Hayden Christensen excited Star Wars followers when it was introduced he was returning to play Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. At instances within the miniseries, each Dmitrious Bistrevsky and Tom O’Connell seem as Darth Vader onscreen as effectively. On Instagram, Bistrevsky clarified that Christensen “carries the heaviest burden of all” in the case of taking part in Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi.
[Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the first season of Obi-Wan Kenobi.]
Hayden Christensen returned to play Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
Christensen beforehand portrayed Anakin Skywalker within the prequel trilogy. He briefly appeared as Darth Vader within the trilogy’s closing movie, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
In Obi-Wan Kenobi, Christensen, Bistrevsky, and O’Connell every play Darth Vader when the character is suited up onscreen.
On Instagram, Bistrevsky defined which actor followers can assume is onscreen as Darth Vader relying on the kind of scene.
“Hayden and I both act in the Darth Vader scenes, we bring the character and the emotions (and the pain, suffering, anger) I’m 6’7 so when you see a full body shot it looks better having an actor, vs a CGI creation,” Bistrevsky wrote in an Instagram remark. “Tom specializes in the fighting. The fights are Tom. Full body with Helmet On is me, Hayden carries the heaviest burden of all, the pain and betrayal of his best friend and once mentor.”
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Hayden Christensen ‘bulked’ as much as play Darth Vader
While answering followers’ questions on Instagram, Bistrevsky was adamant that Christensen is a significant a part of what followers see onscreen.
“Hayden wore the suit, I wore the suit, Tom wore the suit. We all worked together to create the best character we possibly can. We are a team. Without Hayden there would be no story for me to tell. He is my friend, he showed up so hard for this project. He bulked, Hayden was so swole when he arrived to set that both Tom and I quivered in our muscle suits,” wrote Bistrevsky.
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‘Star Wars’ utilizing a number of actors for the character is widespread
Star Wars followers shouldn’t be stunned the position of Darth Vader takes a number of individuals in Obi-Wan Kenobi, as this has all the time been the case.
David Prowse bodily portrayed Darth Vader, and Bob Anderson was the character’s stunt double within the unique trilogy. Multiple bodily actors had been used for the long-lasting villain in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
In addition to a number of actors getting used for the bodily character, a distinct actor, James Earl Jones, offered the voice for Darth Vader within the prequels, the unique trilogy, Rogue One, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
“People get so hung up on who was what, when the most important thing is the collective effort of bringing this legendary character to life. Some scenes required switch back and forth between multiple people. It took a village. And we delivered the best we had for your enjoyment,” Bistrevsky informed followers on Instagram.
The season finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres on Disney+ on June 22.
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