StarWars.com Interviews Simon Kinberg About Star Wars Rebels, Part 2

StarWars.com has posted the second part of an interview with Star Wars Rebels executive producer Simon Kinberg about his work on the series. In this part, Kinberg discusses the major aspects of the series premiere, Spark of Rebellion. If you haven't watched the premiere yet, you might not want to read this part. If you have seen it, then you might find this part interesting:

StarWars.com: Towards the end is a key scene where Kanan ignites his lightsaber for the first time and reveals himself as a Jedi to the Empire. Even though we’ve seen Jedi many times before, that was still a really powerful moment. How do you make sure you get that emotional payoff?

Simon Kinberg: One of the things about the era before A New Hope that’s so interesting is, it’s dangerous to be a Jedi. It is a death sentence to be publicly a Jedi. That is something we took really seriously and wanted the audience — that may not be as familiar with Order 66 and the rules of the world — to understand that being a Jedi is automatically dangerous. We wanted them to understand that from the first episode, and taking out a lightsaber is not a casual thing. You are exposing yourself to being hunted down if you are branded as a Jedi. So, that was one thing that we really wanted to do in the episode, and the moment with Kanan needed to do that. It needed to feel like there was no other option for him but pulling out that lightsaber. I think the other part of it is, it’s the first time that Ezra really has seen a Jedi or a lightsaber in action. And we really wanted Ezra, and potentially the audience who again may not be that familiar with what it means to be a Jedi [at this time], to feel that awe.

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