Charlie Hunnam had ‘awkward’ meeting with George Lucas about playing Anakin Skywalker

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Charlie Hunnam has recalled an “awkward” meeting with Star Wars creator George Lucas when he was being considered to play Anakin Skywalker. I just remember walking out and thinking, ‘Well, I’m definitely not getting that role.’ And I was correct!” Charlie Hunnam attends the premiere of ‘Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire’ in Hollywood on 13 December 2023 Hunnam rose to fame playing the lead role of Jax Teller in the FX biker series Sons of Anarchy, which ran from 2008 to 2014. In a one-star review for The Independent, film critic Clarisse Loughrey wrote: “With Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, Zack Snyder promised a more ‘mature’ take on Star Wars. It’s a film populated by some of the Zack Snyder’s Justice League filmmaker’s worst impulses: a mess of imagery, some of it attempting to shock, congregated largely around the idea of what might look good in a trailer.” Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire is in select cinemas now and on Netflix from 21 December.