Hayden Christensen appears at MegaCon Orlando 2024 on Feb. 3.Photo:Gerardo Mora/Getty
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The force is not withHayden Christensen’s daughterBriar Rose!During aStar Warspanel at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, the actor — who has played Anakin Skywalker in the hit franchise since 2002 — said the 9-year-old has no interest in the adventure films — and would rather watch a different Disney series.“She still hasn’t seen it,” the actor, 42, said with a sigh as the audience laughed and groaned.“I was dragging my feet for a while, kind of wanting to hold off. But now she’s 9 years old and I feel like she’s at an appropriate age where I could share it with her.“He continued: “There have been a few times where I’ve actually offered it up and I’ve said, ‘Sweetheart, would you like to watchStar Wars?’ “Briar Rose Christensen at Disneyland in 2019.Rachel Bilson InstagramBut Christensen hasn’t had any luck getting her to watch. “There’s always something else that she’s more interested in,” he explained. “We’re watching a lot of this show calledLiv and Maddieright now, So, every time I bring it up, she’s like, ‘Let’s watchLiv and Maddie,please.’ “TheLife as a Housestar said he hopes Briar becomes interested in the franchise on her own. “I’m waiting on her now,” he noted.Along with enjoyingDove Cameron’s sitcom about twins living drastically different lives (which ended in 2017), Christensen’s daughter, whom he shares with exRachel Bilson,is also a Swiftie.On her podcastBroad Ideasin August 2023, Bilson, 42, revealed that she took Briar and some of her friends tosee Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and the little girl got mad when her friends danced too much too early and they had to leave before the show was over.Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen.Michael Buckner/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Briar’s friend Aria danced her a– off to ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ — she was feeling it — and then just turned around, sat in her seat and passed out,” she said. “Briar wanted to stay until the end, but her two friends were just done. So we left early. Briar was so mad about that. She was so mad.““For my daughter to see this, I think it’s so rad. It’s one woman, she writes her own s—, she’s really talented and she does it and like, look at what she’s done,” Bilson added of Swift’s tour.
The force is not withHayden Christensen’s daughterBriar Rose!
During aStar Warspanel at MegaCon in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, the actor — who has played Anakin Skywalker in the hit franchise since 2002 — said the 9-year-old has no interest in the adventure films — and would rather watch a different Disney series.
“She still hasn’t seen it,” the actor, 42, said with a sigh as the audience laughed and groaned.
“I was dragging my feet for a while, kind of wanting to hold off. But now she’s 9 years old and I feel like she’s at an appropriate age where I could share it with her.”
He continued: “There have been a few times where I’ve actually offered it up and I’ve said, ‘Sweetheart, would you like to watchStar Wars?’ "
Briar Rose Christensen at Disneyland in 2019.Rachel Bilson Instagram
Rachel Bilson Instagram
But Christensen hasn’t had any luck getting her to watch. “There’s always something else that she’s more interested in,” he explained. “We’re watching a lot of this show calledLiv and Maddieright now, So, every time I bring it up, she’s like, ‘Let’s watchLiv and Maddie,please.’ "
TheLife as a Housestar said he hopes Briar becomes interested in the franchise on her own. “I’m waiting on her now,” he noted.
Along with enjoyingDove Cameron’s sitcom about twins living drastically different lives (which ended in 2017), Christensen’s daughter, whom he shares with exRachel Bilson,is also a Swiftie.
On her podcastBroad Ideasin August 2023, Bilson, 42, revealed that she took Briar and some of her friends tosee Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and the little girl got mad when her friends danced too much too early and they had to leave before the show was over.
Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen.Michael Buckner/Getty
Michael Buckner/Getty
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“Briar’s friend Aria danced her a– off to ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ — she was feeling it — and then just turned around, sat in her seat and passed out,” she said. “Briar wanted to stay until the end, but her two friends were just done. So we left early. Briar was so mad about that. She was so mad.”
“For my daughter to see this, I think it’s so rad. It’s one woman, she writes her own s—, she’s really talented and she does it and like, look at what she’s done,” Bilson added of Swift’s tour.
source: people.com
