Darth Vader is returning to a galaxy far far away and Hayden Christensen is back! LucasFilm has announced that Christensen will be returning as Dark Lord of the Sith in the upcoming Kenobi series on Disney+
The Obi-Wan series, starring Ewan McGregor begins 10 years after the dramatic events of “Revenge of the Sith” and in what Kathleen Kennedy has dubbed, “the rematch of the century,” Kenobi and Vader will finally share the screen together again.
Disney announced the news on Thursday during its Investor Day, and Star Wars’ official Twitter account tweeted out the casting as you can see below:
Hayden Christensen returns as Darth Vader, joining Ewan McGregor in OBI-WAN KENOBI. The Original Series begins 10 years after the dramatic events of Revenge of the Sith, and is coming to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/9WR2npRUkk
— Star Wars (@starwars) December 10, 2020
“It was such an incredible journey playing Anakin Skywalker,” said Christensen. “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.”
Also at the investor conference presentation they revealed the title and teaser video of the Cassian Andor series starring Diego Luna, Andor; the development of a series centered around Lando Calrissian; two Mandalorian spin-off series (including one centered on Rosario Dawson’s fan-favorite character Ahsoka Tano); and that Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins will helm a new Star Wars feature film titled Star Wars: Rogue Squadron.
The project has been described as a six-episode limited series that will begin filming in spring 2021.