Charlie Hunnam Reveals He Came Close to Playing Anakin Skywalker in Attack of the Clones

There's been a small Star Wars twist coming out of the Rebel Moon press tour, but it's not the one most people probably expected. It's not just that the story of the film was at one point pitched by director Zack Snyder to Lucasfilm as set in a galaxy far, far away -- apparently, one of its stars came rather close to being cast as Anakin Skywalker over 20 years ago.



Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Charlie Hunnam confirmed that he was among one of the top contenders to play the role back in 2000 when George Lucas was looking at different actors for the part -- and eventually landed on Hayden Christensen. Said Hunnam when asked if it's true he auditioned for the role:

Ash Crossan, who did the interview, said she found out through a random piece of trivia, which meant the information was already out there, yet it was definitely news to most of us at Star Wars News Net. Despite not getting that role, Hunnam eventually broke out through the FX series Sons of Anarchy, and has been repeatedly getting roles in some of Hollywood's big blockbusters over the past few years, including Guy Ritchie's King Arthur or Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon films, the first of which is out this Friday.



As known to most by now, Hayden Christensen nabbed the part of Anakin for Attack of the Clones and, after a strong backlash against his performance, he struggled to find a life post-Star Wars. He even took four years away from acting. Now, he's found a second life, once again through the Star Wars Disney Plus series, and is apparently thinking about relaunching his career, signing with his old talent agency a few weeks ago.



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