Hayden Christensen is a fine actor. Don’t let his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker (a film in which he acted in front of a green screen 80% of the time with a director who doesn’t really care about actor’s performances). If you have any doubts, just go rent yourself a copy of “My Life As A House” and see what I’m talking about (Hayden Christensen was actually nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in that).
So it’s nice to see Christensen quickly moving out from his Star Wars role and into the rest of his career. Next up is a film called Penelope in which he stars along side Reese Witherspoon and Christina Ricci. The good folks over at Empire give us this quick synopsis:
The movie tells the story of a young woman (Ricci) born with the face of a pig who has to shatter a family curse and find love. Shooting is planned for January in the UK.
Sounds like it has a fairytale feel to it… not to mention a pretty solid cast. I’ll wager Hayden Christensen will be around for a long long time.
