Summary
- Hayden Christensen praises Ahsoka creator Dave Filoni for the show’s success and the fans’ overwhelming response to the Disney+ series.
- Christensen first appeared (cameo) in Part 4: Fallen Jedi, but it was Part 5: Shadow Warrior that explored the World Between Worlds and the live-action Clone Wars era.
- Season two of Ahsoka has been greenlit, but there isn’t an expected release date yet.
“You don’t know the power of the Dark side…” Fans clamoring for more appearances of Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the Star Wars universe finally got their wish in the Disney+ series, Ahsoka. Christensen first reprises his role (cameo) at the conclusion of Part 4: Fallen Jedi, and then he appears in the entirety of the indelible Part 5: Shadow Warrior. And during an appearance at this weekend’s MEGACON Orlando, Christensen credited creator Dave Filoni with the show’s success and the wonderful response from the fans. Christensen said in a clip on X, formerly Twitter, (via @HChristensenBRA):
“You know, the episode is a really great one, and what Dave Filoni accomplished is really remarkable. Sort of the context of it, and the way it sort of informs Ahsoka’s journey, it’s really clever storytelling. But you know, the response has been really nice. I get people coming up to me on the street just sort of saying like, ‘Ahsoka… episode five.’ And I go, ‘I know… me, too.’ But all the praise should be directed toward Dave Filoni.”
Shadow Warrior has become an indelible part of the Star Wars mythology thanks to a number of factors which include live-action looks at the World Between Worlds and flashbacks to Young Ahsoka (Ariana Greenblatt) and Clone Wars-era Anakin Skywalker’s adventures. And who can forget the armorless version of Darth Vader wielding a red lightsaber? Be sure to check out more of Christensen’s appearance at MEGACON Orlando below:
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Hayden Christensen Is ‘Grateful’ for Ahsoka
Hopefully, Star Wars fans will get even more of Hayden Christensen when Season two of Ahsoka drops on Disney+. The series has officially been greenlit for another go-round, but there’s not an expected release date for the show, at the time of this writing. Whether Christensen returns or not, though, the actor was “very grateful” to reprise the roles of Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader again. Christensen said in the behind-the-scenes video, Anakin and Ahsoka’s Reunion, (per Star Wars):
When I got the phone call to talk about being a part of the Ahsoka project, I was thrilled […] Putting on the Anakin costume, getting to wear those Jedi robes, it kind of blows your mind every time. I just feel very grateful.
Ahsoka
- Release Date
- 2023-08-00
- Seasons
- 1
- Studio
- Lucasfilm
- Franchise
- Star Wars
- Streaming Service(s)
- Disney+
All eight episodes of Ahsoka are available to stream and binge-watch on Disney+ at the time of this writing.
For those who can’t get enough of Christensen’s return to that galaxy far, far away, be sure to check out all six installments of Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries, too. And watch the entirety of the BTS video, Anakin and Ahsoka’s Reunion, below:
This story originally appeared on Movieweb
