Make Like Anakin and Fall in Love With This Queen Amidala Doll

Image: Disney/Lucasfilm If you had to make a list of visuals Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is best known for, Queen Amidala’s costumes would be right near the top. Darth Maul is certainly striking, the cities of Theed and Otoh Gunga are stunning, and those Naboo Starfighters are awesome, but Amidala’s dresses … Read more

Marvel’s Phantom Menace Comic Gives Anakin a Wild New Look

I’ve seen Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace more times than I’m comfortable admitting, and I’m pretty sure Anakin doesn’t run around with a yellow lightsaber in it. And yet, in Marvel’s new comic, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special #1 coming out May 1, that’s exactly what’ll happen. Written by Greg … Read more

Anakin’s Return in Ahsoka Was a Bucket-List Goal for Hayden Christensen

Image: Lucasfilm Seeing Hayden Christensen get his due and recognition has been one the best things to come out of the Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau universe of shows. From donning the suit as Darth Vader on Obi-Wan Kenobi to playing a Force ghost as well as Clone Wars Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka, it’s been … Read more

13 Actors Were Considered for Anakin in ‘Star Wars’ Before Hayden Christensen Was Cast (An Oscar Winner Reportedly Turned It Down!) | auditions, Casting, EG, evergreen, Extended, Hayden Christensen, Movies, Slideshow, Star Wars | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Hayden Christensen landed what was Hollywood’s biggest role at the time when he was cast as Anakin Skywalker in 2002′s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, and he did so after beating out some serious A-listers for the role! The Star Wars prequel movies tracked Anakin’s evolution from a talented young child … Read more

Somehow, Ventress Returned

Screenshot: Lucasfilm Well, aside from being another legacy character for whom death is a revolving door or something to frequently lie about for the drama of it all, Ventress’ return in the final season of The Bad Batch raises a lot of interesting questions about how she’ll fit into events, and more broadly into this … Read more

Charlie Hunnam Reveals He Was Almost Anakin Skywalker in ‘Star Wars’ (Exclusive)

It’s hard to imagine Star Wars’ Anakin Skywalker as anyone other than Hayden Christensen, but according to Charlie Hunnam, he almost wielded the lightsaber of the franchise’s iconic character. Speaking with ET’s Ash Crossan ahead of the premiere of his upcoming film, Rebel Moon, Hunnam confirmed the long-standing rumor that he had auditioned for the role of … Read more

Hasbro Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Figures: Padme, Anakin

Image: Hasbro Hasbro’s 6″ line of Star Wars action figures, the Black Series, launched a decade ago, and has gone on to give us many great representations (and some not so great) of Star Wars heroes and villains from across the galaxy. It is, however, absolutely insane that it will take until 2024 for the … Read more