Star Wars The Last Jedi: Original Anakin Force ghost plans shared by Rian Johnson
The Star Wars sequel trilogy concluded with The Rise of Skywalker last year and only included a couple of Force ghosts physically manifesting. The Last Jedi saw Yoda mentoring Luke Skywalker from beyond the grave, while he ended up doing the same for Rey in The Rise of Skywalker. Of course, we did hear the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Force Awakens, plus the likes of Anakin and more deceased Jedi masters when Rey defeated her grandfather Palpatine in Episode IX.
Nevertheless, some Star Wars fans had hoped to see Hayden Christensen reprise Anakin Skywalker’s Force ghost physically.
After all, the prequel trilogy actor was famously edited into the end of Return of the Jedi by George Lucas.
While concept art for JJ Abrams’ The Force Awakens saw ideas for an Anakin Darth Vader hybrid Force ghost that never came to be.
Nevertheless, The Last Jedi writer and director Rian Johnson has now revealed his original plans to include a physical Anakin Force ghost in Episode VIII.
