Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith (2005) next to Jake Lloyd as Anakin in The Phantom Menace (1999)
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Speaking at FAN EXPO Philadelphia, Hayden Christensen has revealed how Jake Lloyd's portrayal of Anakin Skywalker affected his own version. The last few years have seen Hayden Christensen return to the role of Anakin Skywalker, playing the part in Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka.
Speaking at the panel "Hayden Christensen and Rosario Dawson: A Galactic Reunion," Christensen revealed he carefully studied Lloyd's mannerisms and copied some of them. The most notable was the iconic half-smile, which became characteristic to all versions of Anakin. This ensured viewers got a sense of continuity, even through the different iterations.
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This approach has a profound impact on how Star Wars' movies and shows should be watched. It means viewers are watching the transformative journeys of specific characters, rather than simply enjoying individual actors; the franchise and the role is bigger than the performer. Christensen understood this, and it likely helped him when he was faced with the initial backlash against the sequel trilogy.
Ironically, modern Star Wars has struggled on this very point. Lucasfilm currently maintain that the reason for Solo: A Star Wars Story's box office failure lay in recasting, ad actors are frequently brought back via expensive de-aging - most notably Mark Hamill and even Christensen himself. There's a sense in which this works against the very ethos of George Lucas himself, because it means the actors have become tied to the roles in a way he would have objected to.
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