@zyfated we shall see.

[@scottydavenport5215]

@@conorking3579 must be kind of sad and lonley in your world.

[@korg3597]

@@scottydavenport5215 Nah he’s got a point. Be cautiously optimistic when it comes to Disney’s interpretation of Star Wars. Last three films were garbage, Boba Fett was a side character in his own TV show. The Mandalorian was great though.

[@wearywanderer7018]

“Hello there” becomes one of the biggest memes. Ewan: “I don’t remember saying it”

[@TheBrotherdarkness9]

I feel offended.

[@nihilist1680]

He's getting closer to the Alec Guiness' Obi-Wan as he didn't remember owning droids.

[@BasketCase420]

He didn't quite say that

[@gremahadam2364]

he's trying to make it that much sweeter when he says it in the show ;)

[@Adamdidit]

the actor who played Asian Jim forgot he did it and thought people were being racist calling him Asian Jim

[@JG1570]

I love how when Ewan was looking at the binoculars Memes when he was looking at jar jar he asked the guy what’s the blue thing next to him he said that’s the light saber and Ewan finally understood that was Jar jar hate so he wasn’t smiling anymore. Ewan is such a great guy

[@Ruylopez778]

Yeah a pretty dumb one to show McGregor considering how much he worked with Best in TPM. I don't know why people make these assumptions that actors dislike the same things that nitpicking fans do, when actors have an entirely different perspective.

[@OZYMANDI4S]

Yeah, you can tell he didn't enjoy that joke. Considering that during his interview with Vanity Fair , he said he wanted to work with Ahmed again.

[@kabutoyakushi4237]

Obi-Wan was just ready to fight off Darth Jar-Jar before he could corrupt Luke....

[@whodatninja439]

Ewan loves Jarjar

[@Tails7212]

Ahmed Best has had major issues with mental health due to the Jar Jar hate, showing that meme was a bit tasteless

[@paultunnell1191]

Ewan McGregor is such a cool dude. He is always laughing and upbeat. He always has such an awesome attitude. Gets you excited about the show just to listen to him.

[@Owen-ub3fv]

I think that was a fake laugh or he was laughing at the interviewer.

[@tomasburian6550]

He and James McAvoy should do a project together. They are both crazy Scottish actors who love fun and are well experienced in sci fi genre.

[@scottf5791]

Yeah Ewan’s professionalism and restraint is uncanny. Either that or he has lost his mental sanity long ago with these lazy meme questions

[@stijnvdv2]

Great actor.. pitty that Lucasfilm ruins it coz political zealotry and incompetence.

[@Whiplashed]

I dar you to say that to his his ex-wife

[@CarthagoMike]

I have the feeling he had a genuine laugh not at the meme, but just at seeing Jar-Jar, only to immediately drop it once he realized it was about killing Jar Jar.

[@MovieJunkieOfficial]

Explaining memes to actors usually never goes down well. A forced laugh to humour the host is usually the result. I’ll be honest, never even put Alex Guinness and hello there together ha, meant a lot more to him than the fans.

[@Strawberryknight]

"Hello there!"

[@jonathonsanders2508]

I looked at it as a call back to Alec Guinness in the original Star Wars. He drops the hood of his cloak to reveal his face, says "Well hello there" to R2-D2. But I'm 42 and grew up on the original trilogy. Like Bane was already a man by the time he saw the light, I was already a man when the prequels were released lol

[@kyleenblom]

blasphemy

[@RomanMyshoul85]

Too bad Ewan McGregor was forced to go woke

[@jonathonsanders2508]

@@kyleenblom what do you mean? lol

[@herosshade2247]

"That was Alec Guinness, who said the line, actually. It's the first line he ever speaks in A New Hope." He's so humble, oml. We don't deserve Ewan for having this much love for Star Wars, it's really refreshing.

[@njux1871]

I mean every "Hello there" is a nice wave at Alec Guinness, and you notice how it gets increasingly more Alecish too. :)

[@GeniusDad]

Ewan and Hayden being in this series has me more excited than any other SW series. "The team is back together baby!!"

[@ajward9112]

This is Clone Wars Season 7 levels of excitement for me.

[@HeyShotgun]

Sadly one of them is gonna die in the series.

[@HeyShotgun]

And become more powerful than you can possibly imagine

[@TheBrotherdarkness9]

This is where the fun begins.

[@raptorwithagun5206]

*This is where the fun begins.*

[@Mandozen]

The Jarjar meme was a bit tasteless considering how much Ewan loves Ahmed Best and knowing that Ahmed had a hard time after playing that character because of all the hate.

[@scottf5791]

Yes almost attempting suicide over fan reception. And this was in the early days of the internet before social media. Just imagine what could have been?

[@DeathRex88]

Fully agreed. This was all I could think about watching that moment

[@zufalllx]

Myth.

[@zufalllx]

This thing never happened.

[@mitsukitai2713]

@@zufalllx no

[@travistwp6619]

If Obi-Wan does not say hello there in this show, we riot. 😂

[@James-cu9ul]

This show will be awesome! As long as woke stuff don’t ruin it! 😂

[@shaunh4108]

@@James-cu9ul just so ya know james, women having a voice was considered 'woke' not too long ago. Be careful with the 'traditional values' stuff, go far enough back and we were all under someone else's boot.

[@octoxicbeballin]

@@shaunh4108 I think he means woke as fake putting diversity for more profits

[@JS-td8yp]

@@James-cu9ul What woke stuff?

[@melkuen5223]

@@shaunh4108 Of course you are right with that, but Disney has proven in the past that it is willing to sacrifice the faithfulness of an adaptation to its source material and therefore the quality of their product for political reasons. For example: The new Percy Jackson series. Of course the representation of different ethnicities or men and women is important, but you should never try to change already established characters and stories.

[@iloveyourgyatttt]

Notice how Ewan wasn’t amused by the idea of taking out Jar jar. Some of these media idiots are so out of touch by showing him that.

[@Skyebright1]

He knows the actor got a lot of unnecessary hate about it

[@bardledoo4023]

He's clearly over the Obi-Wan memes but feigns laughter anyway.

[@Michael20]

What's that blue thing next to me 😒

[@javierb5754]

specifically the Jar Jar one. that one was tastless

[@woooster17]

It’s a bit cringe that’s for sure..

[@ithink3979]

Ewan was definitely trying to be polite but certainly feel a weird vibe during that part of the interview

[@leonro]

Starting off with a tasteless jar jar meme definitely ruined any chance of ewan enjoying the memes. If the presenter just went with the second one or some other meme that didn't pander to star wars hate, he might have actually liked it. Did you feel it? Just referencing jar jar hate turned the whole atmosphere into an awkward unenjoyable interview.

[@VenomSnake00]

Dude is a clown for showing Ewan that Jar Jar meme

[@Zero-tm5xk]

Ewan when he sees his old friend Jar Jar: :D Ewan when he realizes its a Jar Jar hate meme: :(

[@Jmassey95]

It's so heartwarming to hear about Hayden's reception being back on set

[@distasio09]

In The Clone Wars TV series, "Hello there" was said by both of them any time Obi-Wan and Grevious would see each other.

[@danhill2546]

Gotta respect the homies

[@maxmachac9756]

Even Grevious said it at least once

[@upisntdownsilly]

@@maxmachac9756 canonically grievous jumps down on obi wan during the clone wars and says 'hello there', so obiwans hello there in revenge of the sith was sort of a reply to that

[@maxmachac9756]

@@upisntdownsilly i feel like they both said it multiple times to each other

[@cannedfrootloops7803]

I've never watched a Star Wars film, but I find the reception that Hayden and Ewan have gotten truly heartwarming after decades of being attached to Prequels that were treated so meanly.

[@Gunnumn]

im waiting for the day Toby McGuire becomes aware of Bully McGuire.

[@onur97able]

Isnt he already ?

[@frostbitepokin9520]

Tobey is bully Maguire

[@Wacko907]

He has, just look up Toby McGuire reacts to bully McGuire memes

[@DJQuikking]

Maguire*

[@choueriito2548]

I miss the part where that's his problem.

[@cameronphenix2096]

The "Hello there!" Is beloved because it's the literal perfect line for the situation. 1.) It breaks the audience's tension. Obi-wan is casual it catches the audience off guard and makes you want to laught. 2.) Obi-wan while he's a general in the republic army is, for all intents and purposes, a cheeky PoS. He ALWAYS has a one-liner, he has a toxic smugness about him (though one that's well-earned), and most of the time he's the smartest guy in the room. This line shows off his smugness beautifully. 3) as a jedi, Obi-wan must give his enemies a chance to surrender before inflicting violence that isn't defensive. It announces himself without being aggressive OR limp-wristed so he remains the non-aggresor

[@skits_3d824]

I'm surprised they didn't show the sea otter meme now applied to this meme

[@Ruylopez778]

Yes, much better

[@Bless-the-Name]

The best meme was the one where Alec Guinness says, "These blast marks are too precise to be anything other than Imperial Stormtroopers."

[@BlackEagle352]

Oh, you don't know? Perhaps the archives are incomplete.

[@nickter745thebold8]

@@BlackEagle352 The Stormtroopers we’re only inaccurate on the Death Star, nowhere else. Plus, there’s the problem with the helmet visors.

[@noblerich6353]

They were precise - just not accurate 😉

[@Bless-the-Name]

@@nickter745thebold8 One of those likes you had is mine

[@TroySavary]

Exactly. Not sure how anyone can watch the Death Star escape scene and not realise they were allowed to escape.The Storm Troopers had no trouble demolishing the Rebels on Hoth.

[@Reorganiser]

Ewan: "I don't remember saying it" me: *blinks* "Impossible. Perhaps the archives are incomplete!"

[@arabellawright8813]

I love how Ewan is just drinking tea out of a teacup so casually lol

[@scottf5791]

Yes it’s crazy humans do such a thing!

[@iloveyourgyatttt]

That’s what Brits do ☕️☕️☕️

[@anonymusug727]

You remember Cristophsis him having negotiations with the seperatist 😂

[@benkraze3103]

@@iloveyourgyatttt He is Scottish

[@user1138]

@@benkraze3103 Scotland is part of Great Britain

[@obi-wanjabronii]

Anyone else's heart warm up when hearing how people love Hayden and react on set?

[@1Chasg]

He's right people always forget "Hello there" was a reference to Alec Guinness.

[@Scirollo]

Thank you for coming back Ewan, you're bringing a lot of joy into peoples' lives after what was probably a very tough last 2 years. Welcome back to Hayden also, literally my childhood hero.

[@roadwarrior1459]

He didn’t like that Jar Jar meme at all.

[@lukewilliam3601]

@@dimension-121 Right. He liked it until he realized it was making fun of Jar Jar.

[@Fall2Caine]

Hayden coming back is such a major thing after the way the public treated him and the boy thelat played young anakin in episode 1. Then you had him becoming especially distanced when he decided his daughter wasnt allowed to see episode 3 because of the vader scenes

[@marynez5480]

"Hayden is so loved". I love to hear that :)

[@robguitarwizard]

I always connected it to the "Hello There" by Alec Guinness in Star Wars. Also the "So uncivilized!" when Ewan throws down the blaster after killing Grievous.

[@arielcuster6660]

“An elegant weapon…for a more civilized age.” 🥰 I almost squealed in the theater the very first time I ever saw ROTS when Obi-Wan looks with total disgust at the blaster and says, “so uncivilized,” before throwing it to the ground. I was (okay am 😅) such a Star Wars fanatic, I heard the connection to A New Hope immediately. 😆

[@donaldduck2756]

*Noted* never ever bash Jar Jar Binks in front of Ewan

[@iloveyourgyatttt]

It was so tasteless.

[@OpinionParade]

@@iloveyourgyatttt pshh, Jar Jar deserves it. Not the actor, but the character.

[@orainefoster8316]

@@OpinionParade Jar Jar wasn't that bad lets be honest, alot of people dislike him because the Internet made up its mind on the character. He's not the most important but there have been WAY more annoying film characters, Jar Jar doesn't even come close to the most annoying. At least he had a purpose in the actual plot and got some things done unlike the majority of sequel trilogy characters. Plus, Jar Jar at least gets the job done through his clumsiness in TPM and he was a legit badass in Clone Wars.

[@OpinionParade]

@@orainefoster8316 Jar Jar based on racist stereotypes, on top of being obnoxious...

[@DR-ts4eh]

@@OpinionParade which race? seriously completely oblivious what culture or race Jar Jar is based on.. ? not American here, in case that helps. ;)

[@animaemusicae]

ya'll gotta stop with the jar jar memes man. ahmed best dont deserve that. ESPECIALLY in front of Ewan, cos he loves Ahmed.

[@Ruylopez778]

I don't know why people act like the movies weren't made by Lucas to be quotable and sarcastic. There are so many lines in the saga that are intentional refrains or references, and people act like they unintentionally stand out, to make fun of them. Ironic.

[@gutspillage]

The genius of George Lucas is in creating icons. Characters, scenes, lines, throughout Star Wars and Indiana Jones he has left one of the biggest if not the biggest impacts in pop culture cinema. They've tried replicating it, but it has never worked.

[@Pinkorchid72]

Exactly. The only iconic lines I remember from Marvel is “I can do this all day,” and “Wakanda Forever”

[@otinad2008]

@@Pinkorchid72 “With a great power comes a great responsibility” “Avengers Assemble” “I am Iron Man” “I love you 300 thousand” “We’re together till the end of the line” “Part of the journey is the end” “The hardest choices require the strongest wills.” “But a thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts.” “Hulk smash” “That’s my secret, Captain. I’m always angry.” “We have a Hulk” “There was an idea…” to name a few

[@yeeheee720]

He could save others from death... But not himself.

[@sinbad4696]

Why did I read "ironic" in palpatine's voice? 😭😭😭

[@bobvanillace3641]

You can tell Ewan and Hayden are just as nervous as the rest of us for this show. Extremely excited I just hope it’s written well!

[@alberteinstein3612]

I was so happy when he said it in Kenobi. That was the icing on the already perfect cake. By far the best Star Wars series ever

[@SanMarino0-32]

This Ewan guy, he's handsome

[@7riXter]

2:47 I love how obi is sittin there in the dessert drinkin tea 😂

[@IAmTheSenate_66]

This Show Is Like A Birthday, Christmas Present,That I've been waiting for since I was a little kid

[@drawnbysean1624]

“Hello there” and “general kenobi” is my customary greeting to my friends

[@DeadBeatSage]

The "Hello There!" line is great because it's Obi-Wan cutting loose, dropping into what seems inevitable doom, and knowing if he's going down, he's going down swinging. That moment let you know he was a superhero and made me understand how he'd beat Anakin when the time came.

[@kingX777]

He gets a lot of hate but when I was a kid I loved Jar Jar 😅. I remember being in awe when they went into the under water world.

[@MrZackavelli]

Amen.

[@lionlepine2945]

i liked him too as a kid.

[@arielcuster6660]

🤩 totally!

[@BreMue]

I think its just such a chad move to pop in so casually with the "Hello There" I love it

[@Jikuro_]

"When we were acting together" ...You just gave it away Ewan. HAHAHHA

[@troylowe814]

No matter what you think of the prequels, you gotta admit that Ewan as Obi Wan was perfect casting. He's an international treasure.

[@gray.wesley]

i love how much ewan has idolised alec guinness right from the start. in every interview he mentions something connecting him and alec and i think that's really beautiful, even if he knows that everyone pictures his face at the mention of "obi wan kenobi".

[@lbat5276]

"There's never that many people on set" - the implication of this is that Hayden doesn't get much screen time, which is to be expected.

[@MrDeadline86]

Makes sense, you don't wanna saturate the screen with the big looming bad

[@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju]

@@MrDeadline86 you should, we want Vader

[@IkeRetsam]

@@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju You shouldn’t. Villains work best when they don’t dominate the whole thing, especially Vader. In the original film for instance he’s only in 12 minutes of the movie, but he’s iconic because his presence can be felt despite his short screen time in that film. Same in RO, Vader is only in a few short minutes, but makes the best of it. Ultimately the series isn’t about him, and seems to partly be about Kenobi learning about what happened to him. In a story like that, with a character like Vader, it’d make most sense to give him little screen time, especially when it comes to scenes he shares with Ewan.

[@KingZedusPrime2009TyrentKaiju]

@@IkeRetsam too many words

[@scottf5791]

Imagine if they brought in a black female character baddie instead? Wouldn’t that be crazy?

[@SHINeeKeyofLucifer]

Ewan thinking that line is popular because of Alex Guinness but none of us even knew Alex Guinness said that line 🤣🤣

[@natedog101591]

Alec*

[@lorenzopastorelli1114]

Fr tho I forget every time

[@audience2]

Oh yes we did.

[@wyldelf2685]

When Alec was re-introduced to the droid R2-D2 , , Alec greets R2 as if it were a toddler with "hello There" , , sometime after he scared away the Tusken raiders and helped Luke to safety , , , there are better Obi Wan quotes however, , , ,

[@scottf5791]

I don’t know who this Alex Guinness person is but he better not be some old white guy preaching about some hokey religion and advocate for the ownership of ancient weapons.

[@friedpotatas3255]

My name is Hayden, I share my birthday with Alec Guinness, and my favourite character is getting his own show. The stars have aligned

[@shampoovta]

When us kids first saw New Hope Obi-Wan Kenobi was just sort of the old wizard helping the adventures type guy. Even when Yoda mentioned the Clone Wars in Empire it went by so fast all we got from it was that there were no more wizards left to help fight Darth Vader. To see all these deep backstories be written long after the first three movies had just a few lines about it is amazing. It's like some kind of time travel. 😄

[@amms0716]

Why would you show him the Jar Jar meme? He was not amused when he found out Obi-Wan was igniting his lightsaber at the sight of Jar Jar.

[@beanbaka]

Alec Guinness,'s first line was "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"

[@JoseCasarez]

Love Ewan. AN amazing actor forcing his laughter

[@nburtoninferno]

I can't imagine getting the opportunity to talk with Ewan McGregor, and then choosing to do the one thing that 90% of people have come to realize is never fun and always just ends in awkward laughs and attempts to exit an interaction. Being a meme shower is really an admittance to the world that you are entirely disconnected from reality.

[@A-N-X-I-E-T-Y]

Memes are fire idk what you're on about

[@TheFakeMakotoYuki]

@@A-N-X-I-E-T-Y only in 2 situations 1:online 2:with your friends

[@smashdriven1640]

Ewan and Hayden are awesome! I’m so glad they returned to Star Wars. This is the perfect time.

[@Lucius1609]

"Hello There"

[@whitekryptonite]

I've been waiting for these interviews and this storyline all my life.

[@paradiddle16]

The show looks fantastic. Really looking forward to this.

[@foberdud7576]

Yea Hayden nearly defined the prequels for me, he was the nexus that everything else connected back to, and I can’t wait to see him on screen getting some well deserved vindication after all these years

[@yamchathewolf7714]

But he will be in a Vader suit so we won't really see him acting.

[@Jpaulished]

So great seing him back :)

[@laura-sophiemohr4178]

my wife will be watching this with me just because of the hello there :D

[@mattsols360]

Clicked on this video to see an advert narrated by the man himself. Absolute legend

[@richardbarth918]

By far ewan is my favorite star wars actor and his obi wan is my favorite character.

[@BreezeArts]

“I don’t remember saying it….” **sips tea**

[@GamerofGamesGG]

“Hello there” will one day be as big as if not bigger than “I’ll be back” - iconic line

[@megcrimson8589]

*Been in 3 major SW movies and a host of other involvement* Ewan: “What’s that blue thing there?”

[@clarefullinwider8048]

I love how at 2:48 he's drinking out of a tea cup😂

[@inspiringer6418]

I hope Obi Wan doesn't feel like the spotlight is being taken from him

[@1Chasg]

Cough cough Reva cough cough

[@noahmysterious6775]

The show is literally called obi wan kenobi, how would that even be possible?

[@VictorNoriegaDetective]

Can't wait for Friday is going to be Amazing to see Ewan back as Obi Wan

[@firdanharbima6997]

The fact you didn't start up with "general Kenobi" is sadly uncivilised

[@nebulahjack6055]

Without Respect, We Reject. ✊🏼

[@dejabu24]

Great interview

[@ViktorAurelius]

Great interview - letting your guest have enough space to express himself. Well done host.

[@Dontblamethemonkey]

That’s why we love the line hello there; because it’s the first thing original obi wan says😊

[@Fernandounic1]

I love this man so much im gonna cry

[@therealcurlyjefferson2969]

"A funny, a funny way of dropping into a Very dangerous situation."

[@greymoonz1]

- Who did this interview ? - Joe. - Joe who ?

[@mattm7220]

Y'know... I like this new feature that KZbin introduced... I don't know what they call it, but the little graph that shows where the most watchtime is spent. It made it super obvious where to skip to to see Ewan react to the meme (as promised in the title) without having to sit through the rest of the video. Thank you for actually implementing a decent feature for once, KZbin

[@fairlymoon448]

Really? How do you activate that?

[@jonbutcher4079]

Ewan just gets more handsome as he ages.

[@Sykthor]

people asking you to say "hello there" is still way better than havin random strangers yell at you: "WILSOOOOOON!"

[@darthvader1775]

IM FUCING HYPED THEYRE BACK

[@sdeparis1]

I've watched the 1st two episodes and him saying 'hello there' are the least of our problems.

[@RogueJyn]

Obi wan is a meme lord in the star wars galaxy with all that sass he had during the clone wars and even beforehand. "The negotiations were short" that blooper of him flying around gleefy. "I hate it when he does that" "At least your a master, at getting caught"

[@batsumoto]

Image being Ewan and walking around town saying 'Hello there' to everyone who crosses your path.

[@BlokeOnAMotorbike]

"Hello, there" is my favourite line in Star Wars.

[@aqustks]

I love how he's also a fan!

[@ConsoleForGabe]

The first line of this series BETTER be “hello there.”

[@Norseraider84]

Absolutely love the new series ❤️

[@chainclaw07]

I mean, starwars is so huge with SO many fans, that there's so many minds to possibly make memes out of the content. AND especially the prequels had so many moments that stand out in some way that you can transform into a format.

[@LuxZoltan]

Disney it's really increasing the hipe for this show with the interviews I can't wait

[@Strawberryknight]

Nothing beats "I have the high ground" meme.

[@Reavix1]

Ewan McGregor is so wonderfully tuned down, he probably doesn't even realise, what we all know to be a fact, that Mark Harrison and him are what makes Star Wars, Star Wars, and i will agree Hayden is growing on me aswell, love the guy, and i'd like to see him back for more Star Wars =)

[@pupskanonel.jackson6722]

Who is Mark Harrison?

[@infinitespace2520]

@@pupskanonel.jackson6722 Mark Hammil + Harrison Ford? 😂

[@pupskanonel.jackson6722]

@@infinitespace2520 probably

[@Keepit10011]

It's really a tough pill to swallow to love the actors, but hate the new star wars content. You really gave me a space to heal from a lot of pain Ewan.

[@jimmyryan5880]

Its like the guy at a party that keeps trying to show people memes on his phone while everyone is trying to have fun.

[@Mediados]

I have been greeting people with "Hello there" for years now. It's a wonderful way to sort out Star Wars fans from the rest.

[@poldreborn4281]

If person says back: "general Kenobi!" - you know you have a friend.

[@baconfusion3088]

I didn't even know that's why they had Obi-Wan say "hello there" was because it's Alex Guinness' first line in A New Hope. Means so much more now!

[@MrJeffcoley1]

One advantage of the prequels is the actors ageing fits perfectly into the timeline of the sequels and spinoffs

[@DeGrale.]

He looks like Noel Edmonds on that binocular shot 😂🙈

[@yabro1374]

The sea otter meme is the best hahahah

[@mariofufi5664]

So excited!