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At Ewan McGregor’s Walk of Fame induction, Hayden Christensen salutes “best Jedi Master ever” – WEIS
Ewan McGregor was honored Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame, and his Star Wars prequels and Obi-Wan Kenobi co-star Hayden Christensen didn’t let a bit of dismembering cease him from praising his “pricey pal.”
Christensen, who performed Anakin Skywalker, the scholar of McGregor’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, recalled first assembly the Scottish actor and “coolest particular person on the planet” on the set of 2002’s Star Wars: Episode II – Assault of the Clones.
“[H]e exclaims my title with extra enthusiasm than I believe I’d ever heard it spoken with earlier than,” Christensen reminisced. “He simply offers me the largest hug. Like, simply probably the most disarmingly heat embrace.”
He “instantly” knew he was “assembly somebody really particular … and that I used to be assembly a pal.”
He deadpanned, “A pal who would later go on to cut off each my legs and go away me for lifeless on the facet of a volcano, however I assume I type of had that coming,” drawing an enormous snort from McGregor and the assembled crowd.
On the climax of 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Kenobi dismembered Anakin in a lightsaber duel after his scholar turned to the Darkish Aspect and have become Darth Vader.
Christensen closed by calling McGregor the “greatest Jedi Grasp ever,” saying, “It’s been an honor and a thrill to get to work with you, and swing a lightsaber with you, and … name you my pal. I like you, brother.”
The pair embraced after the tribute.
McGregor stated he was touched that his star — the two,789th such plaque — was mere ft from that of one other Star Wars legend. “I’m so moved that I’m near my outdated pal Carrie Fisher,” he stated. “Which means an amazing deal to me too.”
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