Hayden Christensen had not spend a lot time within the costume of Darth Vader earlier than his latest return to the Star Wars franchise in Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka. Nonetheless, brief his time as Vader in 2005’s Revenge of the Sith was, it might have initially been shorter, as George Lucas had not deliberate for the actor to get into the costume of one in every of cinema’s biggest villains. Reflecting on attending to placed on the guise of Vader, Christensen opened as much as GQ about what it felt wish to put on probably the most immediately recognizable costumes ever placed on display.

Hayden Christensen debuted as Anakin Skywalker in Assault of the Clones three years previous to changing into his Sith alterego, and his first day out within the position was not effectively acquired. Nonetheless, his subsequent look in Revenge of the Sith fared a bit of higher, and by the point he returned in Obi-Wan Kenobi 20 years later, his place in Star Wars historical past had been evaluated in a complete new method. Turning into Vader within the remaining scenes of Revenge of the Sith, in line with the actor, was not essentially the most comfy expertise, and that was simply how George Lucas wished it. Christensen stated:

“I came upon that they weren’t planning having me be within the Darth Vader go well with, and I used to be a bit of bummed about that. So I spoke to George Lucas and I requested him, and he was form sufficient to oblige. I feel there’s one thing good about realizing that it is the actor within the costume as effectively, nevertheless it was actually only for my profit. It was a difficult go well with to maneuver round, and I instructed George, I used to be like, ‘Look, I do not know that I can transfer in addition to I assumed I might be capable of.’ And he was like, ‘It is okay, it is speculated to be your first time within the go well with, so if it is a bit of inflexible and awkward, he was like, that is a great factor, really.’”

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Hayden Christensen is Cautious About Returning as Anakin Skywalker

Regardless of the outpouring of affection Christensen acquired for his belated return as Anakin Skywalker in Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his Pressure ghost look in Ahsoka, the actor isn’t sure whether or not he’ll return to play the position once more.

Christensen has been capable of develop his characterization of Anakin by his latest appearances, with a darker, offended persona being in play as he took on Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi on the way in which to being on the top of his energy, and a gentler, Jedi Anakin showing to Ahsoka Tano within the World Between Worlds. The place else he might take the character of Anakin or Vader is unclear, though there are nonetheless many followers who’ve referred to as for Christensen to be given his personal sequence as Vader.

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Whether or not he turns or not, Christensen has been on fairly a journey enjoying the twin position of Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader, and the autumn and redemption of his character virtually stands as a mirror to his personal expertise as an actor inside the Star Wars franchise. If that journey does proceed, it appears his return could possibly be one of many few issues assured to ring a bell with nearly all of the Star Wars fandom.