Hayden Christensen Gained ’25 or 30’ Lbs to Play Darth Vader Again in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: ‘Needed to Become That Character’

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Back in business! Hayden Christensen put his former Darth Vader suit on in Obi-Wan Kenobi, but it took some serious work to get there.“I think that process was very important for me,” the Shattered Glass star, 41, told Fatherly in an interview published earlier this month. “I needed to become that character again, physically.

I just consumed as many calories as possible. I put on 25 or 30 pounds to fill out that suit.”Christensen reprised his Star Wars franchise role as Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader in the Disney+ miniseries opposite Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan.

Before filming the series, which began airing in May, the Canada native had about nine months to work on his Darth Vader body.“I try to avoid the dad bod thing,” Christensen jokingly told the magazine, noting he has not retained his Star Wars physique since filming wrapped. “And I was trying to maintain that Vader body after we finished.

But, honestly, I pretty much just went back to my old diet. I kind of deflated after that.”The Little Italy actor got his big break playing Anakin Skywalker in the franchise’s prequel trilogy, which included 2002’s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.