The Ahsoka creator explains how and why he resurrected Anakin Skywalker for the Disney+ series.
The actor returned to theStar Warsgalaxy this year withAhsoka,sharing the screen withRosario Dawsonstitular warrior.
His lightsaber skills are justinsane, Filoni tells EW, shaking his head.
Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker in ‘Ahsoka’.Disney+
I mean, he is the Chosen One.
There is no doubt.
We really understood each other and the language of it."
Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and young Ahsoka (Ariana Greenblatt) in ‘Ahsoka’.Lucasfilm
(He says he was particularly inspired by the abstract, dreamlike sequences in Akira KurosawasKagemusha.)
This is her lived experience.
[His] story is already told, and Georges saga is done.
But this is important for her because youre her mentor.
In some ways, he says, it felt like an episode ofThe Clone Warscome to life.
Because in my mind, it really is no different.
You never want that to lessen.
You have to keep that as the powerful thing it is.
For more from Dave Filoni, listen to the full interview onEW’sDagobah Dispatchpodcast.
