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We live in a golden age of Star Wars prequel renaissance. The biggest stories right now all go back to the age of the prequel trilogy, its stars—some of them at least— are returning left and right. Arguably the most important character in the galaxy right now, Ahsoka Tano, was born from Clone Wars’ own diligent relitigation of the prequels’ perceived downfalls. And few people are as happy about that as Hayden Christensen.“It’s been a remarkable experience. And just a very heartwarming one. The journey that I’ve been on…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeStar Wars actor Hayden Christensen has defended his performance as Anakin Skywalker in the prequel trilogy. Christensen first played Anakin in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, with his second performance in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Both these performances were high criticised at the time, but are now widely regarded as some of the best Star Wars…

Image: LucasfilmSeeing Hayden Christensen get his due and recognition has been one the best things to come out of the Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau universe of shows. From donning the suit as Darth Vader on Obi-Wan Kenobi to playing a Force ghost as well as Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka, it’s been amazing to see Christensen flex his chops as the Star Wars saga’s tragic figure. What Drew Gillian Jacobs to Invincible? | io9 InterviewAll the sides of Anakin we wished to see Christensen play have started to be included…

While they might be on opposite ends of the Star Wars universe, it’s still surprising that Diego Luna (Cassian Andor) and Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader) had never met before Variety paired them for an “actors on actors” discussion. One of the things that kept coming up for both of them was the secrecy that surrounds the franchise. Andor Episodes 1-3 ReviewLuna said that it was intense even from the start: “I was asked by my agent to meet someone for something that couldn’t be said on the phone. I went…

Jun Sato / Getty Images Hayden Christensen was in attendance at the Star Wars Celebration held in London over the long Easter weekend, an occasion that allowed him to champion all things Star Wars and also discuss his own experience with the franchise. The audience was happy to see the Anakin Skywalker actor and cheered him on as Christensen allowed the emotions of the celebration to get to him. Christensen first made his way into the Star Wars universe back in 2000 when he was announced to be playing the role…

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Image via Disney/Lucasfilm George Lucas’ alterations to the original trilogy have always been intensely controversial. The most famous will always be the “Han shot first” fan campaign, but not far behind is inserting Hayden Christensen as Anakin’s Force Ghost in Return of the Jedi. This erases part of Sebastian Shaw’s performance, not to mention that it doesn’t make much sense that Anakin’s ghost is him as a younger man. Now, a fan on r/StarWars is wondering if Disney could go one step further. The current…

via Lucasfilm Actor Hayden Christensen is back on the Obi-Wan Kenobi show alongside Ewan McGregor, has been embraced at long last by Star Wars fans and, with his return, has begun to share stories like the time he tried to beat McGregor at pool with the Force. “I remember when we were first starting on Episode II when I was first getting to play the character, I used to do that a little bit. I remember going to a local bar with Ewan and playing pool and really trying my best to affect where the balls were…

via Lucasfilm According to the Star Wars actor who took the brunt of the criticism when the prequel trilogy came out in the early 2000s, it was mostly the critics who tried to find flaws with the work, but the fans always “got it.” In a recent chat with Entertainment Weekly to celebrate the premiere of Obi-Wan Kenobi, where Hayden Christensen reprises his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader after more than 17 years, the actor addressed what it’s like to take in the shifted view on George Lucas’ then-divisive…

Image via Lucasfilm Since Hayden Christensen owes everything he knows about Anakin Skywalker to George Lucas and has essentially explored the protagonist in the prequel trilogy through the Star Wars creator, it’s very surprising to hear that he hasn’t been in touch with him to discuss the return of Darth Vader. In a chat with Total Film, Christensen revealed that he hasn’t talked to Lucas recently. When asked to explain the reason behind that strange factoid, here’s what the returning Obi-Wan Kenobi star had to…