With his return as Lord Vader in 25th May’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, Hayden Christensen steps back into the suit of the dark lord for the first time since Revenge of the Sith, but there was a Vader appearance in between – 2016’s Rogue One. Speaking about his return to the role, Christensen broached that subject and why he wasn’t involved.
“I wasn’t a part of any of those conversations about Rogue One,” Christensen confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. “But I loved what they did with it. The character predates me, and it’s always been a collective effort in a lot of ways. I thought it was brilliant.”
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy went on to note that the reason Christensen was never contacted was because “that was just such a specific action sequence.”
