![]() I am definitely bringing something different to the table. I think it’s interesting to approach this character after all this time and at this point in my life. I wouldn’t say a different plan, but we are further informing this character and how we go about doing that. Since you got a second bite at the apple with this character, did you plan differently? They’ve told me it’s a matter of being too critical, seeing an instance they wish they could change. I know some actors do not like to watch themselves onscreen. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) fight on Mustafar in ‘Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.’ Everett Collection I’m curious if you looked back at the work in the prequels to prepare for Obi-Wan Kenobi, and is there a moment that you are particularly proud of? Lucas send a note, or has he said anything about your return? It is hugely meaningful for me and ultimately, they’re the reason why we get to come back and do all this. And it’s just it’s been a great honor for me to get to come back to this character and to feel the support from the fans. I’ve gotten so many nice messages from people, from friends, showing their support. #ANAKIN SKYWALKER ACTOR SERIES#Has that feeling intensified now that the series is underway? I have to tell you that it really warmed my heart when you said in previous interviews that you feel how much fans adore and appreciate you because you didn’t necessarily always feel that way. I think Vader wants Obi-Wan to be able to put up more of a fight. Well, I think that came as a shock to Vader to see how disconnected from the Force Obi-Wan is at this point. Can you expand on this from your mind’s eye? When your characters fought in Revenge, it was this eye-popping spectacle, but this was slow and deliberate. The confrontation was more about the meaning of the fight, rather than the battle itself. I loved the Mapuzo fight because it reminded me of the duel in A New Hope. But for the most part, we’re trying to remain true to what we know and love about this character, and make sure we honor the way he moves and sounds to stay true to that continuity.ĭarth Vader (Hayden Christensen) in ‘Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.’ Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation/Courtesy Everett Collection You know, this is the first time we’ve seen Vader sort of chronologically this close to the Anakin Skywalker character, so there are some indications of Anakin in there. What was your process for the crucial scene? Actors have told me in heavy makeup and/or a cumbersome costume, they have to give so much more to the performance. I thought your performance shone through the suit spectacularly. That encounter at Mapuzo in “Part III” was for most fans - you can’t please everybody - but for most, spectacular. I’m always thinking about the Anakin aspect of this character. And that presents itself, and that’s a part of the fun. Vader is trying his best to kill off that side of him, but there always has to be a little bit of Anakin in there. Yes, I always see Anakin as a throughline and an undercurrent to this character. In the series, 10 years have passed since Revenge, so what is your process for this iteration of the character? Do you still consider some vestiges from Anakin in him at this time that you wanted to make sure shined through? ( Laughs.) I think they make improvements each time they make one - but still, it’s a very heavy costume. You know what, it was a little bit more comfortable. Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith? So I do what I can, and then I have the help of a couple of other great performers who do a lot of the work as well. There’s some stuff that’s just a little bit too challenging for us to try to film with me in the suit. I’m not the only one in the suit because of the height difference between myself and the character. ![]()
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