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Star Wars' Hayden Christensen Reveals Biggest Influence on His Anakin Skywalker Performance
Star Wars' Hayden Christensen Reveals Biggest Influence on His Anakin Skywalker Performance

Star Wars’ Hayden Christensen Reveals Biggest Influence on His Anakin Skywalker Performance

Star Wars prequels actor, Hayden Christensen recently opened up about his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker, and how his younger counterpart informed his own performance. Christensen played Anakin Skywalker in Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. But, before Christensen began Anakin’s path to the Dark Side, Jake Lloyd played a much younger version of the character in Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

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​Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen reveals what he learned from Jake Lloyd’s performance in The Phantom Menace. Read More