Hayden Christensen performs Anakin Skywalker in “Revenge of the Sith.” Lucasfilm Ltd.
The choice to deliver again Hayden Christensen for the brand new “Star Wars” present “Obi-Wan Kenobi” was not made with out severe dialogue and pushback, Lucasfilm’s president stated in an interview with Leisure Weekly.
Catch up fast: Disney introduced in December 2020 that Christensen, who performed Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader within the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, would return to the “Star Wars” universe for “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” as I reported for the Deseret Information.
Particulars:Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy advised Leisure Weekly in an interview that the choice got here after severe debate inside the firm.
What she stated: “The controversy round whether or not we must always do this or not carried on for fairly a while. All people inside our inventive crew has sturdy opinions, and all of our followers have sturdy opinions. So while you notice that you just’re underneath that degree of scrutiny, definitely a narrative level like that's going to be scrutinized at a really excessive degree. We talked about it always.”
The larger image: Christensen will play Darth Vader within the forthcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” collection, and we'll apparently see a special model of Vader than what we’ve seen earlier than, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” director Deborah Chow stated final week.
What she stated: “I actually wished to do one thing that was character-based and character-driven, as a result of that's the advantage of the restricted collection, is that you've got extra time to kind of inform an actual character story. And so for me, the beginning place of character is you simply begin and also you take a look at who has been essential to him in his life,” Chow stated.