And yet, he likely would have never been cast if not for a truly terrible ... it's hard to imagine the climactic lightsaber duel of "The Phantom Menace" becoming the legendary sequence it is ...

It is very much a cushion.” Lloyd was only 8 years old when he was cast as a young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. According to the former actor, his experience ...

An epic space-opera theatrical film series, which depicts the adventures of various characters "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…." ...

Jake Lloyd as Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' CREDIT ... honestly live with your diagnosis.” Lloyd was cast as Anakin Skywalker when he was eight-years-old.