Hayden Christensen is back in a big way as Darth Vader in Disney+'s “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” and CinemaBlend got the chance to Talk down with the Sith Lord. Watch as he dives into what he’s enjoying most about the Star Wars series, including some cool behind-the-scenes details.
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00:00Yeah, you know, I think there's still a couple more episodes to go,
00:02so I won't say too much, but, yeah, I've really been enjoying it.
00:05Kenobi is all that matters now. Is that understood?
00:10♪♪
00:14Um, it was, it was, uh, so cool to get to put the Anakin costume back on again.
00:22Um, that was actually my, my, uh, my very first day on set was, was that,
00:28that scene that we did, and it was just a, a, a special sort of way to,
00:31to come back to Star Wars, um, looking like Anakin.
00:36Yeah, no, that was on location, um, and I, I, I always enjoy it when Star Wars goes on location.
00:42It sort of adds a, a, a different sort of slant to the whole thing.
00:45Um, and, and yeah, I mean, Ewan was there, uh, but he was actually wrapped for the day.
00:53They had finished his coverage, and it was, it was just so sweet
00:58what he did. He, he, he insisted on staying to be a part of, of, you know, my first shot back.
01:03And, um, uh, yeah, it was just a, a, a very special day.
01:09Anakin.
01:12While I was in the bacta tank, fully submerged in water, and, you know,
01:17I had to hold my breath for all of that, too.
01:19For some reason, I couldn't, I, I couldn't breathe through the, the regulator.
01:23Although when I saw you inside of it,
01:25it looked like he was actually getting oxygen through his,
01:28because you could see the bubbles going.
01:30But no, I had to hold my breath, uh, and, uh, I really enjoyed it.
01:35I mean, I, I, I found it very peaceful in the bacta tank, and, um, very sort of meditative.
01:43Uh, just had a lack of oxygen.
01:47Maybe a little bit.
01:49Um, but no, I, I, I enjoyed the whole process of getting to do the bacta tank.
01:53We knew I was going to have to hold my breath for it.
01:55So I got to work with a dive instructor to help build up my, my breath holds.
02:02Um, and I think when we were filming, I got my, my, my breath hold up to like two
02:06and a half minutes, which was, you know, not bad.
02:08Do you remember when you had the show?
02:14Yeah, I'm, I'm really enjoying the show.
02:16I, I, uh, yeah, I, I, I really loved the scripts when I read them.
02:21And, you know, I think, I think they're coming to life and, and, uh, in a really
02:26exciting way that presents these characters and, and, you know, a new light.
02:30And, um, yeah, you know, I think there's still a couple more episodes to go, so I
02:36won't say too much, but yeah, I've really been enjoying it.
02:40What have you become?
02:43I am what you made me.