Recast Star Wars The Last Jedi Because That Movie Was a Stinkbomb!

Who said it needed to be a 9 year old role in the first place?

You don't re-cast your primary character in a trilogy of movies. It isn't sensible.
That is a question only George Lucas can answer but I will try getting inside his head for a few moments. I know that Lucas wanted his prequels to be in stark contrast to his original films. The latter showcases Darth Vader, the embodiment of evil in Galactic Empire films. Additionally, The Phantom Menace (I think) mentions that Padawans are assimilated into the Jedi Order either as infants or toddlers. Seemingly, successfully stable lifelong Jedi training requires mental conditioning from jump.

So! In my opinion, the Anakin Skywalker character required a youthful origin that was not too old for the conditioning integral to Jedi training (i.e. a teenager) and not too young that Jedi conditioning would make Anakin incorruptible to the temptations of the Dark Side. Humanity has always considered young children and pure innocence as one and the same. A 9-year old would meet this criteria and be seen as the polar opposite of a fully grown Sith lord.

Now, eliminating Episode I would make it unnecessary to cast a child actor as Anakin. The story could have originated with Anakin as a teenage youth as it did with Episode II. A prequel trilogy could have been built from that basis instead. Hypothetically, the prequel script could have used inferences of Anakin's childhood uniqueness and atypical assimilation into the Jedi Order. Lucas sprinkled the same method throughout the original trilogy to explain why The Republic evolved into The Empire, for example.

It could have been a viable option and would have eliminated the need to cast Jake Lloyd as 9-year old Anakin. Doing so would have left (some of) the audience wondering what Anakin was as a child--just as audiences of the original trilogy wondered what Darth Vader was like as a Jedi. I prefer Lucas' decision to re-start his saga with a 9-year old instead of a near adult, even though he should have done a much better job overall creating Episode I.
 
If we could use an actor from any generation and insert them into the Star Wars franchise, that would be some time consuming and fun pondering. Love Harrison Ford as Hans Solo, but could you imagine Bruce Campbell in the same role? He'd have to reign in some of his antics, but he'd be a fun one. Heath Ledger as Luke would be interesting. Possibly Cameron Diaz, Gal Gadot or Jennifer Lawrence for Princess Leia. Really, the possibilities are endless. Shaquille O'Neal or Andre The Giant for Chewbacca.
 
She is awful in these films. As well as the Thor movies for Marvel. It's sad because she's a talented actress, but sci-fi and fantasy just isn't her thing.
Wait.....does she speak in these movies or something?
 
Who said it needed to be a 9 year old role in the first place?

You don't re-cast your primary character in a trilogy of movies. It isn't sensible.

It shouldn't have been a 9 year old. It would have made a lot more sense if he was a teenager around Padme's age in the Phantom Menace. It would have 1) Displayed the risk of training someone too old, thus bringing it a full circle when Yoda says Luke is too old in TESB, 2) made the connection between Padme and Anakin less creepy and make way more sense, and 3) His piloting skills would have made more sense and made him a little closer in age to Obi Wan further sealing the close friendship ties they were supposed to have. What mother lets an 8 year old child do something as dangerous as a pod race?
 
The bigger question is why cast a 9-year old role at all?

It was the biggest mistake of the entire Star Wars series.
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lol. Something called...overacting. Whenever she's on the screen....I fall asleep. Booring.
Got to give Portman credit she had to play off Hayden Christenson. She had to act like she was into this Zombie.
 
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