“The only time we’ll see a version of…”: Video of Hayden Christensen Reuniting With a Star Wars Actress He Could Never Meet On-screen Will Leave Every Fan Sobbing
Hayden Christensen started his journey as an actor in Canadian television at the mere age of 13. He branched out to American television in the 1990s and rose to prominence for playing the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
Vivien Lyra Blair famously played the role of Anakin’s daughter Leia Organa in the series Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, viewers do not get the chance to see the father-daughter duo together at any point during the show. Luckily for fans, a video posted online shows them interacting with each other.
Hayden Christensen United with the Star Wars Actress He Never Got to Meet Onscreen
Hayden Christensen first starred as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. The movie received mixed reviews and despite earning $653.8 million at the global box office, it became the first film in the franchise to get outgrossed in its year of release.
Christensen went on to play the role in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, which was released in 2005. This one did better than its predecessor as it grossed $868.4 million worldwide and received mostly positive reviews.
Fast forward to 2022, he reprised the role in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Although child actress Vivien Lyra Blair played the role of a young version of Leia Organa in the series, they never got the chance to share the screen.
Even so, in a video posted on the FANEXPO YouTube channel, Christensen can be seen stooping to Blair’s height to embrace her and then listen to her talk excitedly. Fans seemed to be quite overwhelmed with the video as some of them said:
Man…this is the only time we’ll see a version of Anakin hugging his daughter.
Aw, the only time Leia could hug her Dad
Anakin finally gets to hug his daughter its beautiful
That’s little Leia. She met her dad Anakin
Something I never thought I’d see anakin meeting leia. How cute!
In the show, Leia and Anakin’s timelines do not intersect, which results in them not getting the chance to interact onscreen. So, this heartwarming video serves as a glimpse of what their union could have been like.
Hayden Christensen Was All Praise For Vivien Lyra Blair’s Performance as Young Leia
Princess Leia Organa has been previously played on the screen by Natalie Portman and Carrie Fisher. Blair played the role just as well as these actresses, and her onscreen father has weighed in on it.
In an episode of E! News digital series, While You Were Streaming, he praised Blair’s performance, saying:
I was just thrilled at seeing young Leia in this story and how’s she’s represented. I think they really imbued the character with all the qualities that make that character great. And young Vivien has done such a great job of bringing her to life.
He also said that he got little glimpses of Portman’s Padme Amidala in Blair’s portrayal of Leia. The young actress has also starred in movies like The Boogeyman and Bird Box.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is available for streaming on Disney+.
