Tag: Hayden Christensen
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George Lucas Took A Lax Approach To Continuity In Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith
One might notice little odd camera tricks and visual continuity errors throughout all the “Star Wars” movies if one looks closely enough. For instance, there is a scene in George Lucas’ “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” wherein Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is about to fight the evil robotic lizard General Grievous…
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Sorry, ‘Ahsoka,’ ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Has the Best Anakin Reunion Episode
There would be no Ahsoka without Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) was just an apprentice like any other but as Anakin’s padawan, we got to see her grow and learn under the tutelage of people who let her think for herself, so much so that she eventually left Anakin and the Jedi…
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New ‘Ahsoka’ Shows Star Wars Can’t Escape Its Own Nostalgia
When it was announced that Hayden Christensen would reprise his role as Darth Vader in “Ahsoka,” Star Wars fans’ response was mostly positive. Christensen took heat for the prequel films like many of his costars, his two-film arc depicting Anakin Skywalker’s descent into darkness now obscured by indictments of the trilogy’s other flaws.And Anakin —…
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George Lucas Was Almost Sued by a World-Famous University
When Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones first hit theaters back in May 2002, fans were eager to see what George Lucas would do with his second installment in the prequel trilogy. Although reviews were ultimately lukewarm, it was exciting to see Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) finally…
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Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Younger Darth Vader Required A Complete Costume Upgrade
Lucasfilm’s “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series was largely forgotten as soon as it aired, and not without reason. Although the show was a nostalgia feast for fans of the prequels and it also gave us a fantastic Leia story (one of the best in the entire franchise), it felt disappointingly derivative. For one, its climactic final battle…