Hayden Christensen first donned Darth Vader's iconic suit in 2005's Revenge of the Sith, but he'll be back in the armour in Obi-Wan Kenobi. Very little is known about the Sith Lord's role in the Disney+ series (unless you've read the spoilers doing the rounds online), but we do anticipate seeing Vader square off against "Ben" Kenobi in a long-awaited rematch.
George Lucas handpicked Christensen to play Anakin Skywalker, and Games Radar asked the actor if he's reached out to the filmmaker at all prior to shooting the Disney+ limited series.
"I have not, no," the actor admitted. "I really felt like this was Deborah Chow's story, and I really just wanted to follow her lead on this one. I think what she's done here is just incredibly exciting."
However, that doesn't mean Christensen didn't do his research prior to suiting up again. "They did a lot with these characters in that show - Clone Wars and Rebels," he explains. "And it's just useful information to have. So I went back, and I watched all that stuff, I read some of the comics, and I just tried to immerse myself as much as I could."
"Just the idea that I get to play Darth Vader at this point in his life, it was just a really unique opportunity," the actor said of what brought him back to the role. "It really didn't take much convincing."
We can't wait to see Christensen back in action as this iconic villain, though the hope is that we might get to spend some time with the man beneath the mask as well. After all, there's no way Lucasfilm has enlisted him just to wear Vader's costume again, and it sounds like the plan is to explore what he goes through when confined to that suit created for him by Emperor Palpatine.
Obi-Wan Kenobi's first two episodes premiere on Disney+ tomorrow, May 27.