Speaking with Variety ahead of the July release of the I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel, Ryan Phillippe has recalled coming close to playing adult Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, however, a seven-year age gap over Natalie Portman ruled him out.
“Being a kid born in the ’70s, I was like, ‘What a dream that would’ve been,’” Phillippe said in the interview.
“But I think things happen for a reason and it’s easy to make peace with that,” Philippe added. “Part of what we have to develop as actors is that thick skin that comes along with rejection or maybe things not going the way you wanted in a particular project or potential job. So there’s an element of being able to let go and release and not spend too much time thinking about those things.”
Hayden Christensen, who is just seven weeks older than Portman, ended up landing the role of Anakin Skywalker. Stream the prequels on Disney+ now.
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