A recent news about Leonardo DiCaprio turning down an offer to play role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels is making headlines worldwide.
The 41-year-old clarifies that he turned down the offer to play a young Anakin Skywalker in the first and the second Star Wars prequels.
“I did have a meeting George Lucas about that, yes. Just didn’t feel ready to take that dive. At that point,” says DiCaprio.
Hayden Christensen was chosen instead and in a recent interview with The Los Angeles Times, Christensen says, “I felt like I had this great thing in Star Wars that provided all these opportunities and gave me a career, but it all kind of felt a little too handed to me,” the actor said of joining the blockbuster film franchise 13 years ago. “I didn’t want to go through life feeling like I was just riding a wave.”
