Anakin Skywalker is back as Darth Vader

Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Darth Vader in the upcoming series from Disney, Kenobi. On December 11, Star Wars official twitter page tweeted that Hayden Christensen who played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars episode II and III will return as the iconic Darth Vader alongside Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the upcoming Disney+ series called Kenobi,

 

“It was such an incredible journey playing Anakin Skywalker,” Christensen said in a press release. “Of course, Anakin and Obi-Wan weren’t on the greatest of terms when we last saw them… It will be interesting to see what an amazing director like Deborah Chow has in store for us all. I’m excited to work with Ewan again. It feels good to be back.”

The show was officially announced at D23, Disney’s biennial fan convention, last year. McGregor was onstage at D23 to make the announcement. “It feels so nice to say,” McGregor said.

Production is set to start in March 2021.