Disney+ added a warning to the web page of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” that some viewers could discover “sure scenes” within the Star Wars collection “upsetting.”
That gave the impression to be in response to the mass taking pictures earlier this week at an elementary faculty in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 youngsters lifeless.
A message on some Disney+ accounts on the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” touchdown web page on Friday learn, “Though this fictional collection is a continuation of the story from Star Wars motion pictures filmed a few years in the past, some scenes could also be upsetting to viewers in mild of the latest tragic occasions. Warning: Accommodates violence involving youngsters.”
Later within the day, that message appeared to have been shortened, with the replace on Disney+ now studying: “There are specific scenes on this fictional collection that some viewers could discover upsetting.”
The main points part for “Obi-Wan” additionally features a disclaimer that reads, “Some flashing mild sequences or patterns could have an effect on photosensitive viewers.”
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Individually, Netflix added a content material warning to “Stranger Issues 4,” the primary a part of which bowed early Friday, explicitly referencing the Texas taking pictures. That message, which seems for U.S. viewers as an on-screen card earlier than episode 1, reads: “We filmed this season of ‘Stranger Issues’ a yr in the past. However given the latest tragic taking pictures at a college in Texas, viewers could discover the opening scene of episode 1 distressing. We’re deeply saddened by this unspeakable violence, and our hearts exit to each household mourning a beloved one.”
In distinction to the “Stranger Issues 4” warning, the “Obi-Wan” disclaimer shouldn’t be distinguished — requiring customers to navigate to the “Particulars” menu of the present to see it.
The primary two episodes of “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, premiered on Disney+ at 9 p.m. Pacific on Thursday. Initially, they have been set to turn into accessible at midnight Pacific.
[NOTE: THIS SECTION INCLUDES SPOILERS: The first episode of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” contains an expository scene recapping the Empire’s Chancellor Palpatine issuing Order 66 to exterminate all Jedi. In “Obi-Wan,” a scene depicts Clone Troopers storming into a Jedi Temple where younglings are being instructed by their teacher and shooting at the Jedi.]
“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is ready a few decade after the occasions of 2005’s “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.” Within the collection, McGregor reprises his flip as Obi-Wan from the Star Wars prequel trilogy, whereas Christensen reprises his efficiency as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader. The present picks up with the Jedi Grasp in exile on Tatooine. After Order 66 decimated the Jedi, Obi-Wan is a hunted man, particularly by an Inquisitor named Reva Sevander (Moses Ingram).
The forged additionally contains Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse, who return as Luke Skywalker’s uncle Owen and aunt Beru Lars, together with Rupert Buddy, Indira Varma, Sung Kang, Kumail Nanjiani, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Simone Kessell, Benny Safdie and Maya Erskine.
