Will Anakin Skywalker Return in ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’?

Rumors and circumstantial evidence, fairly compelling when combined, suggest Hayden Christensen will return as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker . This week, Christensen, who played the young Darth Vader in both Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith , visited the Star Wars : Galaxy’s Edgeattraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. There building a lightsaber with his daughter, the Star Wars actor, 38, posed for several official photos. While Christensen’s visit to Galaxy’s Edge might have more to do with the attraction’s flagging attendance than the next movie in the Star Wars saga, Christensen’s public reappearance came shortly after anonymous leaks to Showbiz 411 suggested his character would return as a Force Ghost in the upcoming Rise of Skywalker . “Christensen is said to have filmed his scenes last year,” Showbiz 411’s Roger Friedman wrote . Though only appearing as Anakin in the critically reviled Prequel Trilogy, Christensen’s return to the role meshes well with director J.J. Abrams announced intention to write a satisfying ending for all three Star Wars trilogies, rather than just wrapping the new story arc begun in The Force Awakens . “Endings are the thing that… Read full this story

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