ObiWanKenobi star Hayden Christensen previews the lightsaber fights featured in the Disney+ series: 'We’re more in line with the prequels than we are with how the fights are in the original trilogy.'
Obi-Wan Kenobi star Hayden Christensen says the show's lightsaber duels are similar in style to those of the prequel trilogy. The upcoming Disney+ series is the latest in Lucasfilm's Star Wars TV expansion, which will see many new live-action and animated shows debut over the next couple of years. After The Book of Boba Fett completed its initial run earlier this year, Obi-Wan Kenobi will premiere this month, on May 27.
The highly anticipated series brings back Ewan McGregor's interpretation of the titular Jedi, after the Scottish actor played him throughout the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Also confirmed to return is Christensen, who played Anakin Skywalker in the latter half of those movies and will get to be a full-fledged Darth Vader this time around.
We’re more in line with the prequels than we are with how the fights are in the original trilogy. These characters have aged, but not that much yet. Christensen's choice to frame the change in fighting style as an effect of aging is interesting, though not entirely necessary. Audiences are well aware that the difference has more to do with expectations surrounding effects and fight choreography, and if A New Hope were remade today, it's unlikely their last duel would keep its same rhythm.
Regardless of whether fans expect that of Obi-Wan Kenobi, they are sure to be glad to hear the new lightsaber duel with Darth Vader is staged in the style of the prequels. The beloved Rogue One Vader scene proved that one of the joys of returning to such classic characters is to watch them unleash their full power with today's visual effects budget, and this series could be the most audiences have seen of a live-action Vader since Return of the Jedi.
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