Hayden Christensen Defends George Lucas’ Star Wars Prequels Dialogue
Hayden Christensen defends George Lucas' Star Wars prequel dialogue. The star first joined the popular science-fiction franchise in 2002's Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones as Jedi Anakin Skywalker. Christensen is set to return to Star Wars in the new Disney+ television series Obi-Wan Kenobi as Darth Vader, Anakin's Dark Side persona. The upcoming series also sees Ewan McGregor reprise his role as the titular character who must protect a young Luke Skywalker from the reach of the Galactic Empire 10 years after Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.
Following the conclusion of the immensely popular Star Wars original trilogy in 1983 with Return of the Jedi, creator George Lucas began formulating ideas for the stories that led to the events of the original films. In 1999, Lucas released Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, the first of three prequels. They told the story of the fall of the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic and the rise of Emperor Palpatine and his evil Galactic Empire. The films were quickly derided by critics and fans for its wooden acting, reliance on computer graphics, and awkward dialogue.
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In a recent interview with The Guardian, Christensen defended Lucas and the dialogue of the prequel films. The trilogy received its fair share of criticism regarding its dialogue, including from many of the film's actors. Whether it be about the coarseness of sand, where to create a perimeter, or the massacre of Tuskens. When regarding the dialogue of the prequels, Christensen steps back and views the language and world, as created by Lucas, as a whole. Read what the actor had to say below.
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