‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ director says Darth Vader would return ‘wouldn’t make sense’ without Hayden Christensen

Obi-Wan Kenobi It’s making its way to Disney+ tomorrow morning and fan excitement is spreading through the roof. The series is set to bring back Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi, and is also set to see the return of another face – Hayden Christensen. Christensen played Anakin Skywalker in the previous Star Wars trilogy, but he never got the chance to fully portray the Darth Vader side of the character. Now with his return in Obi-Wan KenobiWe’ll see him in full Darth Vader form. Darth Vader doesn’t necessarily need a big name under the helmet due to his expression by James Earl Jones. But director Deborah Chao apparently didn’t want to do the series without Christensen under the helmet.

diverse She got a chance to speak with the director during a Star Wars celebration, and she had a lot to say about working with helmet-wearing Star Wars characters, like The Mandalorian and Darth Vader. Zhao also revealed that they did not choose any other actor to play a character other than Christensen. In the interview, a Obi-Wan Kenobi “Hayden’s return … I don’t think it would make sense otherwise,” says the director. Either way you slice it, Obi-Wan Kenobi will be a road trip.

The series is set to focus on the time period after Revenge of the Sith where McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi watches over young Luke Skywalker in Tatooine and will even feature an Obi-Wan and Darth Vader reunion. Obi-Wan Kenobi Director Deborah Chow recently compared the two’s relationship to a love story.

“For me, across the previous parts, through the original trilogy, there’s a love story dynamic with these two that goes through it all,” Zhao revealed to Vanity Fair. “I felt it was very difficult not to do that[include] The person who left Kenobi in such pain in the series… What distinguishes this relationship is that they loved each other.”

Lucasfilm and the streaming service describe the series as follows: “In the era of the Galactic Empire, a former Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi embarks on a crucial mission. Kenobi must confront allies who have turned into enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.” Obi-Wan Kenobi It will premiere on May 27, 2022 on Disney+. The series stars Ewan McGregor, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Pace, Kumail Nanjiani, Song Kang, Musa Ingram, Indira Varama, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Robert Friend, Simon Kessel and Benny Sadhvi.

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