![]() The young boy who plays Skywalker in Obi-Wan Kenobi will have quite big shoes to fill and faces quite a bit of pressure as the next Star Wars child actor. The fans have spoken and they want to see The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Sebastian Stan as a young Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, as evidenced by the buffet of fan art. However, Lloyd was also mercilessly bullied for his role as young Anakin and got his fair share of The Phantom Menace‘s criticism. Casting an actor who resembles the young Anakin actor, Jake Lloyd, would aid in the nostalgia factor of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Skywalker will be roughly the same age that Anakin was in The Phantom Menace. That’s right, folks: A young version of a beloved character was recreated by. Mark Hamill, the actor who plays Luke, is 70 years old and appeared to look about 28 in the new spin-off. While this young actor is unknown, his role is very important for the series. Episode 6 of The Book of Boba Fett, released in early February, included a surprising guest appearance: a young Luke Skywalker in all of his CGI glory. Young Luke Skywalker recast in ‘creative overhaul’ As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, child actor Grant Feely is now set to play young Luke Skywalker in Disney Plus’ upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi. Most likely, Obi-Wan Kenobi‘s Luke Skywalker is a young newcomer to the Star Wars franchise. According to THR, Obi-Wan Kenobis young Luke Skywalker is played by Grant Feely, whose only IMDB credit is an episode of Creepshow. ![]() Skywalker’s tender 10 years, however, means that many actors who have expressed interest in the role, such as Sebastian Stan or even Jacob Tremblay (now 15), are too old to portray him in this particular series. Thus, the series will have no choice but to recast him as a very young actor. However, the Skywalker of Obi-Wan Kenobi is much younger than the Skywalker in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. ![]() ![]() Hamill’s voice was also de-aged and recreated using a computer synthesizer. The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett utilized CGI and de-aging techniques to create a digital mask of Mark Hamill to portray a younger Skywalker. Whilst fans had been hoping for a May the 4th release, this date was chosen as it marks the 45th anniversary of the release of the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope.The Star Wars franchise has been fairly reluctant to recast Skywalker. The Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series will be streaming exclusively on Disney+ from 25th May. This is praise indeed for Grant Feely and will be an event and memory in his life that he will not be forgetting any time soon. In 1977, the young actor was thrust into a massive franchise and has since appeared as Luke Skywalker for decades. Mark Hamill once again showed what a class act he is in taking time to spotlight and encourage Grant Feely, following the release of the Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer. No one knows what it’s like to be made a star by Star Wars quite like Mark Hamill. With any luck, he will be allowed to just enjoy his moment and the positive reaction from Mark Hamill and fans. ![]() As a result of being cast as a young Luke Skywalker he will be receiving and having to deal with levels of attention and scrutiny that he would not have encountered before. George Lucas says the Wampa scene helped justify Hamills new look to viewers, but suggests the scene. Hopefully with Mark Hamill’s Twitter post giving his seal of approval, people will remember that Grant Feely is still just a child. In the opening scene of 'The Empire Strikes Back,' Skywalkers face is scratched after being attacked by a Wampa, which digs its claws into his face and then drags Skywalker and his Tauntaun back to its cave. Casting a younger version of a character is no easy task and the Star Wars fanbase doesn't always have the best track record when it comes to being encouraging and supportive of actors that are brought into the Star Wars universe. Rising actor Tye Sheridan has got the sci-fi cred, having played Wade Watts in Ready Player One and Ben Goudy in Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, along with a young Scott Summers in X-Men: Apocalypse. ![]()
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