As such, the Scottish star still has many years of wiggle room to go, though McGregor did reveal that his Disney+ series isn’t filming until Summer 2020, and that’s assuming everything goes according to play.
The actor will certainly be a little closer to Guinness’ age by the time the show is available to stream.
In a role that earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the Academy Awards, Alec Guinness had passed 60 whenever he portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in 1977’s Star Wars, while Ewan McGregor just turned 48 this year.