As has long been speculated, Christensen will return to play Anakin Skywalker ten years after becoming Darth Vader. After bearing the brunt of criticisms for the polarizing Star Wars prequel trilogy, Christensen's career stalled out somewhere in the 2010s. He did, however, signal his willingness to return to the role of Anakin in two recent projects: he voiced the character in an episode of the animated The Clone Wars TV series, as well as in The Rise of Skywalker.