Though changes were also made to the prequel trilogy, the original trilogy saw the most alteration. The 2004 DVD release replaced his appearance as a Force spirit with Hayden Christensen (below), who played the character in the prequels.Ĭhanges in Star Wars re-releases vary from minor differences in color timing, audio mixing, and take choices to major insertions of new visual effects, additions of characters and dialogue, scene expansions, and replacement of original cast members with newer ones. The original theatrical release of Return of the Jedi features Sebastian Shaw as Anakin Skywalker (above left).