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Leonardo DiCaprio could have been in 'Star Wars'

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Leonardo DiCaprio recently revealed that he turned down the part of Anakin Skywalker in the 'Star Wars' prequels.

The 41-year-old actor said that he was set to take the role of the young Jedi knight in 'Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,' but it eventually went to Hayden Christensen, reports News.com.au.

When asked whether he auditioned for the role, DiCaprio said that he did have a meeting with George Lucas about that, but he didn't feel that he was ready to take that dive at that point.

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First Published: Dec 31 2015 | 10:59 AM IST

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