Hayden Christensen Teases A New Hope Darth Vader Retcon In Kenobi Show
Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen and director Deborah Chow address the retconning of Vader's line in A New Hope in the Disney+ seriesObi-Wan Kenobi. After the events of Revenge of the Sith, Kenobi (McGregor) leaves Anakin Skywalker (Christensen) to die on the banks of Mustafar, the volcanic planet, after defeating him in battle. Skywalker had turned on the Jedi and joined the Sith in that film, where he was later rescued by Emperor Palpatine and placed in the iconic suit and mask that would later become his iconic look as Darth Vader.
Vader didn't meet Obi-Wan again until A New Hope, set 20 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith. Kenobi, on a rescue mission to save Princess Leia alongside Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Chewbacca, separates from the group in order to turn off the tractor-beam on the Imperial cruiser. Vader is aboard the ship and at one point says, «I sense something. A presence I have not felt since...» and storms offscreen. When he later confronts Kenobi, he says, «The circle is now complete. When I left you I was but the learner, now I am the master,» which suggests the last time both characters met was when Vader was left for dead on Mustafar. However, with the Obi-Wan Kenobi series coming up, that may not remain the case.
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While talking to EW, McGregor and Christensen, both reprising their respective Star Wars roles as Obi-Wan and Darth Vader in Obi-Wan Kenobi, commented on their characters' facing off yet again in Obi-Wan Kenobi, which is set 10 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith. The actors played coy, saying that «maybe» it changes the Vader line from A New Hope to a meeting after the events of
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