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Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and producer. He has appeared in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), Warrior (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Great Gatsby (2013), Black Mass (2015), Loving (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), and Red Sparrow (2018) and The King (2019). In 2015, Edgerton received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film for The Gift, a psychological horror-thriller film Edgerton wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred. Edgerton garnered further critical acclaim for his performance as Richard Loving in the 2016 historical drama Loving, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 2018, he wrote, directed and starred in the drama Boy Erased, about gay conversion therapy. In 2019, he starred and co-wrote The King.
Joel Edgerton
Owen Lars
for Owen Lars in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Suggested by stevenkelly
This alternate version of Star Wars: Episode III reimagines the fall of Anakin Skywalker as a slow, emotionally driven tragedy rather than a sudden turn to evil. As the Clone Wars near their end, Anakin and Obi-Wan Kenobi are celebrated heroes whose close brotherly bond forms the heart of the story. However, Anakin's repeated rejection by the Jedi Council, his growing resentment over never becoming a Jedi Master, and the manipulations of Palpatine gradually isolate him from those he loves. After killing Darth Maul against Obi-Wan's wishes, Anakin is condemned by the Jedi, allowing Palpatine to position himself as the only person who truly believes in him. Meanwhile, General Grievous launches a devastating campaign that culminates in a massive battle on Mustafar, where countless Jedi are sacrificed in combat rather than through Order 66. Believing that Padmé Amidala has died and convinced that Obi-Wan and the Jedi have betrayed him, Anakin fully embraces his anger, leading to a heartbreaking duel with his former master. Obi-Wan defeats him but leaves him behind, mourning the loss of the brother he once knew. At the same time, Yoda discovers Palpatine's true identity but realizes the Sith's victory cannot be overturned immediately, choosing exile and patience instead. Padmé, Obi-Wan, and Owen Lars escape the fallen Republic and secretly decide that Padmé's unborn child must be raised far from politics and the Jedi. As Palpatine is celebrated as the Republic's savior and consolidates his power, Owen returns to Tatooine with the infant Luke Skywalker, ending the story on a bittersweet note that preserves hope for the future while emphasizing the tragic cost of Anakin's downfall.
