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Hayden Christensen Raises
the Bar for Episode III!
I recently got
a chance to interview Hayden Christensen for his upcoming film,
Shattered Glass. Like any dorky fan boy, I was chomping at the
bit and asked him to confirm some rumors about Episode Three.
Kids, put your diapers on because the expectations have been raised.
He actually used the term “Bad-Assed” to describe
the final showdown between Anakin and Obi-Wan. Another reporter
also asked him if he would be donning the infamous Darth Vader
costume. He couldn’t reveal any details, but he will be
in the suit. David Prowse don’t give up your day job. 2005
has never seemed farther away!
Julian: George
Lucas has described the tone of Episode Three as being the darkest
of the franchise yet. Is that true?
Hayden: "Yes,
it really will be. It still has to reach out to a specific audience,
but it will be substantially darker than the previous films."
Julian:
Nick Gilliard (the stunt coordinator) has said the light saber
battles in the film will be the greatest so far. That’s
a bold statement once you’ve seen Yoda and Count Dooku go
at it. Can you confirm this?
Hayden: "I
will say, on the record, the final fight sequence in this film
will, in my opinion, and not having seen any of it cut together,
should surpass any fight sequence that has been put on film so
far. It’s the longest, I can’t give you specifics,
but it is quite the bad-assed fight scene. Nick Gilliard has done
an amazing job instilling an arc of story in the fight. It justifies,
because you know Anakin and Obi-Wan have it out, but Anakin is
the chosen one-he is supposed to be the best. But he comes out
on the shorter end of the stick in the fight. It justifies it
really nicely as the fight progresses."
Julian:
Does Jar-Jar get hurt at all?
Hayden: (Laughs)
"I wish I could share some specifics."
Julian:
You are playing an iconic character in the Star Wars franchise.
As the fan base goes, Star Wars fans are pretty hardcore. Do you
get hounded on the streets?
Hayden: "They’re
full on fanatical. But the only people that make a point of embarrassing
me on the street are six and seven year olds. I get such a kick
out of it. They still can’t differentiate between movies
and reality to a certain point, so they can’t see me as
an actor."
Julian:
Do you really embrace it, think of doing other sci-fi films, or
do you try to move away from it?
Hayden: "I’m
very proud of my involvement with the films. I feel privileged
to be a part of something that is so prominent in popular culture
right now. But they were two films I was involved in. Hopefully
I’ll get to do many more in many different genres. I don’t
really see it as something I have to fight against. It’s
obviously a character that people will associate me with. Its
not like I was in a TV series for ten years and that’s all
they’ve seen me in. Hopefully they will be able to see me
as someone else. That’s the fun of what I do. I love that
I get to be a part of it."
Julian:
Are there a lot of Wookies in Episode Three?
Hayden: "There
are some Wookies." (Laughs)
Julian:
Are there some butt-kicking Wookies in Episode Three?
Hayden: (Laughs)
"I can’t say any more, but there are some Wookies
in the movie."
Star Wars: Episode III
is schedule to open on May 25, 2005
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