Lucas originally intended for Orson Welles to voice Vader, but after deciding that Welles's voice would be too recognizable, he cast the lesser-known James Earl Jones instead.
George Lucas revealed that he had considered both James Earl Jones and Orson Welles for the voice of Darth Vader. According to Mental Floss, both Lucas and Jones have mentioned the fact that Welles was once considered to play the voice of the iconic Star Wars villain, though Jones clearly won out.
Although Hayden Christensen was eventually chosen to play Anakin Skywalker in the second two films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the role was apparently originally offered to Leonardo DiCaprio.
The short answer is yes, without a doubt, Vader regretted becoming a cybernetic monstrosity. First, there's the constant pain and discomfort from his suit. Worse, however, is the psychological pain.
Originally a slave on Tatooine, Anakin Skywalker is a Jedi prophesied to bring balance to the Force. He is lured to the dark side of the Force by Chancellor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) and becomes a Sith Lord, assuming the name of Darth Vader.
Yes, his entire character since then was a self loathing tragic monster who has little reason to care about anything. Betraying Mace Windu instantly made him regret his act of impulse, Padme's death and rejection of his actions later on made it stick.
While you see the face of Mark Hamill when you think of Luke Skywalker, in another timeline, there could be another actor that is brought to mind when you think of the Jedi Knight. Probably the most famous person to audition for the role of Luke was Kurt Russell.
The casting director reviewed about 1,500 other candidates before director George Lucas selected Christensen. Lucas is quoted as saying that he chose Christensen because he "needed an actor who has that presence of the Dark Side".
Padme Amidala (Vinette Robinson) A few years ago during an interview on The Two Shot Podcast, Vinette Robinson revealed that when she was 13 years old she had auditioned for the role that would eventually go to Natalie Portman.
Rather, it is still the case that the one and only Chosen One is Anakin Skywalker, a being who was conceived by the will of the Force itself, and who had no father. But Rey does share the mission of the Chosen One, as indicated by Anakin's words on Exegol.
Anakin Got His Scar From Dooku's Apprentice, Asajj Ventress.
Heath Ledger
He had the duality of heartthrob and villain, and clearly Anakin Skywalker was both. It would have been interesting to see the chemistry between Ledger's Anakin and Portman's Padme, and how it would have changed the films.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hints at Palpatine's real purpose for Darth Vader. It's an open secret that Palpatine was disappointed with Darth Vader; he thought he was getting the Chosen One, a force of nature who could not be beaten, and yet Darth Vader was defeated the moment he crossed blades with an adult Jedi.
Master Yoda has risen above all others to claim the top spot as the most powerful Jedi of all time and the true chosen one according to IGN's audience. He won pretty handily as well, as he was victorious in 89,756 of his 95,243 battles and had a win percentage of 94.2%.
Though there was some debate among the fans that Anakin Skywalker's son, Luke Skywalker, was actually the Chosen One since he caused his father to destroy Darth Sidious, the debate was settled when George Lucas himself confirmed in an interview that Anakin, even after becoming Darth Vader, was still officially the ...
Why didn't Hayden Christensen play Darth Vader in Rogue One? He's too short. He's only six feet tall, compared to Spencer Wilding, who is 6'7” — very close to the late Dave Prowse's height in his prime. Daniel Naprous was the actor who played him for two very meaningful seconds in the bacta tank.
In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Hayden was able to redeem himself (within text limitations) and was so dedicated that he asked to be kept in the role even when Darth Vader takes on his classic armor (and the voice of James Earl Jones) instead to use a double.
Star Wars. Can you imagine a young Al Pacino replacing Harrison Ford in the beloved Star Wars saga as the courageous Han Solo? No, neither can we. PIA reveals that this was the initial plan put forward by George Lucas, but Pacino turned down the role as he thought he wouldn't be a good fit to play the character.
Pacino Was Offered the Role of Han Solo
Harrison Ford's casting in Star Wars wasn't announced until May 1976, so there were likely many changes by that point.
Not even by Luke. Luke gave him unconditional love, but that's not forgiveness. Anakin, as Darth Vader, committed and was complicit in a whole bunch of genocides and other crimes.
Yes, when Darth Vader turned back to Anakin Skywalker and sacrifice himself to save his son, he dies and Obi-Wan uses the force to connect with Anakin's spirit. In that time Anakin apologizes to Obi-Wan, desperately asking him to forgive him for everything he has done to him and everybody over the years.
Short answer: no. Her little run-through with Clovis was during her early Senatorial days, before Anakin came along and fell head-over-heels in love with her. Any feelings she exhibited for the former on Scipio were purely out of respect or for business (since he was a powerful member of the Banking Clan).
Giving in to his feelings, Anakin cuts off Mace Windu's hand, giving Palpatine the opportunity to kill him. Anakin regrets this almost instantly, but the thought of Padme was stronger than his remorse This is the moment Anakin officially became Darth Vader and led to serious issues in the Skywalker Saga.