12 Things You Didn't Know About Paul Walker

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."