--- description: Ewan McGregor and Frank Oz reprise their iconic Star Wars roles during a scene in "The Force Awakens." title: Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz and Alec Guinness Are in 'The Force Awakens' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdb4e5f4acf0098a2/6988763fe20a87bd1ca8ebff/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith-obi-wan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz and Alec Guinness Are in _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 20, 2015 3:51 PM CUT  Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.Twentieth Century Fox/Lucasfilm  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 20, 2015 3:51 PM CUT Ewan McGregor and Frank Oz [reprise their iconic _Star Wars_ roles during a scene in _The Force Awakens_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/20/jj-abrams-reveals-obi-wan-and-yoda-are-star-wars-force-awakens?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined") that also brings back the voice of the late Alec Guinness. The familiar voices can be heard during a flashback vision sequence, director J.J. Abrams told [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/20/jj-abrams-reveals-obi-wan-and-yoda-are-star-wars-force-awakens?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined"). McGregor portrays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the _Star Wars_ prequels, while Oz is known for being the well-known voice of Yoda. Guinness played Obi-Wan in George Lucas’s original _Star Wars_ trilogy before he died in 2000. “You do hear a little bit of Yoda. You hear Luke yelling out, ‘Nooo!’ from that moment in _Empire_. And you hear Obi-Wan at the end say, ‘Rey … these are your first steps,’” Abrams told _EW_. The scene takes place midway through the movie during Rey’s dreamlike flashback. “The idea of the voices was, we wanted the audience to feel – but not necessarily be presented right in your face — this idea that familiar, Force-strong voices were connecting with her. At least as well as they could,” Abrams said. “Here’s the cool part,” he added. “We asked Ewan McGregor to come in and do the line. And he was awesome and we were very grateful. He was incredibly sweet and handsome, and all that stuff. Then he rode off on his motorcycle. Literally the coolest voice-over actor ever.” \[[_EW_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/20/jj-abrams-reveals-obi-wan-and-yoda-are-star-wars-force-awakens?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4156306/ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-force-awakens/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4156306/ewan-mcgregor-obi-wan-force-awakens/"},"headline":"Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz and Alec Guinness Are in Star Wars: The Force Awakens","datePublished":"2015-12-20T15:51:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:00:09.704Z","description":"J.J. 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