Publicity comes easily to most things Star Wars-related, most of it usually good.
This time around, however, the revised DVD edition of Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi has stirred up a bit of controversy.
It's something purists alone will yell bloody murder about, actually.
The crux of the matter is, the director George Lucas has inserted Hayden Christensen as the blue-tinged ghost of Anakin in the DVD (out September 21), replacing original actor Sebastian Shaw.
What fans have a problem with is the fact that Christensen was a mere two years old when the original film was released.
There have been rumours on chat sites for weeks, all of which were confirmed by a sneak peek.
Christensen played the youthful Anakin Skywalker in Episode II.
In the revised DVD, he appears as the ghost of Anakin in three scenes that total just 10 seconds, digitally replacing Sebastian Shaw, towards the end of the movie. The vision is visible to Luke Skywalker alone.
Fans argue that Christensen looks more like Luke's brother than his father, but Lucas doesn't seem to be perturbed. On the feature-length commentary accompanying the DVD, the director says that, as Anakin joins the force, he is able to retain his original identity -- which is not Darth Vader, but Anakin Skywalker.
Confused? Ask the fans to explain. Experts believe the final part of the six-film saga, titled Revenge Of The Sith will be as big a hit as the earlier releases, Episodes I and II. A little controversy can't hurt either.
