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Hayden Christensen Displays on His Audition Expertise for Star Wars

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Hayden Christensen, the actor recognized for his function in Star Wars, shares his expertise with auditioning for the character Anakin and his return within the collection Obi-Wan.


Star Wars has turn out to be recognized for revisiting beloved characters and actors by means of CGI and pressure ghost cameos. Nonetheless, the collection Obi-Wan gives followers a extra immersive return of the titular character and a younger Darth Vader, with new origin tales to uncover.

Hayden Christensen, who formally made his return to the franchise, explains how he first joined the Star Wars universe and his surprising return for Obi-Wan.


Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) in Lucasfilm’s OBI-WAN KENOBI, solely on Disney+. © 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All Rights Reserved

Anakin’s Audition and Darth Vader’s Return

In a dialog with fellow Star Wars alum Diego Luna for Selection, Hayden Christensen, the actor who finally portrayed Darth Vader, shares his audition expertise. He remembers, “I cherished Star Wars, and when the audition got here round, it was thrilling, nevertheless it felt unattainable. I bear in mind assembly George Lucas for the primary time, and that was thrilling. After which auditioning with Natalie Portman. It was a really lengthy course of, however I by no means actually thought it will go my manner, so I used to be simply having fun with it. Then after I obtained the cellphone name to play the half, it was a life-changing factor.”

When discussing his determination to reprise the function for the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan, Christensen explains, “It was a straightforward determination as a result of Star Wars holds a really particular place in my coronary heart. I loved being a fan once more and watching these tales like everybody else. However there was part of me that missed it, too. So after I obtained the decision, it was an exciting invitation. The truth that it was the Obi-Wan present with Ewan McGregor, who is an efficient pal of mine, and that I’d get to swing a lightsaber with him once more, made it much more thrilling. The director, Deborah Chow, understands Star Wars and these characters so properly. So I felt like I used to be in good fingers along with her, and I used to be excited to discover extra with the character.”

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