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Hayden's Return
Hayden Christensen returned to Star Wars Celebration for the first time in 15 years, and fans greeted him warmly, quickly jumping to their feet to welcome back an actor who has stayed under the Star Wars radar in recent years. Accompanying Christensen to the stage was Ian McDiarmid, who shared much screen time with the actor in his role as the Emperor. Both men shared memories of the lessons they learned from each other, despite their age difference, and enjoyed the chance to look back at the final lightsaber sequence of Revenge of the Sith. Christensen revealed that these scenes were particularly challenging for him because as a child he had frequently reenacted the original trilogy's lightsaber duels by making the "lightsaber sound." That habit was so ingrained in him, he explained, that he did this during filming — much to the chagrin of the director and the sound crew.
Hayden Christensen returned to Star Wars Celebration for the first time in 15 years, and fans greeted him warmly, quickly jumping to their feet to welcome back an actor who has stayed under the Star Wars radar in recent years. Accompanying Christensen to the stage was Ian McDiarmid, who shared much screen time with the actor in his role as the Emperor. Both men shared memories of the lessons they learned from each other, despite their age difference, and enjoyed the chance to look back at the final lightsaber sequence of Revenge of the Sith. Christensen revealed that these scenes were particularly challenging for him because as a child he had frequently reenacted the original trilogy's lightsaber duels by making the "lightsaber sound." That habit was so ingrained in him, he explained, that he did this during filming — much to the chagrin of the director and the sound crew.
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