> > > > > I heard Lucas was casting Macaulay Culkin, who'll then be just about the right age.
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> > > > Ugh. If trailers are evil, then rumors about movies and their plots, scenes and casts are even more insidious.
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> > Rumor in Canada is a small-time actor with the right "look" has been approached to play Anakin. He's 25, looks late teens, and apparently fits the bill for Lucas' search for a mature but young looking actor. Expect a no-name for this role, you heard it here first.
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> Only the Canadian bit was new, I heard that he was going to be cast by a 'no name' weeks ago. I was relived.
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> Speed'guessthismeansDarienisn'tgoingtogettherole'ball

I read the other day that Leonardo DiCaprio was considering the role. I didn't like the idea much, but after reading this thread, all I can say is ... hey, at least he's not Macaulay Culkin! I've stopped speculating on Star Wars casting, though. I used up my lifetime supply of overexcited anticipation on The Phantom Menace, so, never again. Personally, I think the entire cast should be computer generated and all the voices should be dubbed by the people who do South Park.

Brunnen-"Oh my God! They killed Kenobi!"G