As Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith celebrates its 20th anniversary, Hayden Christensen looks back on his memories of playing Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader and learning to swing a lightsaber with fight choreographer Nick Gillard.
“None of it has really faded yet for me,” he says. “I was a 19-year-old kid living out my wildest dreams as an actor — making Star Wars with George Lucas. I got to know and work with all these incredible people like Ewan [McGregor], Natalie [Portman], Sam Jackson, and Ian McDiarmid.”
Christensen recalls learning how to truly swing a lightsaber with fight choreographer Nick Gillard. The two became close friends getting into antics together, with both of them having apartments on Bondi Beach during shooting. “Once we realized that our balconies were within throwing distance of each other, we had an ongoing water balloon war. Every time you walked down onto your balcony, you had to have your guard up. Otherwise you might get hit in the face with a water balloon — so many great memories.”
Read the interview in full at StarWars.com.
