“I’m still mad about how people treated Jake Lloyd, he was ten years old, that boy, and he did exactly what George wanted him to do. Believe me, I understand clunky dialogue.” -Mark Hamill
Macaulay culkin was 8 when he did home alone and nailed it. There’s been plenty of great kid actors don’t try to say they don’t understand material. Truth is Lloyd just didn’t have it tough pill to swallow.
2:50 Boy #1. Natalie: tepid. 2:58 Boy #2. Totally zoned out. 3:05 Boy #3. Hello! What happened there? She's got all sorts of gigglies with him. Looks like someone's got a boy crush! At 3:22 - he's got a little future-Darth going on there too. Lucas picked the wrong kid.
@@renascitur7051 it was meant in a very different way. It's the "now listen mister, I'm almost a grown up too!" Why the hell would Starwars surface around that idea of flirt. Another thing is the actors, are the same age, so it shouldn't come to any hurt offended persons harm that one is 12 and the other is 20 when they are in reality the near same age.
I think Mark Hamill actually described it like that in an old interview, about the shooting of the first Star Wars. George always sounded like he was about to burst into tears.
@@cowboydan507 I feel like a big portion of the problem is that George Lucas is necessarily not very good at directing. I think he’s a genius when it comes to creating, but as far as expressing himself, he doesn’t seem to really put a lot of enthusiasm or detail into what is really needed for the film, which is why so much of the performances especially in the prequels come across as wooden unless you’re an experience actor like Ian McGregor or Christopher Lee who did the best of what they had to work with for newcomers like Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christian they were just doing what they were told and probably weren’t given a lot of opportunity for multiple takes to get the best performance.
What I find ironic about this is that of the 4 boys in the videos, neither of the 2 that ended up being successful actors were the 1 that got the part. I think the kid who got it was actually unlucky.
Dog when I say I laughed... I laughed so hard. Your comment has now made me comment in hopes that you will see this and know how much joy you have brought me. God belss
I feel bad for the 26 year old Jake Lloyd, it is utterly unfair and cruel that people on the internet try to judge his life by a fleeting movie role he had when he was ten. It is pretty much bullying a young man for no damn reason.
+Speegs23 Well, maybe he shouldn't have gleefully and willfully ruined an entire saga and legacy. So many of us loved Star Wars, and he knew it when he auditioned. I wouldn't be surprised if he purposely killed star wars. This kid makes me so sad, he doesn't deserve this hate. I wonder what his mother thinks? These auditions are the children who could have been anakin, except jake lloyd ruined it.
+Ruston Ashbury The movies would've been bad no matter what, even Liam Neeson and Samuel L Jackson were wooden and uninspired, the material was a turkey.
+Ruston Ashbury You're a fucking moron, he was fucking ten. He didn't ruin a damned thing, and he was only in one of the three prequel movies, you idiotic dunce.
i dont understand why jake got so much hate, he was ten years old, he was an amazing actor for such a young age. you could see when he was auditioning a scene with natalie and the two other boys were as well, he had the most expression and looked like he knew what he was doing. he tampered with the props, spoke with expression and optimism like a little boy would. the other two boys were kind of bland, especially the second kid. he was everything anakin skywalker would've been as a young boy. and just saying young actor are hard to find!
@@creamcheese7845 it wasn’t really the fans, it was just dumbass kids that fuckin bullied him. Anybody with common sense and a mature enough mindset will find no reason to bully that actor for his role. Kid played the role of a kid in a movie loved by pretty much every kid who dreams of living in that universe. 100% they were just jealous punks and I feel bad for him and his family. Dude could’ve had a legendary legacy with his character like Mark with Luke, Ewan with Obi Wan, or Ray Park with Darth Maul. He mostly has bs and depressing memories with Anakin compared to what Hayden went through.
It’s fkn sad, I can never imagine Ani with a face other than Jack’s , those other two were lucky that they didn’t get the role and Jack was a better actor, Jack was bullied even though he was the best choice.
The Star Wars fandom literally ruined Jake Lloyd's life, I think we all need to take a step back and look at how we criticize the actors involved. We can't let our passion turn into us being ugly human beings.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 yeah, they're literally writing paragraphs, how Star Wars is ruined, how J.J. Arbrams, Rian Johnson, Kathleen Keneddy should kiII themselves. Like chill, it's just a movie
@@Saigonas I don't like the sequel trilogy, but I respect who like it. I like star wars so much, it makes a big difference in my life, but I can' t say I will kill someone just because they did something that I didn't like... TROS was bad for me because it tries to undo everything that was made in TLJ (I don't like TLJ), and they made it because the fans didn't like... Sorry for my English and grammatical mistakes
When comparing jake to the other kids cast he really stood out! The way that he was fiddling with stuff and utilising the probs, his facial expressions, he was quite a good actor!
3:27 "Natalie had to look like carrie Fisher and Anakin had to look like Mark Hamill. I was matching parents to children." Too bad they didn't bother with that when they cast Adam Driver as Kylo Ren...
That's a good flex. My related flex is that I met the actor of Jocosta Nu at none other than my grandma's house... they knew each other from theatre or something
Drake that’s your opinion.. I think the prequels were a good and I’ve been watched Starwars in release order... this is just my own opinion and your entitled to your own... in not saying that mien is better than yours...
Reel Skylar I’m not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that, but I agree that the prequels were very enjoyable and anakin, the way he is, is perfect but the phantom menace was not a good Star Wars movie when compared with the others. 2 is important and interesting but slow and 3 is my favorite movie of all 6
I can see why Jake got the role, but the 3rd kid's serious yet sad tone when saying "I won't alway be" was perfect given Anakin's fate later in the series
@@adilns14912 Jake was the best choice for this role because Anakin is supposed to start innocent in order to make his downfall more tragic, BUT the blonde boy is easily the best actor in a vacuum. To say he "didn't have an expression" is s disservice to his delivery of the line. He gave a subtle serious yet sad performance with his line.
I like Jake Lloyd... but right now I'm kind of pissed they didn't choose the blonde kid lol He just delivered the lines with some kind of mix between mystery and melancholy, he came close to what I would imagine Vader as a kid. But oh well, seems George had something else in mind.
Charlotte Torres Exactly. There was a sense of potential evil within the kid that could have played off well considering he was to become Vader. That said, he delivered his lines a little stiltedly and not quite natural. I'm sure they could have trained that out though.
But I think the point was that he didn't start out dark or evil at all, but was just a kindhearted young boy. It was his fear of loss, first of his mother and then Padme, as well as the great pride and sense of entitlement that Palpatine fostered in him that turned him to the dark side
What fanboys did to Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen in the years following their performances is completely unforgivable. The weight of a bad script should not fall on the shoulders of a boy and a young man.
I appreciate Jake Lloyd for what he did for Anakin, I think he was brilliant! Anakin was not supposed to be dark from day one, at this point he’s just a little boy who’s hoping to realize some of his dreams. That’s what makes his story tragic, the events in his life highly contribute to what he will become
Am I missing something? Why do people actually think the blonde haired kid is better? He's not horrible but he has no emotion when delivering those lines. "He's darker, like Anakin became" yes hence BECAME. He wasn't supposed to be dark from day one. That would have been so boring to see. Jake, while not a perfect actor, delivered his lines with nuance and clear understanding of utilizing facial expressions. I believed him more from just these reads. Say what you will about the first film and the prequels as a whole, but that kid was definitely the better choice out of the three.
It was only that one line that was dark and it would’ve made more sense for him to be anakin yes he was innocent but he was also a slave that was mistreated of course he would have some darkness behind him I mean anakin was even somewhat dark as a young padawan and the kid seemed a little cocky that’s literally all of the traits of anakin
Yeah. There were definitely some improvements that could've been made to the acting, but George was right there, and could've told him "Hey Jake, we're gonna do this again, I'd like to you to put a slightly sad, but annoyed tone in the "I'm a person" line." Because directors don't have to say please. That's kind of their role is telling you how to do what.
Jake is just annoying but I blame George more than anything coming up with such crap dialogue. The other blonde kid seemed more normal and less annoying, which is what was really needed for such crap dialogue.
RazaGaming-Destiny Mmmm No. the third kid (denim jacket) was perfect for the role. Jake made me feel sick during the movie first time round. it just felt too fake to me. I could see the Blonde kid as not only a young anakin but also a young Darth Vader, with aspirations and goals far greater than that of a normal Jedi, which is after all thee person anakin Skywalker was meant to be
Honestly, I don't believe George meant to, per se, but kids teased Jake and as he got older depression and schizophrenia dominated his life. It's so sad. He was a great actor. I loved him jingle all the way!
Yeah there is another set of behind the scenes videos, I think it might be in The People vs George Lucas, it shows more test screening and everyone agreeing on the other blonde kid I think (as he genuinely does waaay better in what they show there) but George comes in and overules cause Jakey boy has been in a feature film before and George wants the easier job. Big mistake I think.
After watching all the boys audition with Jake there was just this charisma he added into his audition that was impossible too notice. The other boys were so monotone that u could tell they would become darth vader with Jake u least expected it and I think that's what George was looking for
@@GreenAshR47 Definitely. That cutesy-sweet Jake Lloyd delivery just didn't come across as being a potential Darth Vader at all compared to the blonde kid. The blonde kid delivered his line with a slight element of cold darkness. That's the kind of personality that can naturally character arc into Darth Vader.
@@BLTKellys Too obvious? You mean, we were supposed to be surprised? Dude this is Darth Vader, the dark inner self should be brewing right here already.
Episode 1: Hm... so, we should cast actors for Padme and Anakin. Padme must look like Carrie Fisher (Leia) and Anakin like Mark Hamill (Luke) Episode 7: Nah. Adam Driver will be son of Han and Leia. Easy.
imo, jake lloyd was definitely the best out of them for the role. the other blonde kid was good, but a little too unnerving lol. and also notice how jake lloyd was fidgeting with the stuff around him. he made it look like he was actually thinking of the lines instead of just reciting them.
Jake loyd did the best its explained that anakin was a humble boy, in a comic leia reads shmis diary and reads about all the good deeds anakin had done as a child. He even protected child slaves from non slaved childs that bullied them,jake was the best.
With the script that they had to perform.. I can guarantee If the blonde kid got it we would all be watching this and scratching our heads why Jake did not get it.
Jake literally made the convo seem normal, he somehow kept it natural like a kid but it’s just the dialogue. Not his fault his lines were terrible but his performance was as great as can be considering the script
+BRockandriffs That was terrible. He was too dark. The whole point is that Anakin was a very loving child, and it's the fear of losing those he held dear that made him go to the dark side. Plus the kid's delivery of that line was terrible. It was monotone. That kid was way too melancholic.
+NateMantle I liked the melancholy as it makes it believable that such a child would turn to the dark side. Of course the happy side is necessary. But I feel that lines such as those could have been really poignant in the end product but turned out pretty poorly.
Everytime I watch this I keep thinking that blonde kid seems perfect. Gives me the chills when he says "I won't always be." It immediately cues up the that sad whistling imperial theme when Vader dies.
The third blonde kid should've been the one. The way he said "I won't always be" just had that dark side element that Anakin's supposed to have, even at that age. Yes, the delivery of that line was a bit dramatic, but let's be real, the Skywalkers ARE dramatic.
Yea I guess. But I didn't find him to be that charming tbh. After that, i didn't take Anakin (both young and adult) seriously. It's really hard to believe that that kid became the most iconic villain in movie history. I find it hard to wrap my head around.
I don't know why there are so many haters of JL's acting skills... He was the best, imho. Devin was good, too but I find he did over acted, especially during the last line ("I won't always be"). Like he is way too dramatic. Keep in mind, they had been looking for someone to play a kid-the-pilot not the Darth Vader. He should not have been too dark at that time. Having said that, Jake was perfect playing a very closed, not so open-minded child (he used the things around him without looking at Natalie much like he is shy of her or what, idk but that's witty). *sorry for the mistakes, English is my third language
TIITAN He has, but I always got the impression that Shmi was able to shelter him quite a bit and give him as close to a normal childhood as is possible considering the circumstances
Oddly enough, the middle kid would have probably done the best, despite choking in the audition. He was the only one who went onto be a successful child/adult actor.
devin was the best choice. Even though jake showed a more natural side, devin can actually act. He has that look that screams young anakin. I would have just told devin to not act so mellow and act more innocent. A good actor can always do both
Ken Lopez These clips didn't show any talent in acting from Devin though. It's a reason those lines were delivered so dull and mellow, because he can't act. And why did Jake deliver them more naturally? Because he can act.
You have to give Jake Lloyd credit, he was a great child actor. Every line he says is so natural, almost as though he's not reading from a script. Many professional adult actors struggle to achieve this
2:51 Jake doesn't even look at her... 2:59 Poor kid sounds like he's confessing a crime... "All my life". 3:05 The Mark Hamill looking Child....Nails it, gives Natalie enough for her to react too.... 3:20 Devin gave me chills when he said that line...
+StarWarsStory jake doesn't look at her? what exactly is he saying that would warrant him having to look at her.. not looking at her shows the characters conviction, determination and focus. Looking at her would imply that he is trying to CONVINCE her - but he already knows his path and needs to convince no one.
vitamincisgoodforme I don't think Lloyd's performance was bad, he played the character exactly as he was supposed to, otherwise he would have been directed different or fired. But looking at the line up here, I just think the other kid would have raised hairs on the back of fans necks :P
The kid with the denim jacket seemed so dead inside like someone who passed through some shit at a young age.... That's what they needed jake wasn't that far behind though
Ever since Episode 1 came out on DVD and I saw this casting, I said the blonde kid was perfect for Anakin. He looked like a kid with a dark side to him, but he also looked like Luke. Jake Lloyd was just too much of a child actor. He has all of those typical facial expressions and trying-to-be-cute mannerisms. Totally not Lloyd's fault though, Lucas should've known better.
The blonde kid should have gotten the part. Jake's not a bad kid actor, but the blonde kid had something unique, secretive about his expressions. Like, that's how a kid, who has an upcoming dark future should look. Part of it they just made Anakin WAY to innocent as a kid. They should have made him into a more silent, creative, yet slighly disturbed and secretive.
+Jacob dow He is supposed to be an innocent sweet kid. He's not supposed to be a little evil from the beginning. The prequels are there to show Anakin's way from the sweet little kid they found on Tatooine, to becoming Darth Vader. The reason he became "evil" and joined Palpatine was because he offered him help when he was afraid of losing Padme, and Palpatine trusted him more than the Jedi council did. As you remember, they let him be on the council but didn't make him a master.
+Smittz He isn't supposed to be an innocent kid, though. Remember, he was a child slave. If you're a nine year old kid and you grow up knowing you're a slave, it will have an effect on how you view the world and other human beings. George messed up. Role should have gone to Devon, and it would have made the movie thirty percent better quite easily.
Nexus Verbal If he was just a tough kid going around looking like an asshole and being arrogant right from the start, the character would have no development. But that's just my opinion and i respect that you would have liked Devon better. And Anakin was obviously supposed to be an innocent kid when George portrays him as an innocent kid.
I think jake was the best choice. He seemed the most mature while keeping a childish element to it. The other two seemed very lackluster or overly dramatic
When George was talking to the kids and mentioned tatooine the kids clearly had no idea what he was talking about. When all of them are like yeah yeah you can tell in their voice they have zero clue what he's talking about it's hilarious
i love the way he paused and said..you all know tatooine right?..and then he explains what it is briefly..its a desert planet... lol..wtf ..it reminds me how he will go on a long speech about the hero's journey after saying you know the thing about the hero's journey is and then he explains it ...he can't help it like a tick..he has to scratch it
This wasn't the full audition it was a part of it, in the full audition Lucas talked about why he choses Jake instead of the other kid because he agreed with you the other kid was the better actor but the problem was he looked too much like Luke
@@yugiyami8642 "he looked too much like Luke" ....And this is a downside because??? If this is actually the reason he gave, I don't know what to think of this man anymore.
To all of you who say Jake Lloyd is a terrible actor it's not his fault it was just bad script writing and hearing what he had to go through afterwards especially with all the bullying he received and what he's going through now I hope he can recover and get his life back on track.
OK after seeing this, I do get why George and co. went with Jake Lloyd. Of the 3, he was the most natural. Michael Angarano was saying it in monotone (although saying that is funny, cause that's how George ended up directing the actors), and the other kid was saying it too fast. Jake also seemed more comfortable than the other 2 kids.
If they wanted "Wise beyond their years," they should have chosen the blonde kid--he had a note of melancholy and foreboding in his voice. Jake Lloyd made a weird random facial expression....
Jake did well in the movie. I never had a problem with him. George on the other hand didn't do as well and yet Jake is used as the scapegoat oftentimes.
"Devon Michael" to me would've been a better fit. He's got more serious demeanor to him and looks the part. Jake still did a great job, but that Devon kid had chops!
No one says making a movie is an easy task. It’s the fact that the original trilogy was so iconic and nailed every aspect of what a movie should be, while the prequels only acted as a backstory and nothing else. Who honestly cares about anything in episodes one and two? ROTS was the only watchable one because had the story people had been waiting to hear: Anakins turn to the dark side. The other two are basically just fillers so we can call it “the prequel trilogy.” When you’re bringing one of the greatest stories back to the big screen, “fillers” are unacceptable. I think one of the biggest mistakes was making Anakin that young in TPM. A 9 year old Anakin would have been perfectly fine for 20 mins of the runtime, but the entire movie? Poor choice. By the time he was a teen (AOTC) no one gave a shit. Everyone just wanted to see him turn to the dark side at that point, but instead we had to sit through ANOTHER terrible filler movie with cheesy romance and bullshit politics. Once again, it’s only purpose is to give a little backstory and anticipate the “turn to the dark side.” They just absolutely butchered the idea of a “young Anakin.”
Vaderson it’s kinda ironic everyone is replying to a 3 year old reply and also commenting to a comment about a 3 year old reply lol don’t be mean guys cmon
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“I’m still mad about how people treated Jake Lloyd, he was ten years old, that boy, and he did exactly what George wanted him to do. Believe me, I understand clunky dialogue.” -Mark Hamill
Huh?
It’s just the truth. He sucked in the acting industry you get no passes it’s a business.
Joey Johnson You can’t expect a ten year old kid to understand that.
Macaulay culkin was 8 when he did home alone and nailed it. There’s been plenty of great kid actors don’t try to say they don’t understand material. Truth is Lloyd just didn’t have it tough pill to swallow.
@@joeyjohnson207 He acted like his character would do.
I bet the hardest part in finding Anakin was finding someone with enough Medicolorians.
LOL!
Ur gay
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Well ask Darth Plagues about that and Mediclorians can be very dangerous sometimes
lol
Lucas calls it auditions. I call it Padme speed dating.
hahahahahaha
2:50 Boy #1. Natalie: tepid. 2:58 Boy #2. Totally zoned out. 3:05 Boy #3. Hello! What happened there? She's got all sorts of gigglies with him. Looks like someone's got a boy crush! At 3:22 - he's got a little future-Darth going on there too. Lucas picked the wrong kid.
Y’all need to chill out fr now
they are kids, stupid incel
@@sky_saga Yeah... It's weird. That's why I'm really not a fan of this relationship.
"You're just a little boy."
"I wont always be."
Anakin got game.
But who would say that to someone they just met. The dialogue George came up with is so stupid.
@@dtz1000 I mean, its kinda true-
@@renascitur7051 Go to a little boy and say the same thing. You will get a weird look.
@@dtz1000 Its a different scenario tho. Padme was supposedly like 14 and anakin was like 10 or 12, not that bad
@@renascitur7051 it was meant in a very different way. It's the "now listen mister, I'm almost a grown up too!" Why the hell would Starwars surface around that idea of flirt. Another thing is the actors, are the same age, so it shouldn't come to any hurt offended persons harm that one is 12 and the other is 20 when they are in reality the near same age.
George Lucas always sounds like he is about to cry.
Derp cat thats what makes him so great!
I think Mark Hamill actually described it like that in an old interview, about the shooting of the first Star Wars. George always sounded like he was about to burst into tears.
Derp cat probably because he was thinking about these movies
He's so fucking boring
@Lightsaber328 TheMan woah I was disrespectful af back then
*Cast Director:* "Do you like sand?"
*Random Kid:* "Yes."
*Cast Director:* "Sorry kid, NEXT!"
Hahahaha
Lol 😂😂
Xdd
On the set of the phantom menace Jake Lloyd actually PLAYED WITH SAND
@@piusstiegi7784 noooooooooo
And what does Jake Lloyd get from this? Years of bullying and jail time.
BARDO lol
BARDO The fanbase truly fucked him over. Heard he has schizophrenia now. I get that the prequels suck but we ruined a poor kid's life over it.
@@BK-ob3lo you clearly havent watched sequels, if you thinj that prequels are bad. And revenge of the sith is the best movie in my opinion
mark rudolf rots is a 11/10
@@louiemeister9646 agree
Natalie Portman casually eating away in the corner
Lmao.
And she was so young wow. ❤
Snak
Snak in the bak
1:16 I imagine it was really hard to find so many boys named Anakin, let alone 3000!
Hahahah not enough people are liking this
They love Anakin 3000
No it was super easy barley an inconvenience.
Lol
@@Remix-pr4xd Finding three thousand anakins is TIGHT
I can only imagine how uncomfortable Natalie must have felt
+wolf2966 Yes, these kids were being all sorts of creepy to her. Ugh, I feel so bad for her.
+wolf2966 it's her job ffs
+Owneador1337 I hope you're being sarcastic.
+Owneador1337 there is a reason: SVU
+Shredkowski Olivia Benson is looking at this.
“I’m Ewan McGregor. Obi wan kenobi”
Goat
This is where the fun begins
That made me so happy bro
Hello there.
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
These kids must be looking back and breathe a sign of relief.
Ik I feel so bad for Jake he didn’t do anything
@@roryaustin2550 True but his acting still makes me shutter.
@@cowboydan507 I feel like a big portion of the problem is that George Lucas is necessarily not very good at directing. I think he’s a genius when it comes to creating, but as far as expressing himself, he doesn’t seem to really put a lot of enthusiasm or detail into what is really needed for the film, which is why so much of the performances especially in the prequels come across as wooden unless you’re an experience actor like Ian McGregor or Christopher Lee who did the best of what they had to work with for newcomers like Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christian they were just doing what they were told and probably weren’t given a lot of opportunity for multiple takes to get the best performance.
@@cowboydan507but it was so good, or maybe I just really like the phantom menace
George: You all know tatooine right?
Kids: Yeah
Natalie: * eats suspiciously *
Snak in the bak
@@XpLord e
"I'm George... I'm responsible for all this...."
There ya go....
Glad he finally said it.
i worship Lucas Christ. My lord and saviour
I think the movie would have turned out better if he was more humble.
@@dtz1000 George should have listened to Han about not getting too cocky
@@kippgoeden lol, yes.
I like how Jake used the items around him and didn’t make every line sound dramatic.
Dont make it dramtic. Just made it cringe as fuck. No hate for the lad. The casting directors and Lucas are fookin idiots
@@moondrop3011 lol and yet Ewen McGregor was amazing as Obi-Wan, and getting his own series
caleb howard these people interviewed 3,000 anakins and thought Jake Lloyd was the best. Fuck outta here
@@moondrop3011 did I saw that he was a better choice no lol. Never even mentioned him, I talked about Ewen as Obi-Wan
@@moondrop3011 Bruh, that 10 year old kid had better acting than you, and he was waaaaay less cringy than the other three.
2:05
George: "This is Natalie, one of you is going to force choke her to death..."
Lol, why am I responding to this 4 years later
The blonde gives me chills when he says "I won't always be"
same here! that's trailer material right there!
Isn't that one Jake Lloyd?
@@zoomerjack5435 The 3rd kid
What I find ironic about this is that of the 4 boys in the videos, neither of the 2 that ended up being successful actors were the 1 that got the part. I think the kid who got it was actually unlucky.
THAT was the kid they should have cast. When they call "cut" you hear someone off camera say, "Whoah". YES! That was Anakin.
Boys who didn’t get the role: “Mr. Lucas, what are we going to do?”
George Lucas: *turns on lightsaber*
That's a foreshadow of revenge of the sith
hahahahahahaahaha
He then proceeds to fall flat on his belly, giving the 2 younglings enough time to escape
Lmaoooo
3000 anakins there are too many of them..what are we going to do?
2:05 This is Natalie, you're going to be hitting that in the sequel
😂😂😂
Where do I sign?
Dog when I say I laughed... I laughed so hard. Your comment has now made me comment in hopes that you will see this and know how much joy you have brought me. God belss
@@benjo33 I Appreciate it ty
I legit have never laughed this hard from a comment. Thank you good sir haha
I feel bad for the 26 year old Jake Lloyd, it is utterly unfair and cruel that people on the internet try to judge his life by a fleeting movie role he had when he was ten. It is pretty much bullying a young man for no damn reason.
+Speegs23 not sure how old he is now but he hates the Star Wars movies now and is not happy with George Lucas OR himself
+Speegs23 Well, maybe he shouldn't have gleefully and willfully ruined an entire saga and legacy. So many of us loved Star Wars, and he knew it when he auditioned. I wouldn't be surprised if he purposely killed star wars. This kid makes me so sad, he doesn't deserve this hate. I wonder what his mother thinks? These auditions are the children who could have been anakin, except jake lloyd ruined it.
+Ruston Ashbury The movies would've been bad no matter what, even Liam Neeson and Samuel L Jackson were wooden and uninspired, the material was a turkey.
I agree with you.
+Ruston Ashbury You're a fucking moron, he was fucking ten. He didn't ruin a damned thing, and he was only in one of the three prequel movies, you idiotic dunce.
i dont understand why jake got so much hate, he was ten years old, he was an amazing actor for such a young age. you could see when he was auditioning a scene with natalie and the two other boys were as well, he had the most expression and looked like he knew what he was doing. he tampered with the props, spoke with expression and optimism like a little boy would. the other two boys were kind of bland, especially the second kid. he was everything anakin skywalker would've been as a young boy. and just saying young actor are hard to find!
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@@davidoakes7164 shut ur bitch ass up, imagine making fun of kid🤣🤣🤣
You know Star Wars fans are toxic.
@@creamcheese7845 it wasn’t really the fans, it was just dumbass kids that fuckin bullied him. Anybody with common sense and a mature enough mindset will find no reason to bully that actor for his role. Kid played the role of a kid in a movie loved by pretty much every kid who dreams of living in that universe. 100% they were just jealous punks and I feel bad for him and his family. Dude could’ve had a legendary legacy with his character like Mark with Luke, Ewan with Obi Wan, or Ray Park with Darth Maul. He mostly has bs and depressing memories with Anakin compared to what Hayden went through.
It’s fkn sad, I can never imagine Ani with a face other than Jack’s , those other two were lucky that they didn’t get the role and Jack was a better actor, Jack was bullied even though he was the best choice.
0:10 'Hi I'm Michael Angarano and I'm eight and half. Eight years from now you can catch me in my starring role in Sky High.'
The Star Wars fandom literally ruined Jake Lloyd's life, I think we all need to take a step back and look at how we criticize the actors involved. We can't let our passion turn into us being ugly human beings.
People are taking things way too seriously. Especially Star Wars. Like it’s their life or something like that.
@@alexanderchristopher6237 yeah, they're literally writing paragraphs, how Star Wars is ruined, how J.J. Arbrams, Rian Johnson, Kathleen Keneddy should kiII themselves. Like chill, it's just a movie
People who are mean to an actor because they hate the character because the acting was bad are the true sith lords
@@Saigonas I don't like the sequel trilogy, but I respect who like it. I like star wars so much, it makes a big difference in my life, but I can' t say I will kill someone just because they did something that I didn't like...
TROS was bad for me because it tries to undo everything that was made in TLJ (I don't like TLJ), and they made it because the fans didn't like...
Sorry for my English and grammatical mistakes
What happened with jake lyod
When comparing jake to the other kids cast he really stood out! The way that he was fiddling with stuff and utilising the probs, his facial expressions, he was quite a good actor!
natalie portman: WTF DID I JUST DO
3:27 "Natalie had to look like carrie Fisher and Anakin had to look like Mark Hamill. I was matching parents to children."
Too bad they didn't bother with that when they cast Adam Driver as Kylo Ren...
True but Adam driver played the role so well that I kinda ignore the lack of resemblance
Adam was good
@@jillianjuskiewicz9798 likewise, Driver's back must hurt from carrying the whole trilogy
You seem to forget that Adam driver kinda looks like Harrison Ford so it kinda makes sense that he’s his parent in Starwars so...
Kylo Ren looks more like Jar Jar
"So what about the other kids, George"
George: Younglings, they are gonna be Younglings
Natalie Portman really doesn't want to be there haha
02:20 atleast she got something to eat
at that stage of her career
, I dont think what you say is in anyway right hehe
She was barely famous at the time pretty sure she was desperate for anything
She was being paid handsomely
Just eating her bagel...
My odd flex I like to throw out there every once in a while: my grandma gave Jake Lloyd piano lessons.
OMG
Damn
That's a good flex. My related flex is that I met the actor of Jocosta Nu at none other than my grandma's house... they knew each other from theatre or something
@@tullydireen nice
My odd flex, I am actually the Senate
4:07 The GOAT
Too bad they didn't pick the kid who looks EXACTLY LIKE MARK HAMILL
Ricky Geiss yes the platinum blonde kid looks a lot like Mark Hamill
Mark was the son of Hayden and Natalie, so the kid Anakin shouldn't look exactly like him.
@@FlownXp I see plenty of similarities with Hayden and Mark...I see none with Jake and Mark.
U dump jake plays such a good anakin
@@leonkullig5852 He was ok but the one from 3:06 was realy good.
"I'm responsible for all this"
Just let that sink in...
Meaning the original films as well you non contributing zero?
Meeny McSweeny ok so what?
Reel Skylar the point is that the prequels were garbage and we finally have ol Georgie admitting it was his fault before he knew
Drake that’s your opinion.. I think the prequels were a good and I’ve been watched Starwars in release order... this is just my own opinion and your entitled to your own... in not saying that mien is better than yours...
Reel Skylar I’m not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that, but I agree that the prequels were very enjoyable and anakin, the way he is, is perfect but the phantom menace was not a good Star Wars movie when compared with the others. 2 is important and interesting but slow and 3 is my favorite movie of all 6
I can see why Jake got the role, but the 3rd kid's serious yet sad tone when saying "I won't alway be" was perfect given Anakin's fate later in the series
The blond kid was the perfect choice. Jake Loyd sucks and choosing him was an HUGE mistake.
@@visiteurvisiteur7301 come on dude dont be like that okay he was just a kid also third kid didnt even had an expression
@@visiteurvisiteur7301 are you really gonna comment this on every comment?
@@visiteurvisiteur7301lmao get over it buddy it already happened
@@adilns14912 Jake was the best choice for this role because Anakin is supposed to start innocent in order to make his downfall more tragic, BUT the blonde boy is easily the best actor in a vacuum. To say he "didn't have an expression" is s disservice to his delivery of the line. He gave a subtle serious yet sad performance with his line.
I like Jake Lloyd... but right now I'm kind of pissed they didn't choose the blonde kid lol He just delivered the lines with some kind of mix between mystery and melancholy, he came close to what I would imagine Vader as a kid. But oh well, seems George had something else in mind.
Charlotte Torres Exactly. There was a sense of potential evil within the kid that could have played off well considering he was to become Vader. That said, he delivered his lines a little stiltedly and not quite natural. I'm sure they could have trained that out though.
But I think the point was that he didn't start out dark or evil at all, but was just a kindhearted young boy. It was his fear of loss, first of his mother and then Padme, as well as the great pride and sense of entitlement that Palpatine fostered in him that turned him to the dark side
+ArkadiosTheodulus EXACTLY!
+Charlotte Torres omg Anakin is Vader??? Spoiler Alert please!!!!!!
+Charlotte Torres
I think he choose Jake Lloyd because he wanted Leonardo DiCaprio to play adult Anakin.
What fanboys did to Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen in the years following their performances is completely unforgivable. The weight of a bad script should not fall on the shoulders of a boy and a young man.
I totally 💯 agree.
agreed, shame on us
I can at least say Hayden Christensen’s acting was entertaining to watch. Jake Lloyd annoyed me but didn’t deserve bullying.
I appreciate Jake Lloyd for what he did for Anakin, I think he was brilliant! Anakin was not supposed to be dark from day one, at this point he’s just a little boy who’s hoping to realize some of his dreams. That’s what makes his story tragic, the events in his life highly contribute to what he will become
Am I missing something? Why do people actually think the blonde haired kid is better? He's not horrible but he has no emotion when delivering those lines. "He's darker, like Anakin became" yes hence BECAME. He wasn't supposed to be dark from day one. That would have been so boring to see. Jake, while not a perfect actor, delivered his lines with nuance and clear understanding of utilizing facial expressions. I believed him more from just these reads. Say what you will about the first film and the prequels as a whole, but that kid was definitely the better choice out of the three.
EXACTLY do you think people who lost a love one were sad at the beginning of their life?
It was only that one line that was dark and it would’ve made more sense for him to be anakin yes he was innocent but he was also a slave that was mistreated of course he would have some darkness behind him I mean anakin was even somewhat dark as a young padawan and the kid seemed a little cocky that’s literally all of the traits of anakin
Jake *is* blonde haired
He only becomes dark because he’s literally burned and his skin becomes char you silly nanny.
The other blonde kid would have been better because he is more normal sounding. Jake is just annoying from the beginning.
Should've been the kid with the x wing toy 😂
Clayton Baker lmao
Nah he made all the sound effects for the original trilogy and preaquals
god no he would make lightsaber sounds in every scene
His mouth sound effect game was weak
@@okitasan yep
I see Anakin Skywalker in Jake’s eyes. All the intensity, the sorrow, ambition, and the adoration for Padme and fierce love for his mother.
Jake was more natural and not emotionless like the other Kids.
he was just more confident i think
Yeah. There were definitely some improvements that could've been made to the acting, but George was right there, and could've told him "Hey Jake, we're gonna do this again, I'd like to you to put a slightly sad, but annoyed tone in the "I'm a person" line." Because directors don't have to say please. That's kind of their role is telling you how to do what.
Actually i think the third boy was almost a little better. the second one was emotionless.
Jake is just annoying but I blame George more than anything coming up with such crap dialogue.
The other blonde kid seemed more normal and less annoying, which is what was really needed for such crap dialogue.
@@dtz1000 I think he would’ve been good. He had the look of a kid who’s lived a harsh life on tattooine and wants to do better.
George made the right choice. Jake was a natural compared to other 2 boys. His dialogue felt like a conversation rather than an audition
RazaGaming-Destiny Mmmm No. the third kid (denim jacket) was perfect for the role. Jake made me feel sick during the movie first time round. it just felt too fake to me. I could see the Blonde kid as not only a young anakin but also a young Darth Vader, with aspirations and goals far greater than that of a normal Jedi, which is after all thee person anakin Skywalker was meant to be
{P.D.G} Squidgeyoda they probably didnt choose him as he was talking quite fast
{P.D.G} Squidgeyoda I agree and also he looks like a young mark hamill.
+{P.D.G} Squidgeyoda I liked "denim jacket kid's" first line, but not when he said, "all my life".
{P.D.G} Squidgeyoda anakin wasn't evil from birth. When he becomes jedi he's compromised by his feelings and could be easily manipulated
i wonder what the auditions for the children anakin killed looked like...
the kid had to nail “master skywalker” and imo, the kid they cast was perfect.
@@luciacastro8691 that actor recently did a reddit AMA, I think.
@@rafzlol www.reddit.com/r/PrequelMemes/comments/jwjm5f/hey_its_the_actor_who_played_sors_bandeam_the/
@@rafzlol and another link www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jwmi7f/im_ross_beadman_the_actor_who_played_the_jedi/
Haha
George is like, which kids life should I mess up?
Dan Lane thats why he didnt pick the other kids he didnt want to fuck up their lives
LOL
Honestly, I don't believe George meant to, per se, but kids teased Jake and as he got older depression and schizophrenia dominated his life. It's so sad. He was a great actor. I loved him jingle all the way!
Dan Lane George didn't mess up Jake's life, the fans did.
jingle all the way to jail lol
Flirting in 1999: are you an angel?
Flirting in 2002: I don't like sands
When you watch this, Jake Lloyd was the only correct option.
No. The blond kid was.
Yeah there is another set of behind the scenes videos, I think it might be in The People vs George Lucas, it shows more test screening and everyone agreeing on the other blonde kid I think (as he genuinely does waaay better in what they show there) but George comes in and overules cause Jakey boy has been in a feature film before and George wants the easier job. Big mistake I think.
@@jonsmith5058 George is so dumb because he made an HUGE mistake.
@@visiteurvisiteur7301 When you’re calling someone dumb, it’s more convincing when your grammar is correct.
@@visiteurvisiteur7301 no they were all just reciting lines.
After watching all the boys audition with Jake there was just this charisma he added into his audition that was impossible too notice. The other boys were so monotone that u could tell they would become darth vader with Jake u least expected it and I think that's what George was looking for
That blonde kid was excellent. His Anakin was deadly serious...he was already showing Vader qualities. And he looks a lot like Mark Hamill.
Such a shame nobody dared to tell Lucas he should cast this kid instead.
It would have made Anakin’s downfall too obvious though.
@@BLTKellys I disagree. It would've made Anakin's downfall more believable.
@@GreenAshR47 Definitely. That cutesy-sweet Jake Lloyd delivery just didn't come across as being a potential Darth Vader at all compared to the blonde kid. The blonde kid delivered his line with a slight element of cold darkness. That's the kind of personality that can naturally character arc into Darth Vader.
@@BLTKellys Too obvious? You mean, we were supposed to be surprised? Dude this is Darth Vader, the dark inner self should be brewing right here already.
4:19 jake sipping that coke like he’s been doing table reads for 20 years made me giggle
What could have been... At 3:20 it actually sounded perfect, so melancholic and tragic, considering what we know will happen.
I got the impression that he was kinda emotionless
"Will" happen. Not happen Yet.
Yeah, but most kids don't know what's going to happen, not every conversation a kid has is them foreshadowing some dramatic destiny.
Episode 1: Hm... so, we should cast actors for Padme and Anakin. Padme must look like Carrie Fisher (Leia) and Anakin like Mark Hamill (Luke)
Episode 7: Nah. Adam Driver will be son of Han and Leia. Easy.
lol thats true.
Adam Driver gave a much better performance than everyone in the prequel trilogy, so I think it’s easy to look past
@@DoMMy627 It's easy if you're blind, indeed.
I would say that Adam Driver has some resemblance to Harrison Ford
@@lincolnbobby5904 hold up! WHAT?! How?!
The other blonde kid gave me chills with his delivery. Jake of course was wonderful too
Yeah, there's definitely something about the blonde kid that makes me think he would have been the best. Great eyes as well.
Nah he seems a bit disturbing which doesn't suit the timeline
imo, jake lloyd was definitely the best out of them for the role. the other blonde kid was good, but a little too unnerving lol. and also notice how jake lloyd was fidgeting with the stuff around him. he made it look like he was actually thinking of the lines instead of just reciting them.
Jake loyd did the best its explained that anakin was a humble boy, in a comic leia reads shmis diary and reads about all the good deeds anakin had done as a child. He even protected child slaves from non slaved childs that bullied them,jake was the best.
Yes he was the handsome evil look
With the script that they had to perform.. I can guarantee If the blonde kid got it we would all be watching this and scratching our heads why Jake did not get it.
The kid in the Jean jacket was great at his line
Caleb Fury agreed
Caleb Fury lol no.
Better than Loyd, IMO. That said, having Anakin be an 8 yo was just a bad idea from the outset.
Jake literally made the convo seem normal, he somehow kept it natural like a kid but it’s just the dialogue.
Not his fault his lines were terrible but his performance was as great as can be considering the script
3:14 tbh I think that was good because he sounded cocky and ready for the world, like Anakin was.
2:06
Dang, so Natalie had to flirt with these three lucky people huh....
@@willnicholson18 Have you read the script❓
@@willnicholson18 “your a little boy” “i won’t always be 😏”
Drew Clarke hahahhahahhahahha
People are just being dirty minded huh? Even i can tell thats not flirting, theyre just saying hi comeon.......
3:20 oh my that is the. Perfect moment
+BRockandriffs That was terrible. He was too dark. The whole point is that Anakin was a very loving child, and it's the fear of losing those he held dear that made him go to the dark side. Plus the kid's delivery of that line was terrible. It was monotone. That kid was way too melancholic.
+NateMantle I liked the melancholy as it makes it believable that such a child would turn to the dark side. Of course the happy side is necessary. But I feel that lines such as those could have been really poignant in the end product but turned out pretty poorly.
+BRockandriffs I agree, I can see the darth vader in him at that moment too.
That kid's line sounds like he doesn't want to grow up.
I wonder what it would've been like if they'd cast Haley Joel Osment
The audition really was
GL: “what’s your name?”
JL: “Jake Lloyd”
GL (to his crews, pointing at Jake): “The force is strong with this one”
Everytime I watch this I keep thinking that blonde kid seems perfect. Gives me the chills when he says "I won't always be." It immediately cues up the that sad whistling imperial theme when Vader dies.
Justin Berfield is the kid who played Reese in Malcolm in the Middle, I didn’t know he auditioned for Anakin
I recognized his name, I was like "wait..."
Justin would've made a goofy Anakin lol
"We interviewed 3,000 kids.."
George Lucas watches Jingle All The Way: " Yep, thats him!"
"Now this is Pod Racing!"
"I'm a pilot y'know"
"From my point of view the Jedi are evil"
"I HATE YOU"
Quotes from Anakin Skywalker
Dallas712 _ you underestimate my power, i dont like sand ?
The third blonde kid should've been the one. The way he said "I won't always be" just had that dark side element that Anakin's supposed to have, even at that age. Yes, the delivery of that line was a bit dramatic, but let's be real, the Skywalkers ARE dramatic.
That's true, but Anakin in Episode 1 was supposed to be sweet and charming, so that his fall would be tragic
Yea I guess. But I didn't find him to be that charming tbh. After that, i didn't take Anakin (both young and adult) seriously. It's really hard to believe that that kid became the most iconic villain in movie history. I find it hard to wrap my head around.
Yeah. Every line in the script was just straight up corny and cliché.
Chaos Draco Holy shit I was thinking the exact same thing. But I think Jake did the other lines better tho
GabzitoHD Your profile pic is everything.
This is getting out of hand. Now there are 3 thousand of them
I don't know why there are so many haters of JL's acting skills... He was the best, imho. Devin was good, too but I find he did over acted, especially during the last line ("I won't always be"). Like he is way too dramatic. Keep in mind, they had been looking for someone to play a kid-the-pilot not the Darth Vader. He should not have been too dark at that time. Having said that, Jake was perfect playing a very closed, not so open-minded child (he used the things around him without looking at Natalie much like he is shy of her or what, idk but that's witty).
*sorry for the mistakes, English is my third language
TIITAN He has, but I always got the impression that Shmi was able to shelter him quite a bit and give him as close to a normal childhood as is possible considering the circumstances
@TIITAN Oh so does that mean homeless people want to murder us ok there’s your logic
Oddly enough, the middle kid would have probably done the best, despite choking in the audition. He was the only one who went onto be a successful child/adult actor.
devin was the best choice. Even though jake showed a more natural side, devin can actually act. He has that look that screams young anakin. I would have just told devin to not act so mellow and act more innocent. A good actor can always do both
Ken Lopez no
Ken Lopez These clips didn't show any talent in acting from Devin though. It's a reason those lines were delivered so dull and mellow, because he can't act. And why did Jake deliver them more naturally? Because he can act.
Ken Lopez no
yes
Ken Lopez no
You have to give Jake Lloyd credit, he was a great child actor. Every line he says is so natural, almost as though he's not reading from a script. Many professional adult actors struggle to achieve this
His role and performance in that Arnold Schwarzenegger christmas movie was way better than this?
"And Anakin had to look like Mark Hamill"
Great job guys.
jake lloyd is the best actor amongst the 3
The third kid actually sounds like a nine year old Darth Vader
2:51 Jake doesn't even look at her...
2:59 Poor kid sounds like he's confessing a crime... "All my life".
3:05 The Mark Hamill looking Child....Nails it, gives Natalie enough for her to react too....
3:20 Devin gave me chills when he said that line...
+StarWarsStory jake doesn't look at her? what exactly is he saying that would warrant him having to look at her.. not looking at her shows the characters conviction, determination and focus. Looking at her would imply that he is trying to CONVINCE her - but he already knows his path and needs to convince no one.
vitamincisgoodforme I see what you mean, on reflection but I still think 3rd child, was best.
StarWarsStory that 2.59 part really spoiled it for him came out too nervous and jittery, high pitched.
vitamincisgoodforme I don't think Lloyd's performance was bad, he played the character exactly as he was supposed to, otherwise he would have been directed different or fired. But looking at the line up here, I just think the other kid would have raised hairs on the back of fans necks :P
StarWarsStory yeh who knows every kid has potential and it wasn't any of their fault that the movie was a critical flop..
The kid with the denim jacket seemed so dead inside like someone who passed through some shit at a young age.... That's what they needed jake wasn't that far behind though
Ever since Episode 1 came out on DVD and I saw this casting, I said the blonde kid was perfect for Anakin. He looked like a kid with a dark side to him, but he also looked like Luke. Jake Lloyd was just too much of a child actor. He has all of those typical facial expressions and trying-to-be-cute mannerisms. Totally not Lloyd's fault though, Lucas should've known better.
he choked on his ambitions!
@@wrytw maybe don't include that line of dialogue and work around his personality to make it fit together better id say
Jake lloyd was an incredible actor for that age
Agreed
The blonde kid should have gotten the part. Jake's not a bad kid actor, but the blonde kid had something unique, secretive about his expressions. Like, that's how a kid, who has an upcoming dark future should look. Part of it they just made Anakin WAY to innocent as a kid. They should have made him into a more silent, creative, yet slighly disturbed and secretive.
Anakin's feelings weren't triggered until he became a jedi.
+Jacob dow Completely agreed.Almost as the foreshadowing, even though we all know who the kid would end up growing up to be.
+Jacob dow He is supposed to be an innocent sweet kid. He's not supposed to be a little evil from the beginning. The prequels are there to show Anakin's way from the sweet little kid they found on Tatooine, to becoming Darth Vader. The reason he became "evil" and joined Palpatine was because he offered him help when he was afraid of losing Padme, and Palpatine trusted him more than the Jedi council did. As you remember, they let him be on the council but didn't make him a master.
+Smittz He isn't supposed to be an innocent kid, though. Remember, he was a child slave. If you're a nine year old kid and you grow up knowing you're a slave, it will have an effect on how you view the world and other human beings.
George messed up. Role should have gone to Devon, and it would have made the movie thirty percent better quite easily.
Nexus Verbal If he was just a tough kid going around looking like an asshole and being arrogant right from the start, the character would have no development. But that's just my opinion and i respect that you would have liked Devon better. And Anakin was obviously supposed to be an innocent kid when George portrays him as an innocent kid.
I love how Natalie is just sitting there eating her bagel at the beginning
Jake had most emotion behind his lines. Just how you’d imagine Anakin to be, young and dreamy, and rather melancholic.
The third kid kind of reminded me of young Luke with his voice inflection when he said "all my life!"
Trust me. Even the PERFECT casting of Anakin could not have saved this film.
i know, how could they all sit there and read that abysmal script of think "this is great"???
Zoe TheCat I still think It was good... despite what anyone says
Zoe TheCat it could have
The casting WAS perfect, and the movie was great as well! 10/10, just as the other five original Star Wars films.
Justin Berfield, who played Reese in Malcolm in the Middle, auditioned for Anakin. Just take that in.
How lucky they've had Jake Lloyd in this perfect roll. Aww he's so cute and his voice sounds adorable. Bless him.
2:00 "this is Natalie" "hi" "hi" *Natalie eats a chocolate*
This is freaking adorable
did she not say hi back?..rude..
@@razkable it's rude to talk with your mouth full
@@lyricbot8513 🙄so what
You know that kid got the job when his scene introducing each other was exactly the same line and tone of voice no changes made he nailed it first try
I think jake was the best choice. He seemed the most mature while keeping a childish element to it. The other two seemed very lackluster or overly dramatic
When George was talking to the kids and mentioned tatooine the kids clearly had no idea what he was talking about. When all of them are like yeah yeah you can tell in their voice they have zero clue what he's talking about it's hilarious
i love the way he paused and said..you all know tatooine right?..and then he explains what it is briefly..its a desert planet... lol..wtf ..it reminds me how he will go on a long speech about the hero's journey after saying you know the thing about the hero's journey is and then he explains it ...he can't help it like a tick..he has to scratch it
Man Ewan McGregor had them decked out glasses back in the day
The blonde kid was pretty good!
ExKun and he looked like mark hamil
This wasn't the full audition it was a part of it, in the full audition Lucas talked about why he choses Jake instead of the other kid because he agreed with you the other kid was the better actor but the problem was he looked too much like Luke
@@yugiyami8642 "he looked too much like Luke"
....And this is a downside because???
If this is actually the reason he gave, I don't know what to think of this man anymore.
To all of you who say Jake Lloyd is a terrible actor it's not his fault it was just bad script writing and hearing what he had to go through afterwards especially with all the bullying he received and what he's going through now I hope he can recover and get his life back on track.
I liked Jake in this screentest. IMO he was the best out of the kids shown in terms of those practice scenes.
OK after seeing this, I do get why George and co. went with Jake Lloyd. Of the 3, he was the most natural. Michael Angarano was saying it in monotone (although saying that is funny, cause that's how George ended up directing the actors), and the other kid was saying it too fast. Jake also seemed more comfortable than the other 2 kids.
0:07 Brad Pitt?
No
Kevin Michael
More leonardo di caprio
totally, he was 35 in 1999, he doesn't age a bit.
more like matt damon
"we have 3000 anakins, and a million well more on the way."
LOL
"George knew it would be an incredible task to find the right child..." and we utterly fukt it
Guys ... consider this ... Haley Joel Osment as young Ani
why would you want to ruin his career?
RollOnToVictory It's already ruined.
+Antoine Bandele I SEE DEAD JEDI!!!! LOL
The auditions took place in 97 so i think he could've made it. I'm sure Spielberg would've vouched for him.
I know haley joel Osment as the voice of sora in Kingdom hearts
I’m glad the other two kids didn’t get the role cause they too would’ve been subjected to years of bullying and mean comments from Star Wars fans
If they wanted "Wise beyond their years," they should have chosen the blonde kid--he had a note of melancholy and foreboding in his voice. Jake Lloyd made a weird random facial expression....
+cat thornberg Plus, a kid would sound more depressed and weary when he and his mom have been slaves all their lives.
Jake did well in the movie. I never had a problem with him. George on the other hand didn't do as well and yet Jake is used as the scapegoat oftentimes.
"Devon Michael" to me would've been a better fit. He's got more serious demeanor to him and looks the part. Jake still did a great job, but that Devon kid had chops!
For those who hate phantom menace; I hope you realize how truly difficult it is to make movie whether it’s the top of charts or not.
yeah but look at the new movies and even if it was hard those movies are ass bananas
No one says making a movie is an easy task. It’s the fact that the original trilogy was so iconic and nailed every aspect of what a movie should be, while the prequels only acted as a backstory and nothing else. Who honestly cares about anything in episodes one and two? ROTS was the only watchable one because had the story people had been waiting to hear: Anakins turn to the dark side. The other two are basically just fillers so we can call it “the prequel trilogy.” When you’re bringing one of the greatest stories back to the big screen, “fillers” are unacceptable. I think one of the biggest mistakes was making Anakin that young in TPM. A 9 year old Anakin would have been perfectly fine for 20 mins of the runtime, but the entire movie? Poor choice. By the time he was a teen (AOTC) no one gave a shit. Everyone just wanted to see him turn to the dark side at that point, but instead we had to sit through ANOTHER terrible filler movie with cheesy romance and bullshit politics. Once again, it’s only purpose is to give a little backstory and anticipate the “turn to the dark side.” They just absolutely butchered the idea of a “young Anakin.”
@@EddieMachetti +1000000000000
"I'm a pilot you know and someday, I'm gonna fly away from this place"
...straight to Hell.
LMAO! Accurate comment
Jake was so underated, such a shame how he was treated
Ik. Bullied. Sent to jail. Sister died. And now he has schizophrenia
Natalie Portman is such a babe
I know right especially in ep2 in the arena😍
@@miso_to_zari get a grip it's a 3 yr old comment too btw
Vaderson it’s kinda ironic everyone is replying to a 3 year old reply and also commenting to a comment about a 3 year old reply lol don’t be mean guys cmon
When someone gets annoyed by a person replying to a 3 year old comment so they do the same thing...
Mistjor goddamn, who pissed you off today?