{"id":2109238,"date":"2026-08-24T10:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T07:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2109238"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T07:58:26","slug":"hayden-christensen-wants-to-make-a-live-action-star-wars-clone-wars-with-natalie-portman-and-ewan-mcgregor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2109238","title":{"rendered":"Hayden Christensen wants to make a live-action \u2018Star Wars: Clone Wars\u2019 with Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hayden-Christensen-as-Anakin-Skywalker-in-Ahsoka.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hayden Christensen wants to make a live-action \u2018Star Wars: Clone Wars\u2019 with Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;You could get the band back together&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Sam Warner<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-24T11:58:26+01:00\">24th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hayden-Christensen-as-Anakin-Skywalker-in-Ahsoka-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in &apos;Ahsoka&apos;\" title=\"Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in &apos;Ahsoka&apos;\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in &#8216;Ahsoka&#8217;. CREDIT: Disney\/Lucasfilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Hayden Christensen has expressed a desire to make more live-action <i>Star Wars<\/i> with fellow prequel stars Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor, possibly set during the Clone Wars.<\/p>\n<p>The three actors played the central trio of Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel films, with Christensen and McGregor since returning to the franchise in TV show <i>Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/i>, as well as series <i>Ahsoka<\/i> for the former.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Christensen will once again be back in the upcoming second season of <i>Ahsoka<\/i>, and was asked what he can tease during an interview on the <i>Hey Jonas<\/i> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019ve had a lot of fun with is getting to play the character during the Clone Wars timeline, which they did in the animated world,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s a lot of fun just because it\u2019s a different side of the character.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcMwmHXxFFQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When Kevin Jonas asked whether fans could ever see a \u201cstraight up Anakin show\u201d, Christensen then teased the possibility of it happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that Ewan McGregor would love to do more with it. I\u2019ve heard Natalie [Portman] would love to come back. Sam Jackson,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you could get the band back together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The original<i> Clone Wars <\/i>animated series aired between 2008 and 2020, and is set during the integral conflict around the time of the prequels. However, it features different voice actors for most of the central characters.<\/p>\n<p><i>Ahsoka<\/i>, which focuses on Anakin\u2019s titular padawan (played by Rosario Dawson) in the early days of the New Republic, debuted in 2023, <i>NME<\/i> saying in a three-star review that it \u201chas more than enough of its own charm and electricity to be something greater than filler\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in 2024 Christensen admitted he thought that had no shot of landing the role of Anakin when he heard that creator George Lucas was talking to Leonardo DiCaprio about potentially taking the part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had heard that they\u2019d met with Leonardo and a bunch of other actors,\u201d he recalled to <i>Empire<\/i>. \u201cThat just confirmed my thought that the role would go to another actor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThrough the entire auditioning process I had told myself, from day one, that I wasn\u2019t going to get the part. It just wasn\u2019t a possibility. And I think that probably helped me a lot, because it just freed me up in a lot of ways. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-wolf-alice-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Watch Wolf Alice bring out Anna Calvi and Dove Ellis for \u2018Sunday Light\u2019 and \u2018Fade Into You\u2019 at Green Man 2026<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Hayden Christensen has expressed a desire to make more live-action <i>Star Wars<\/i> with fellow prequel stars Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor, possibly set during the Clone Wars.<\/p>\n<p>The three actors played the central trio of Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the prequel films, with Christensen and McGregor since returning to the franchise in TV show <i>Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/i>, as well as series <i>Ahsoka<\/i> for the former.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Christensen will once again be back in the upcoming second season of <i>Ahsoka<\/i>, and was asked what he can tease during an interview on the <i>Hey Jonas<\/i> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019ve had a lot of fun with is getting to play the character during the Clone Wars timeline, which they did in the animated world,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s a lot of fun just because it\u2019s a different side of the character.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DcMwmHXxFFQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When Kevin Jonas asked whether fans could ever see a \u201cstraight up Anakin show\u201d, Christensen then teased the possibility of it happening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that Ewan McGregor would love to do more with it. I\u2019ve heard Natalie [Portman] would love to come back. Sam Jackson,\u201d he said. \u201cSo you could get the band back together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The original<i> Clone Wars <\/i>animated series aired between 2008 and 2020, and is set during the integral conflict around the time of the prequels. However, it features different voice actors for most of the central characters.<\/p>\n<p><i>Ahsoka<\/i>, which focuses on Anakin\u2019s titular padawan (played by Rosario Dawson) in the early days of the New Republic, debuted in 2023, <i>NME<\/i> saying in a three-star review that it \u201chas more than enough of its own charm and electricity to be something greater than filler\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in 2024 Christensen admitted he thought that had no shot of landing the role of Anakin when he heard that creator George Lucas was talking to Leonardo DiCaprio about potentially taking the part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had heard that they\u2019d met with Leonardo and a bunch of other actors,\u201d he recalled to <i>Empire<\/i>. \u201cThat just confirmed my thought that the role would go to another actor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThrough the entire auditioning process I had told myself, from day one, that I wasn\u2019t going to get the part. It just wasn\u2019t a possibility. And I think that probably helped me a lot, because it just freed me up in a lot of ways. And so it really came as a surprise to me when I got the part.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/hayden-christensen-wants-live-action-star-wars-clone-wars-natalie-portman-ewan-mcgregor-3964345&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Hayden-Christensen-as-Anakin-Skywalker-in-Ahsoka.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News Hayden Christensen wants to make a live-action \u2018Star Wars: Clone Wars\u2019 with Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor &#8220;You could get the band back together&#8221; By Sam Warner 24th August 2026 Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in &#8216;Ahsoka&#8217;. 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