Hayden Christensen is not performed taking part in Darth Vader. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he is reprising his position because the Sith Lord within the upcoming Disney+ sequence Ahsoka. Rosario Dawson will star as Ahsoka Tano, whom she additionally performed within the second season of The Mandalorian. That’s the primary time Ahsoka’s character appeared in a live-action Star Wars present — previous to that, Ahsoka was solely seen within the franchise’s animated entries.

Disney and Lucasfilm have but to disclose the story for the live-action sequence. The Hollywood Reporter says, although, that it is set 5 years after the occasions in Return of the Jedi, just like The Mandalorian. That Vader will likely be featured in a present about Ahsoka would not totally come as a shock, seeing she was Anakin Skywalker’s padawan. But since Vader died in Return of the Jedi, it is unclear how his character will match into Ahsoka’s story, and whether or not he’ll be proven in flashbacks or as a Force ghost.

Dave Filoni, who was concerned in a number of earlier Star Wars initiatives, will write the story and in addition function govt producer with Jon Favreau. The sequence will begin manufacturing in 2022, although followers will get the possibility to see Christensen play Vader earlier than that in Ewan McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi that is set to debut early subsequent yr.