"I Did Actually Have A Crush On Darth Maul": Hayden Christensen & Ewan McGregor Have A Priceless Reaction In This Unforgettable Clip

Summary Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor react to an interviewer's confession about her crush on Darth Maul in a hilarious interview clip.

The moment has gone viral and been memed, with Star Wars' official X account referencing it.

Star Wars has changed its approach to villains, making them more attractive and relatable, with characters like Qimir and Kylo Ren gaining fans' affection.

One interview clip featuring Star Wars' Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor and the interviewer's confession about her feelings for Darth Maul is absolutely priceless. Star Wars movies and TV shows may have featured many heartthrobs, Christensen and McGregor arguably being two of them, but the original and prequel trilogies didn't often make Star Wars' most powerful Sith objects of desire. While the tides have certainly changed regarding the canon Sith Lords of Star Wars, one interviewer revealed a shocking crush that had Christensen and McGregor flummoxed.

In an interview with KISS FM, posted to their YouTube account, Anakin Skywalker actor Hayden Christensen and Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Ewan McGregor answered a series of questions about Star Wars; however, the interviewer shocked them with the revelation that she once had a crush on Darth Maul. In response, Christensen and McGregor both had hilarious (albeit opposite) reactions.

The moment has since been memed to high heaven and, in the two years since the interview, it continues to make the rounds on social media, entirely because of McGregor and Christensen's perfect reactions. In fact, even Star Wars' official X account has made reference to the iconic moment.

However, this interviewer may have been ahead of her time, as Star Wars has since changed its approach to Sith Lords considerably.

Related 10 Things You'd Never Know About Darth Maul If You Just Watched Star Wars Movies & Shows There are numerous fascinating facts about Darth Maul that one would only know if they looked far beyond the Star Wars movies and TV shows.

Hayden Christensen & Ewan McGregor's Reaction Is Priceless

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Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor's reactions to this confession by the interviewer are absolutely hilarious, especially because they are so different. While McGregor looks thoroughly disgusted, Christensen looks amused and curious. Both of these responses seem equally valid given who Darth Maul is.

Yes, Darth Maul is a vicious killer who not only murdered Obi-Wan's master, Qui-Gon Jinn, right in front of him but also repeated the cruel offense by slaying Satine Kryze, Obi-Wan's surprise love interest, in front of him. However, Star Wars has established that villainous characters can be plenty likable—Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader being one of them. What makes this revelation truly shocking is Darth Maul's appearance.

Darth Maul is a Zabrak, a race in Star Wars that isn't well-known for being attractive. After all, Darth Maul has a terrifying red and black visage and several horns atop his head. There will always be a corner of the fanbase that finds surprising characters attractive, though, as some hilarious comments in various posts of the video have made clear. Yet, Star Wars has made it much easier to fall for the Sith in recent years, marking a fascinating new pattern in the franchise.

Modern Star Wars Villains Are Much Easier To Have Crushes On

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Anakin Skywalker was the first to truly break the mold of Sith Lords, especially in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Many viewers found Anakin attractive in that movie, and Star Wars intentionally fed into that interest by including one of the earliest shirtless scenes in the franchise. Since then, Star Wars has used that trick with its villains several times, most notably in Star Wars: The Last Jedi with Kylo Ren. However, the most recent Star Wars villain feeds into this new trend that much more.

Star Wars intentionally fed into that interest by including one of the earliest shirtless scenes in the franchise.

Kylo Ren had many viewers enamored, and his relationship with Rey inspired an entire group, "Reylos," who shipped the two long before their kiss in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. However, Qimir/the Stranger in The Acolyte may have more fans infatuated with him than any Star Wars character before him. Audiences truly went wild after The Acolyte episode 6, which depicted Qimir removing his clothes and teasing Osha about joining him. Clearly, with this interviewer's attraction to Darth Maul may have been surprising, Star Wars has uncovered how effective a heartthrob Sith Lord can be.

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