Ewan McGregor Says Playing John Williams’ Score During ‘Obi-Wan’ Fight Scenes Helped Him Resist Making Lightsaber Noises (Video)

“Whether I was doing them or not, we wouldn’t have heard it this time,” McGregor joked with TheWrap

If there’s one problem that just about every “Star Wars” actor seems to face, it’s resisting the urge to make lightsaber noises while using one on set. Fortunately, Ewan McGregor found a workaround for the issue on the new Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi”: playing John Williams’ score while filming.

McGregor has long joked about how much he struggled on the prequel trilogy with not making the sound effects himself while wielding a lightsaber, as has Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen. Both have poked fun at themselves over the years for ruining takes because they were making the iconic noises.

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