What did Hayden Christensen do?

What did Hayden Christensen do?

While Hayden Christensen has made a career for himself on the big and small screen, he is best known for his role as Anakin Skywalker/ Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise. While that’s where he got his start, there has been plenty after it.

Why is Hayden Christensen not in Obi-Wan Kenobi?

But even though Christensen was cast to play Anakin and Darth Vader, he was only in the suit for headshots and close-ups. An Obi-Wan Kenobi stuntman confirmed that Christensen was replaced in scenes involving full body shots of Vader and during fight scenes.

Did Hayden Christensen take a break from acting?

He also took a break from acting, from 2010 to 2014, even though he knew that was a risk. “You can’t take years off and not have it affect your career. But in a weird, sort of destructive way there was something appealing about that to me,” he said.

Why did they cast Hayden Christensen?

The casting director reviewed about 1,500 other candidates before director George Lucas selected Christensen. Lucas is quoted as saying that he chose Christensen because he “needed an actor who has that presence of the Dark Side”.

Was Hayden a good Anakin?

Hayden Christensen played Anakin Skywalker in 2002’s Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Revenge of the Sith. Although he wasn’t the best part of the films, he wasn’t the worst either. But still, his performance as Darth Vader, one of the most famous villains in movie history, didn’t go down well with fans.

Were Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen a couple?

While die-hard Star Wars fans may have hoped for Portman and Christensen to end up together in real life, such is not the case now. She’s married to Benjamin Millepied, a French dancer and choreographer she met while filming Black Swan.