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Hayden Christensen Thought Leonardo DiCaprio Would Be Anakin Skywalker
Hayden Christensen recalled thinking that Leonardo DiCaprio would be cast as Anakin Skywalker instead of him
Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort via Getty ImagesI had heard that they’d met with Leonardo and a bunch of other actors,” Christensen, 42, revealed during a Wednesday, February 28, interview with Empire. While DiCpario, 49, ultimately felt it wasn’t the right project for him — “I didn’t feel ready to take that dive at that point,” he told Shortlist in 2015 — other young ‘90s stars such as Devon Sawa, Ryan Phillippe, James Van Der Beek and Paul Walker all went out for the role. Christensen was ultimately picked to portray the young Jedi turned villainous Darth Vader in the George Lucas franchise, starring in 2002’s Episode II: Attack of the Clones alongside Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman.
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