Sightings of Hayden Christensen have fuelled the rumors that he’s returning to the Star Wars universe.
Rumors are swirling in the run up to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s release that Hayden Christensen, Anakin Skywalker himself, might be returning to the franchise very soon. Not only that, but that he and Ian McDiarmid will appear together as Anakin Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine. Audiences last saw Hayden Christensen in the role of Anakin on the big screen during Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
But Hayden Christensen and Ian McDiarmid both visited children at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City together, as KUTV recently reported. This instantly sparked rumors that the two doing charitable events together like this could mean that Hayden Christensen would be returning to the universe with a role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The idea was only validated further when Disney cancelled a panel featuring Hayden Christensen and Ian McDiarmid at the FanX Salt Lake Comic-Con. This could purely be a coincidence, but it also wouldn’t be surprising if this was all deliberate from Disney. Given that the Emperor is already confirmed to have a role to play in the upcoming film, it wouldn’t be a stretch of the imagination to see Hayden Christensen briefly return in a flashback, a force-vision or as a force-ghost.
So today I got to film and take pics of #AnakinSkywalker and #EmperorPalpatine meeting with kids at Primary Children's Hospital today. #StarWars #RiseOfSkywalker
Video: https://t.co/6KW2dy4rn2 pic.twitter.com/sQ4z3KJfc4— Adam Forgie (@adamforgie) September 5, 2019
Do think this was only a kind gesture from the two actors, or do you also think it could be a sign that Hayden Christensen is coming back to Star Wars? Let us know in the comments.
Directed by J. J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be released in theaters on December 19, 2019.
Source: KUTV
