Hayden Christensen Reunited With Youngling He Famously Killed In Star Wars Episode III
Topics: Star Wars
Aisha Nozari
Featured Image Credit: Fantha Tracks/Disney
Topics: Star Wars
Aside from him burning alive in molten lava, one of the most gruesome scenes involving Anakin Skywalker in 2005’s Revenge of the Sith was when he murders the younglings at the Jedi Temple on Coruscant.
Although the massacre isn’t shown on screen, Anakin’s (played by Hayden Christensen) actions are implicated by the fact he ignites his lightsaber after the younglings ask for help – one of whom was played by actor Ross Beadman.
But despite having his Star Wars career cut short by Hayden’s character, Ross proved there’s no hard feelings between the pair when he cosied up to Hayden at last year’s Comic Con in London.
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Ross, a youngling no more, wrapped his arm around Hayden for a fun snap, and both appeared delighted to be in each other’s company. Great stuff.
Hayden recently reprised his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader for Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, in which he stars opposite Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi Master.
In a recent interview with the Radio Times, Hayden said it felt ‘incredible’ being back in his Darth Vader costume after almost two decades.
“Being in the costume again was incredible. It's an amazing, iconic costume, and it imparts a lot of feeling when you put it on,” he shared, adding: “For me, it was a very emotional experience and very cathartic, in a lot of ways."
The actor also touched on the physical requirements of the role, adding: “There was a lot of physical prep, just trying to put on some size so I could fill out the suit a little bit more. So most of my time on this was actually spent in preparation.”
And it seems as though Hayden doesn’t want all that preparation to go to waste – in a separate interview, he also revealed he’d be keen for his character to get their own spin-off.
Speaking to ET Online, he was asked if he’d ever be interested in being a part of his own series following the iconic villain, to which he responded: “Absolutely, I think this is a character that resonates in our culture in a very profound way, and there’s certainly more there to explore."
He added: "There are so many other stories that have been told in these other mediums, and I would love to get to continue my journey with him."
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