2. He Auditioned For Anakin Skywalker But Was Considered Too Old
Believe it or not, Walker auditioned for the part of an adult Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, which of course eventually went to the overwhelmingly wooden Hayden Christensen. Of the process, he said, " put me on tape, and submitted it to . But his concern is that I'm too old, because I'm supposed to be younger than Natalie Portman. Remember, in Episode I there's quite an age difference there." Given that Walker is 8 years older than Portman, it's not much of a surprise that he didn't get the part, even if around 2001-2004 he didn't exactly look much older than Christensen. Walker was evidently a huge fan of the Star Wars franchise, and said, "I grew up on Star Wars, the original three...And Indiana Jones, though I was too young for that. Those are roles that I look at and I thought, man, Han Solo and Indiana Jones are two of my most favorite characters of all time."