We all know who Obi-Wan Kenobi is. But at one point, 'The Phantom Menace' was going to hide the character in plain sight.

In a new interview, it's revealed the Star Wars creator originally considered flipping Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

George Lucas originally had a different vision for the end of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi's story in The Phantom Menace.

Ready to get your mind blown on this Friday? Think back to 1999, when Star Wars: The Phantom Menace landed in theaters. This was the big return to the Star Wars ...

Lucasfilm concept artist Ian McCaig reveals that Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn were meant to switch names, up until the ...

As if George Lucas‘ 1999 Star Wars prequel wasn’t divisive enough, The Phantom Menace nearly ended on a complicated twist.

The name change-up supposedly clarifies a detail from Alec Guinness' version of the character — but does it make sense?

Obi-Wan Kenobi was played by Sir Alec Guinness in the original trilogy, which started with Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) and ...

In a new interview with former Industrial Light and Magic concept artist Iain McCaig from StarWars.com (via Variety), the ...

The Phantom Menace originally included a major twist for the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, and it would’ve been wild! It also ...

A longtime Star Wars concept artist has revealed that filmmaker George Lucas had some pretty wild plans for an Obi-Wan Kenobi/Qui-Gon Jinn twist in The Phantom Menace which would have changed ...

Lucas originally swapped out Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi and Liam Neeson’s Qui-Gon Jinn as characters. Or at least, they swapped names. Neeson was going to play Obi-Wan, the older mentor ...