THEN AND NOW: The solid of the 'Star Wars' prequels 18 years later

Hayden Christensen is finest recognized for his efficiency as Anakin Skywalker within the "Star Wars" prequels, however he began his profession on tv.

Christensen's first position was within the German-Canadian sequence "Household Passions" (1993). He went on to look on Canadian youngsters exhibits like YTV's "Goosebumps" and "Are You Afraid of the Darkish" in addition to Fox Household's Canadian-American drama "Larger Floor."

In between the discharge of "Assault of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith" (2005), Christensen acquired vital acclaim for taking part in Stephen Glass within the biographical drama "Shattered Glass" (2003).

Christensen has continued to behave in films akin to "Jumper" (2008) and "American Heist" (2014).

Extra just lately, he appeared within the rom-com "Little Italy" (2018) reverse Emma Roberts and starred in "The Final Man" (2019).

He additionally made temporary voice cameos within the newest "Star Wars" movie, "The Rise of Skywalker" (2019) and on a 2020 episode of Disney Plus' "Star Wars: The Clone Wars."

The actor just lately starred as Darth Vader on the Disney+ miniseries "Obi-Wan Kenobi."

Ewan McGregor is a Scottish actor who performed Obi-Wan Kenobi within the "Star Wars" prequels.

His first position was on the British TV mini-series "Lipstick on Your Collar" in 1993.

Different early work included his breakout movie position in "Trainspotting" (1996) and his starring position in "Emma" (1996).

McGregor performed Obi-Wan in all three prequels, beginning with "The Phantom Menace" (1999). Throughout that point, he was additionally nominated for a Golden Globe for his efficiency in "Moulin Rouge" (2001) and starred in Tim Burton's "Huge Fish" (2003).

McGregor has discovered continued success in movie. Amongst different credit, he starred in and made his directorial debut in "American Pastoral" (2016). 

McGregor's most up-to-date roles embody Christopher Robin in "Christopher Robin" (2018), Danny Torrance in "Physician Sleep" (2019), and Black Masks in "Birds of Prey" (2020). He additionally had a voice cameo in "The Rise of Skywalker."

On TV, McGregor performed twin brothers on FX's "Fargo" in 2017, starred on Netflix's "Halston" in 2021, and reprised his position as Obi-Wan on the Disney+ sequence. 

Earlier than enjoying Padmé Amidala in "The Phantom Menace" (1999), Natalie Portman appeared in a number of movies, together with her breakout position in "Léon: The Skilled" (1994).

Portman continued her position as Padmé in each "Assault of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith."

Portman has had a profitable movie profession for the reason that "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, with starring roles in movies like "V for Vendetta" (2005), "The Different Boleyn Lady" (2008), and "Lucy within the Sky" (2019).

Portman additionally gained an Oscar for her position in "Black Swan" (2010) and was nominated once more for her position within the biopic "Jackie" (2016). 

Portman joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in "Thor" (2011) as Jane Foster and continued the position in "Thor: Darkish World" (2013) and "Avengers: Endgame" (2019). 

She additionally made her feature-length directorial debut with the Israeli-American biographical drama "A Story of Love and Darkness" (2015).

Portman just lately reprised her position as Jane in "Thor: Love and Thunder" (2022). 

Samuel L. Jackson was already a family title when he was solid to play the lightsaber-wielding Jedi grasp Mace Windu.

Earlier than becoming a member of the "Star Wars" universe in "The Phantom Menace," Jackson spent the Nineties starring in critically acclaimed movies "Jurassic Park" (1993), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), and "Jackie Brown" (1997).

Throughout his time engaged on the prequels, Jackson additionally starred in M. Evening Shyamalan's "Unbreakable" (2000) and supplied the voice of Frozone in Pixar's "The Incredibles" (2004).

Now, Jackson might be finest recognized for his recurring position as Nick Fury within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He reprised his position as Frozone in "Incredibles 2" (2018) and he reprised the position of Elijah Value in "Glass" (2019), the second sequel to "Unbreakable" (2000). 

After "Pulp Fiction," Jackson starred in a number of extra Quentin Tarantino movies, together with "Django Unchained" (2012) and "The Hateful Eight" (2
015).

Extra just lately, he starred in "Spiral" (2021), "Hitman's Spouse's Bodyguard" (2021), and "The Protégé" (2021). He additionally starred on Apple TV+'s "The Final Days of Ptolemy Gray."

The actor voices Nick Fury on the Disney+ sequence "What If …?" and is about to return to the position on the upcoming sequence "Secret Invasion."

Liam Neeson was solid as Qui-Gon Jinn in "The Phantom Menace" after a decades-long profession in movie.

Within the late Nineties, the Irish actor was finest recognized for his Academy Award-nominated efficiency as Oskar Schindler in "Schindler's Checklist" (1993). 

His success in "Star Wars" opened doorways to different roles in motion and sci-fi films, like "Batman Begins" (2005), "The Darkish Knight Rises" (2012), "The Chronicles of Narnia" sequence, and the "Taken" sequence.

He additionally went on to look within the crime thriller "Widows" (2018) and the sci-fi sequel "Males in Black: Worldwide" (2019). And he made a voice cameo in "The Rise of Skywalker."

Most just lately, the actor starred in "Made in Italy" (2020), "Trustworthy Thief" (2020), and "Blacklight" (2022). He additionally made voice cameos on the Disney+ sequence "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and the brief "Tales of the Jedi."

Keira Knightley had a small position as Padmé's decoy in "The Phantom Menace."

This was one of many actress' first movie roles.

Knightley didn't actually rise to fame till her position as Elizabeth Swann in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl"(2003).

Nevertheless not lengthy after her "Star Wars" and "Pirates" roles, Knightley was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Elizabeth Bennet in "Satisfaction and Prejudice" (2005). 

Within the years since, Knightley has discovered success in period-piece dramas like "Anna Karenina" (2012) and "Colette" (2018). 

Her most up-to-date credit embody "Misbehaviour" (2020), "Silent Evening" (2021), and "Boston Strangler."

Jimmy Smits made it large on TV as Victor Sifuentes on NBC's "LA Regulation" from 1986 to 1992 and  Detective Bobby Simone on ABC's "NYPD Blue" from 1994 to 2004. 

Smits was launched as Bail Organa in "Assault of the Clones" and was introduced again for "Revenge of the Sith."

Not lengthy after the prequels, Smits had a principal position on the NBC political drama "The West Wing," and he has just lately had featured roles on FX's "Sons of Anarchy" and ABC's "Find out how to Get Away With Homicide."

He additionally reprised the position of Organa in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016), and he just lately performed The Wizard in "The Tax Collector" (2020). 

Extra just lately, Smits performed Kevin Rosario in "Within the Heights" (2021), returned to his "Star Wars" position on "Obi-Wan Kenobi," and starred on CBS' "East New York."

British actor Christopher Lee spent a long time enjoying monsters and villains in British horror movies.

Earlier than "Star Wars," he was well-known for his tackle Dracula in Hammer Movie Productions' "Dracula" movies all through the Nineteen Sixties and Nineteen Seventies.

Whereas doing "Assault of the Clones" and "Revenge of the Sith," Lee was additionally enjoying Saruman within the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, starting with "The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001). 

Lee had a long-time working relationship with Tim Burton. After the "Star Wars" prequels, he appeared in most of the director's films, together with "Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing facility" (2005) and "Alice in Wonderland" (2010).

He additionally returned because the voice of Rely Dooku in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (2008) and continued to reprise his position within the "Lord of the Rings" and  "The Hobbit" sequence by way of "The Hobbit: The Battle of the 5 Armies" (2014).

His last feature-film credit score was because the voice of The Boss/Mr. President in "Angels in Notting Hill" (2015). 

In 2015, Lee died after experiencing issues with congestive coronary heart failure at 93 years previous.

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