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Indira Varma on How She Got the Part in Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Being On Set With Ewan McGregor

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    Part III of Obi-Wan Kenobi introduced Indira Varma as Captain Tala, an Imperial officer with a clear mind on what's right and what's wrong. Varma was the first actor, besides Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, we learned would be joining Obi-Wan Kenobi, when Deadline reported it in March 2021. Now, in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Varma revealed how she got the job.


    <p data-pw-in-article='true']WARNING: This story contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi.</p>


    Apparently, her manager contacted her, and she immediately said yes. The idea of working with Ewan McGregor and Deborah Chow, and doing it in the Star Wars galaxy really appealed to her, as she explained:



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    We got our first look at Indira Varma's character a year ago, a few weeks after filming began. She was photographed walking into the set wearing an Imperial costume, the same one she donned in the first teaser trailer. But then, after her introduction in the episode, we quickly realized we'd been fooled, and she is actually a double agent that is working for the Rebels and against the Empire. She explained how it was hard for her to keep that secret after the trailer dropped, as everyone was assuming (rightfully so) that she was an Imperial:



    She also praised Tala's courage when Entertainment Weekly brought up the scene in the third act of Part III in which she started blasting Darth Vader to save Obi-Wan from getting burned alive:



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    She went on to describe how surreal it felt to be in Star Wars, surrounded by stormtroopers, and be on set with Darth Vader himself:



    In another interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Varma took the opportunity to praise Ewan McGregor and the work environment he creates. And she couldn't resist doing the same here, saying:



    While she didn't provide many details of what's to come for her character, and whether or not she'll have a large role in the rest of the series, she did hint that we might get to see her wear the Imperial outfit once more, saying: 'Might get to see it again!'



    We will probably find out more when Part IV of Obi-Wan Kenobi drops on Disney Plus next Wednesday.



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