If you are looking for People who defend the Star Wars prequels With equal passion and precise critical analysis, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better candidate than Dave Filoni. The veteran boss and chief creative officer at Lucasfilm Animation knows more about the series than anyone, so he gave Ranter the most clarity on how to voice Anakin. It’s only natural that he would be the one to give such advice. The actor recalled:
“Actually, I had no idea I was auditioning for Anakin Skywalker. They told me the role I was reading for was a character called ‘Deke Starkiller.’ I did a quick search online and couldn’t find much information, so I remember Dave Filoni suggesting the best combination of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. That’s what gave me the job. Anakin in The Clone Wars has a lot of Solo swagger, much more than Anakin in the movie. ”
It’s not just the distinct sense of swagger that sets the animated and live-action iterations of Anakins apart. Like Han Solo, The Clone Wars’ Anakin has an antihero quality to him, and as much as he’s likely to keep going uphill, he’s just as likely to quickly find himself heading down a dark path. suggests that there is. Hayden Christensen had the same infighting when he played the character in the prequels, but Lanter in “The Clone Wars” has a more subtle, less wooden vibe. Even in Anakin’s more moody moments on the show, Lanter knows how to make him seem genuinely angry, rather than melodramatic or whining.
Like I said, Star Wars always has the right ingredients when it comes to Anakin Skywalker’s story. The only thing inconsistent is the execution.
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