Okay, this is super cool! It’s being reported that Hayden Christensen is not only returning to the role of young Darth Vader in the upcoming Obi Wan Kenobi series, but he’s also teaming up with Rosario Dawson in the forthcoming live-action ‘Ahsoka’ series! That’s huge news, and it’s going to be pretty awesome to see a young Darth Vader in ‘Obi-Wan,’ and a recently reformed Darth Vader in ‘Ahsoka’…. (will he be a force ghost?).
Here’s what’s being reported in The Hollywood Reporter:
It is unclear how Skywalker, or for that matter, Vader, will figure into Ahsoka, which, like Mandalorian, is set five years after the events of Return of the Jedi, thus after Vader’s death.
The character of Tano was the padawan (apprentice) of Skywalker so the latter’s appearance in the series could be in the form of flashbacks. But knowing a thing or two about how the Force works, sources also posit the theory the character could be a Force Ghost.
Disney was as silent as Darth Maul when asked to comment. Production is due to begin early 2022.
Christensen famously played the future Vader in 2002’s Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Fans went wild when it was announced at Disney’s investor day in December 2020 that the actor was returning to the role for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the live-action series starring Ewan McGregor.
