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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE What happened to the Star Wars baby who played Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa in Revenge of the Sith?
Last month marked the 20th anniversary of 2005's Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, director George Lucas' third prequel to his original trilogy. This month marked the 21st birthday of a pivotal but largely unsung cast member, Aidan Barton, who has the distinction of playing two Star Wars legends. Barton was just six months old when his father Roger Barton - the editor of Revenge of the Sith - suggested using his newborn son in scenes where both baby Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa are handed to their new guardians. During his visit home to Los Angeles - on a summer break before his final year at the University of Colorado film school - Barton opened up about his unique role in the galaxy far, far away. In an exclusive interview with he revealed the hilarious reason why his father wanted to put his son in the movie, and his first experiences meeting fans on the convention circuit. He even shared some never-before-seen footage from the set of Revenge of the Sith with his parents and Lucas. Aidan's father Roger and his wife, actress Andi Wagner, just welcomed Aidan while production on Revenge of the Sith was still happening in 2004. Lucas was planning on using a doll for the scenes where Luke and Leia are handed off to their respective guardians, with Aidan revealing he was 'only six months old' when they shot those scenes. 'I think the first time that, like I was told, was the first time I'd ever seen the movie myself,' Barton admitted. 'I was very young at the time, I'd say probably 4 or 5 when they first showed it to me, and it was kind of one of those moments where we got to that scene, and my dad's like, "This is you, Aidan." And I was like, "Oh, you're funny," and he's like, no, I worked on this movie, and that is you,"' Barton added. He admitted, 'I don't think it really set in until like later in middle school, when I tell a friend, and that, like the reaction, was just crazy and kind of grown into like my love for Star Wars as well.' 'So when I watch the movies and I on my yearly reruns of all the the movies I get to mine. It's just really cool being able to watch it at the end and see myself. He added that when Revenge of the Sith was re-released in theaters last month for the 20th Anniversary, he brought a group of friends and, 'It was quite the experience.' Barton added that he recently got access, 'to a family vault of all my childhood footage,' which included two videos taken of him as a six-month-old baby on the set of Revenge of the Sith, which you can see below. Andi is seen doting over her newborn son as she talks to George about his naps before they decide to change his diaper. Another brief video is after Lucas got the shot, joking with Andi and Roger, 'all that for two seconds on film,' as Andi - while holding Aidan - poses for a photo with George that you can see below. Aidan's father Roger Barton has quite the impressive resume, serving as an associate editor on Titanic and Armageddon before editing Pearl Harbor, Bad Boys II and The Amityville Horror before working on Revenge of the Sith. 'I think they got him from Titanic, which he had shot or edited beforehand, and that kind of led... I don't know the whole connection path, but that's kind of where he ended up,' Aidan said of his father landing the Revenge of the Sith editing gig. Aidan was not officially listed in the film's credits, and his name was known by very few until Mark Hamill decided to tweet a 'fun fact' about Aidan in 2019. He also revealed that his father had a rather hilarious reason for taking on the job... to get his son laid in the future. 'He did it to get me laid. He was telling my mom that, "Hey, we have to do this. This will get him late in college one day putting him in a movie like this." And because he's the editor, he had control over how much time I was on screen,' Aidan said. He added, 'After they had shot me, they put me on screen, and George came into the editing bay and was like, "Roger. This is way too long, like you're you're putting him there just to to keep him up on screen.' 'And my dad's like, Okay, okay, I'll cut it. So he cut it with George in the room, and as soon as he walked out. He just hit command Z a couple of times and left it as is before. So the the time I'm on screen is the one he originally set.' Growing up as the son of an actress and a film editor, Aidan said it helped foster his love for travel. 'Whenever my dad was working on a movie, he'd go on location for 6 months at a time and me and my mom would come visit. So we've been to like Australia, Berlin, like London bunch of areas, so that I got to like travel as a young kid, which kind of grew into my love for travel as my early teens and late whatever,' he said. Aidan also got to be an extra on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, which his father edited, adding, 'I got to meet Johnny Depp, which was pretty cool.' These days, he will be going into his senior year at the film school at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, after he originally wanted to pursue photography. 'They don't have a photography program. So I kind of went more with the film route. I'm hoping to kind of take a path into Hollywood and follow in my dad's footsteps, so I've had a couple of internships this summer for Company 3, and then one for Flawless AI coming up pretty soon,' he said. 'So I'm hoping to go more in that route of film, because there's not much money in photography at the moment, and it's really hard to find a career path that still pays a decent living wage. AI is kind of just killing the industry right now,' he added. He has posted two of his short films on Instagram (@ the first of which he worked on with classmate Kelly Pinch. 'I worked on that, and it was just shot in a week. It was his script and idea that he had for quite a while, and it fit the genre of the project that we had to work on,' he said. The second was also a school project, but a much more personal one, going through footage from his childhood and interspersing that with footage of his home in Pacific Palisades that was destroyed in the recent wildfires, which he posted in April. He was on break from school when the fires broke out, but he wasn't at home in L.A., he was hiking in Peru. 'I was actually in Peru, hiking, a 5 day trek. So the day I left I had no service, and that's when the fire started. So those 5 days I had no idea what was going on, and as soon as I got cell service I was hoping to like text my parents and be like, "Hey, I'm off the trail. Here's some photos," but I just got bombarded with hundreds of texts and news articles, and that's kind of when I found out that the the fires had taken everything,' he said. When asked if making that film was an effort to get some closure while also tackling a school project at the same time, he admitted, 'Kind of both.' 'So I had a final project at that time that I had to be thinking about, and after like discussions with my dad, and he really encouraged me to create a piece that would both be like therapeutic and like an outlet for closure,' Aidan said. 'But his idea was more like narration voiceover, from what I was going through in Peru. But after going home that first time and like getting that drive of hundreds of hundreds of family home videos. I just couldn't not like have that kind of... I don't even know the transition between the two. There was just so much footage at that house that I didn't even need to venture outside of it to create this film,' he said. When asked if his mother Andi was able to rescue anything from the home, he said she was only able to grab, 'a box of files and the dog,' but everything else was lost to the flames. Hilariously, just like Aidan, the family dog is also a 'child actor,' portraying the real Clifford The Big Red Dog in the 2021 film of the same name. 'When she was a puppy. They dyed her bright red and did all the 3D models and scans of her. So she is Clifford in the movie. They just used her like pictures to animate,' Aidan said. While Aidan wasn't officially credited in Revenge of the Sith, his name was first put out there by Star Wars legend Mark Hamill himself. 'FUN FACTS: A) Aidan Barton played both Luke AND Leia in #StarWarsEpisodeIIIRevengeOfTheSith. B) He is the son of that film's editor, Roger Barton. C) I have never met him. D) He is now in high school. E) YIKES! #TimeWaitsForNoOne,' Hamill tweeted, along with photos of young Aidan. However, most of those photos were not actually of Aidan, and Hamill corrected the mistake a few days later. 'WHEN FUN FACTS GO WRONG: A) Aidan Barton played both Luke AND Leia in #EPIII B) He is the son of that film's editor, Roger Barton. C) I have never met him D) He is now in high school! E) 3 pics I posted were NOT HIM. His mom kindly sent me these photos of the #ActualAidan-#MyBad,' Hamill said. Aidan added, 'He made a tweet years and years ago, and he just looked up Aidan Barton, and of course my name was nowhere out there, so he just pulled the 1st 3 images he found, which was some lacrosse player from New England. It was like this is Aidan Barton.' 'FUN FACTS: A) Aidan Barton played both Luke AND Leia in #StarWarsEpisodeIIIRevengeOfTheSith. B) He is the son of that film's editor, Roger Barton. C) I have never met him. D) He is now in high school. E) YIKES! #TimeWaitsForNoOne,' Hamill tweeted, along with photos of young Aidan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aidan Barton (@ 'My mom was like hell no, there's no first release of him. So she contacted his agent, made him make up a new post that had my like new photos,' Aidan said, adding he was supposed to meet up with Hamill, though that didn't happen. 'The day I was supposed to go over to his house in Malibu, the COVID lockdowns hit,' Aidan said, adding there has been 'no contact with the agent' since then. 'But I think it'd be really cool to be up there with him,' Aidan said of Hamill. When I mentioned that Disney recently announced Star Wars Celebration will be in Los Angeles for the franchise's 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2027, I said there should be a panel with him, Mark Hamill, Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman. 'Oh I would love that. That would be incredible,' a smiling Aidan said in response. You can follow Aidan on Instagram (@ and TikTok (@aidanroams) and watch his touching short film about his childhood home in Pacific Palisades above.
Gizmodo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Hasbro's ‘Star Wars' SDCC Exclusive Is the Ultimate ‘Revenge of the Sith' Set
Dark side, light side, it doesn't matter. This year's Hasbro Star Wars exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con is certainly the chosen one, and we're going to take the high ground to acquire it. Celebrating 20 years of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Hasbro just revealed a six-inch Black Series set, exclusively for release at San Diego Comic-Con, of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and their epic lightsaber duel over the lava on Mustafar. Retailing for $110, the set will first be available at Hasbro's booth (#3213) during Comic-Con, which takes place July 24-27 in San Diego, CA. From there, a limited amount will usually go on sale at But what do you get for your money? Well, Anakin and Obi-Wan of course, each with lightsabers and interchangeable hands depending on which moment of the battle you want to display. The set is divided into multiple pieces too, allowing you several options of how you want to pose the characters. Here are some images. Black Series is already the gold standard when it comes to Star Wars action figures, and seeing this massive moment in the franchise brought to life like this is incredibly exciting. Pop on John Williams' 'Battle of the Heroes,' and start acting out all your favorite lines: 'Anakin, my allegiance is to the Republic, to democracy.' 'If you're not with me, then you're my enemy.' 'Only a Sith deals in absolutes,' etc. On the other hand, while the playset elements are undeniably detailed and nice, and these figures are a little more deluxe than your standard Black Series figures thanks to the interchangeable elements and whatnot, $110 does feel a tiny bit steep. That won't matter to most Star Wars fans but it's still a lot to pay for two figures and a few stands. Nevertheless, Revenge of the Sith has never looked better and we fully expect Comic-Con attendees to go wild for this one. What are your thoughts?
Rhyl Journal
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Indiana Jones' whip, the Rosebud sled and Culkin's Home Alone cap up for auction
The Summer Entertainment Auction, being held July 15-19 by Heritage Auctions, also includes sci-fi gems from the Star Wars galaxy like a filming miniature of Luke Skywalker's X-wing starfighter used in The Empire Strikes Back, and the lightsabers brandished by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in Revenge Of The Sith. The Rosebud sled from the title character's childhood sits at the centre of Orson Welles' 1941 Citizen Kane. It is the last word tycoon Charles Foster Kane speaks before his death at the opening of the film that is regarded by many critics groups as the greatest ever made. Long thought lost, the sled is one of three of the prop known to have survived. It is owned by Gremlins director Joe Dante, who stumbled on it when he was filming on the former RKO Pictures lot in 1984. Dante was not a collector, but knew the value of the sled and quietly preserved it for decades, putting it as an Easter egg into four of his own films. Ford gave the Indiana Jones whip going up for auction to then-Prince Charles at the 1989 UK premiere of The Last Crusade. It was given as a gift to Diana, Princess of Wales – who gave it to the current owner. 'These aren't just props. They're mythic objects,' Joe Maddalena, Heritage's executive vice president, said in a statement. 'They tell the story of Hollywood's greatest moments, one piece at a time.' Also going up for sale are a blue velvet suit that Mike Myers wore as Austin Powers in Goldmember, and a Citroen 2CV driven by Roger Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only, one of the films Myers was parodying. The auction also includes essential artefacts from the collection of director Cecil B DeMille, including a promotional pair of the titular tablets from DeMille's The Ten Commandments, which the director had cut from stone from Mount Sinai.
South Wales Guardian
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Indiana Jones' whip, the Rosebud sled and Culkin's Home Alone cap up for auction
The Summer Entertainment Auction, being held July 15-19 by Heritage Auctions, also includes sci-fi gems from the Star Wars galaxy like a filming miniature of Luke Skywalker's X-wing starfighter used in The Empire Strikes Back, and the lightsabers brandished by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in Revenge Of The Sith. The Rosebud sled from the title character's childhood sits at the centre of Orson Welles' 1941 Citizen Kane. It is the last word tycoon Charles Foster Kane speaks before his death at the opening of the film that is regarded by many critics groups as the greatest ever made. Long thought lost, the sled is one of three of the prop known to have survived. It is owned by Gremlins director Joe Dante, who stumbled on it when he was filming on the former RKO Pictures lot in 1984. Dante was not a collector, but knew the value of the sled and quietly preserved it for decades, putting it as an Easter egg into four of his own films. Ford gave the Indiana Jones whip going up for auction to then-Prince Charles at the 1989 UK premiere of The Last Crusade. It was given as a gift to Diana, Princess of Wales – who gave it to the current owner. 'These aren't just props. They're mythic objects,' Joe Maddalena, Heritage's executive vice president, said in a statement. 'They tell the story of Hollywood's greatest moments, one piece at a time.' Also going up for sale are a blue velvet suit that Mike Myers wore as Austin Powers in Goldmember, and a Citroen 2CV driven by Roger Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only, one of the films Myers was parodying. The auction also includes essential artefacts from the collection of director Cecil B DeMille, including a promotional pair of the titular tablets from DeMille's The Ten Commandments, which the director had cut from stone from Mount Sinai.
Leader Live
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Indiana Jones' whip, the Rosebud sled and Culkin's Home Alone cap up for auction
The Summer Entertainment Auction, being held July 15-19 by Heritage Auctions, also includes sci-fi gems from the Star Wars galaxy like a filming miniature of Luke Skywalker's X-wing starfighter used in The Empire Strikes Back, and the lightsabers brandished by Ewan McGregor's Obi-Wan Kenobi and Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in Revenge Of The Sith. The Rosebud sled from the title character's childhood sits at the centre of Orson Welles' 1941 Citizen Kane. It is the last word tycoon Charles Foster Kane speaks before his death at the opening of the film that is regarded by many critics groups as the greatest ever made. Long thought lost, the sled is one of three of the prop known to have survived. It is owned by Gremlins director Joe Dante, who stumbled on it when he was filming on the former RKO Pictures lot in 1984. Dante was not a collector, but knew the value of the sled and quietly preserved it for decades, putting it as an Easter egg into four of his own films. Ford gave the Indiana Jones whip going up for auction to then-Prince Charles at the 1989 UK premiere of The Last Crusade. It was given as a gift to Diana, Princess of Wales – who gave it to the current owner. 'These aren't just props. They're mythic objects,' Joe Maddalena, Heritage's executive vice president, said in a statement. 'They tell the story of Hollywood's greatest moments, one piece at a time.' Also going up for sale are a blue velvet suit that Mike Myers wore as Austin Powers in Goldmember, and a Citroen 2CV driven by Roger Moore as James Bond in For Your Eyes Only, one of the films Myers was parodying. The auction also includes essential artefacts from the collection of director Cecil B DeMille, including a promotional pair of the titular tablets from DeMille's The Ten Commandments, which the director had cut from stone from Mount Sinai.
