In some ways, Hollywood roles are like kids’ Halloween costumes: there are certain roles everyone either ends up doing or desperately wants to do if given the opportunity, like a cowboy, a pirate, or a medieval knight.
Then there’s playing a “Star Wars” character, more specifically a Jedi with a cool lightsaber.
It’s the type of role that would make any actor feel like a kid again no matter their age, and it’s hard not to sympathize.
After all, you get to do cool stunts, play with a lightsaber — a real one — and wear those cool outfits. Unfortunately, the process…The post When Hayden Christensen Got Cast as Anakin Skywalker, He Celebrated Like a Star Wars Fanboy appeared first on /Film.
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