Jake Lloyd: Little Orphan Ani Grown Up!

By Queuebot in Film on Jul 26, 2009 at 12:10 am


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It’s been ten years (ten years!) since Jake Lloyd played Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace. He spoke with SCI FI PI – The SCI FI Channel Australia Blog, backstage at Supanova Sydney. He has obviously had a tough time at school, but has a wry attitude on what’s been – and what’s ahead. 

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  1. Christophe
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 12:10 am

    What’s with the back and forth rocking?

  2. LisaL
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 1:19 am

    Probably just nerves….

    Anywho… watching that makes me feel old.

  3. Vonskippy
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 1:35 am

    What a cheerful guy.

  4. JimRL
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 2:43 am

    I think he’s rockin back and forth on the back two legs of a chair, we all do it. Seems he enjoyed school as much as I did.

  5. dorkhero
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 8:59 am

    It’s a real shame that the fictional Anakin didn’t grow up as sane and seemingly well adjusted as the actor you played him.

  6. Kalel
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    So happy this charming fellow overcame his addiction to midichlorians.

  7. uh huh
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Man, I had such a crush on him when Ep. 1 came out, it’s such a downer to see what a, well… a downer he is.

  8. Ali S.
    Jul 26th, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Wow. George Lucas destroyed this kids teen years.

  9. Cyberziggy
    Jul 27th, 2009 at 7:05 am

    He seems like a nice enough guy, though jaded. But the fact remains… he was terrible in ep. 1. And I knew he would be considering how much his acting irritated me in “Jingle All The Way”. One of the worst casting decisions Lucas ever made. The knowledge that George could have cast Haley Joel Osment instead will always pain me.

  10. Kev
    Jul 27th, 2009 at 8:04 am

    He wasn’t really a bad casting decision, at least not by Star Wars standards. I love the original trilogy and there are a few parts in the new trilogy that are tolerable; episode 2 is great if you’re watching it on DVD and you hit “skip” on all the love scenes.

    But lets face it, it’s not a franchise that’s known for stellar acting. Jake Lloyd was perfectly in line with the rest of the stiff actors in SW history, and even then, he wasn’t as bad as some.

    The only strange casting decision in the SW world was Harrison Ford, and only because he generally wasn’t as bad as all the other actors!

  11. Kristin
    Jul 28th, 2009 at 11:25 pm

    This kid went to my high school – years after I graduated but my brothers were still there. No one made fun of him because he was Anikin. People made fun of him because he was Emo/goth and hated everyone!


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