Hey, whaddya know, it's official: the new Anakin Skywalker has been chosen. Son of the Force, father of Luke, Hayden Christensen gets to live all his childhood fantasies by wielding a lightsaber and using the Force. Cool!

Of slightly over the age to be a rabid Star Wars fanatic, I'm holding high, high hopes for the rest of the prequel trilogy. Despite the fluffiness of Episode 1 - or actually maybe because of it - I think the rest of the series will prod buttock. Come on, sibling Jedis. We know how dark and menacing it's going to be by the end of this three. About as dark and menacing as it was at the start of New Hope.

I can't wait.