<P> With the release of Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith , which depicts how and why Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side of the Force , Lucas once again altered Return of the Jedi to bolster the relationship between the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy . The original and 1997 Special Edition versions of Return of the Jedi featured British theatre actor Sebastian Shaw playing both the dying Anakin Skywalker and his ghost . In the 2004 DVD , Shaw 's portrayal of Anakin 's ghost is replaced by Hayden Christensen , who portrayed Anakin in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith . All three films in the original unaltered Star Wars trilogy were later released , individually , on DVD on September 12 , 2006 . These versions were originally slated to only be available until December 31 , 2006 , although they remained in print until May 2011 and were packaged with the 2004 versions again in a new box set on November 4 , 2008 . Although the 2004 versions in these sets each feature an audio commentary , no other extra special features were included to commemorate the original cuts . The runtime of the 1997 Special Edition of the film and all subsequent releases is approximately five minutes longer than the original theatrical version . </P>
<P> With the release of Star Wars Episode III : Revenge of the Sith , which depicts how and why Anakin Skywalker turned to the dark side of the Force , Lucas once again altered Return of the Jedi to bolster the relationship between the original trilogy and the prequel trilogy . The original and 1997 Special Edition versions of Return of the Jedi featured British theatre actor Sebastian Shaw playing both the dying Anakin Skywalker and his ghost . In the 2004 DVD , Shaw 's portrayal of Anakin 's ghost is replaced by Hayden Christensen , who portrayed Anakin in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith . All three films in the original unaltered Star Wars trilogy were later released , individually , on DVD on September 12 , 2006 . These versions were originally slated to only be available until December 31 , 2006 , although they remained in print until May 2011 and were packaged with the 2004 versions again in a new box set on November 4 , 2008 . Although the 2004 versions in these sets each feature an audio commentary , no other extra special features were included to commemorate the original cuts . The runtime of the 1997 Special Edition of the film and all subsequent releases is approximately five minutes longer than the original theatrical version . </P>
when was hayden christensen added to return of the jedi
when was hayden christensen added to return of the jedi
2004
2004