09/06/2004

Star Wars star Hayden Christensen is trying something completely different from his role in the sci-fi epic he will play a toy boy lover in a British period drama.

Christensen - whose character Anakin Skywalker who becomes evil Darth Vader in next year's final Star Wars movie - will be seduced and "taught the ways of love" by Hollywood star Jessica Lange in Cheri, to be directed by British theatre impresario Bill Kenwright.

Kenwright reveals: "It's in its very early stages but its called Cheri and is based on the novel by French writer Colette.

"The whole thing is set in 1913 and Judi Dench is onboard to play Hayden's mother."