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Jake Lloyd is receiving treatment after a psychotic break. The 'Star Wars' actor - who played the young Anakin Skywalker in 1999 blockbuster 'Episode One - The Phantom Menace' - was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2008, and his mother Lisa has opened up about his mental health 25 years after the movie hit the big screen. She told Scripps News how her son, now 35, suffered a psychotic break in March 2023 while she was driving him home from McDonald's. She recalled: “He said he wanted to turn the car off. And he turned the car off in the middle of the three lanes, and we were in the middle lane....
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Hayden Christensen thought his 'Star Wars' role was so "unattainable" he asked for another part. The 42-year-old actor made his debut as Anakin Skywalker - who becomes Darth Vader - in 2002's 'Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones', and he wasn't convinced he'd get the job. He told Empire magazine: "I was 18, and I got a call from my agent saying that they were casting for Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars' and I thought, 'Wow, how cool.' "But it just seemed too big. And I remember asking my agent, 'Is there maybe another role that they’re also casting right now that you can put me up for?...
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Hayden Christensen has never lost the thrill of working on 'Star Wars'. The 42-year-old actor has portrayed Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in both movies and TV shows in the legendary sci-fi franchise and knows he "fortunate" he is to have the part. Hayden told Entertainment Weekly's Dagobah Dispatch podcast: "Every day you get to go to work on a 'Star Wars' project, it's really thrilling, and that's never lost on me. "When I was doing the prequels, every day I was there, I was very aware of how fortunate I was. And the same is true now. "I think as I've gotten a bit older, I have perhaps a grea...
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Charlie Hunnam knew he wouldn't be Anakin Skywalker after a "very awkward" meeting with 'Star Wars' creator George Lucas. The 43-year-old actor was in line to play Darth Vader's alter ego in 2002's 'Attack of the Clones' and 2005's 'Revenge of the Sith', but ultimately lost the part to Hayden Christensen. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, he recalled: "I had forgotten that too, but yes, I did. "I got to the point where I was meeting George Lucas, you know? Which... I don't think he meets a lot of actors. "I think it was probably, maybe, two to three actors they were considering. I don't remem...
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Hayden Christensen says his life got "crazy" from the minute he was confirmed for 'Star Wars'. The 41-year-old actor portrayed Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the prequel trilogy of the sci-fi franchise and has just reprised the role in the new spin-off Disney+ series, 'Obi-Wan Kenobi', alongside Ewan McGregor as the titular Jedi Master. And having the spotlight thrust on him before the first film, 2002's 'Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones', came out, prepared him for what was to come. Speaking on 'The Jess Cagle Podcast', Hayden said: “It was a crazy time, everything started to cha...
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Ewan McGregor felt like no time had passed when he started working with Hayden Christensen again. The two actors have reprised their ‘Star Wars’ roles in new Disney+ spin-off series ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, and the Scottish star – who plays the titular character opposite his friend as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader – thought it was “lovely” to be reunited with his 41-year-old co-star. He said: “I love Hayden and we spent a lot of time together in Australia when we shot ‘Episode II’ and ‘III’. “If we weren’t shooting together, we were very often in the fight gym together because we had so much fighting ...
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Ewan McGregor almost rejected the chance to star in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' because his previous work on the 'Star Wars' prequels was "so hard". The Scottish star has reprised his role as the Jedi master in the new Disney+ series but he admitted it wasn't an easy decision because he struggled with the heavy use of special effects in the three movies he made - which was released between 1999 and 2005 - and his experience had been soured by unfavourable reviews. He told Total Film magazine: "I found it very hard to make those films. It was lots and lots of green screen and blue screen. By the time we d...
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'Star Wars' fans can visit classic locations from the sci-fi franchise in a 3D virtual tour. Yahoo Entertainment will take fans on an exclusive tour of two iconic locations that are still standing in Tunisia. The African country served as the setting for the desert planet Tatooine in the original film and the prequel trilogy. The new Disney+ series 'Obi-Wan Kenobi', which sees Ewan McGregor, is also set in Tatooine. Fans will be able to tour the exterior and interior of the Lars Homestead – where Luke Skywalker spent his childhood years – using augmented reality. 'Star Wars' lovers can also sp...
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Hayden Christensen will be reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker in the untitled series on Obi-Wan Kenobi. This revelation was made during the Walt Disney Company’s announcement of several television shows and films from Lucasfilm being in development. It will be Christensen’s first time playing the character since Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith in 2005. The character was previously voiced by Matt Lanter during the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and briefly in Star Wars Rebels. Christensen will star alongside Ewan McGregor in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney+. McGreg...
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