Hayden Christensen thought he was going to lose ‘Star Wars’ role to Leonardo DiCaprio
nme.comStar Wars franchise to Leonardo DiCaprio – see what he had to say below.Christensen, who was ultimately cast as Anakin Skywalker (and Darth Vader), recently spoke to Empire Magazine about the character, and creator George Lucas’ filmmaking process.
Before Christensen was cast as the iconic character, it was revealed that Lucas was talking to several big stars for the role.One such name was Leonardo DiCaprio.
Lucas speaking to DiCaprio led Christensen to believe that he had had no shot at landing the role of Anakin. Christensen said to Empire: “I had heard that they’d met with Leonardo and a bunch of other actors.
That just confirmed my thought that the role would go to another actor.”He continued: “Through the entire auditioning process I had told myself, from day one, that I wasn’t going to get the part.
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