Hayden Christensen is set to return to last year’s blockbuster Jumper for a further two movies.

The star is in talks to front two sequels to the sci-fi film and, although the production schedule has yet to be finalized, he is confident he will be reprising his role.

He says, “We’re talking about it. I know that they’re having those conversations, I hear about them. It was set up to become that - a trilogy - if it did well. And I think they’re happy with how it did so they want to make another one. But I don’t think they’re rushing to get into production.”

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Holy frig, look at that hair!? DANG GIRLFRIEND! Here are Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala.

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The second Star Wars trilogy cost Hayden Christensen the chance to work with his acting hero Al Pacino.

The Canadian actor reveals he had to turn down multiple roles during his five-year stint as Anakin Skywalker, but the chance to team up with Pacino was a particularly tough opportunity to dismiss.

He says, “That really bummed me out.”

And Christensen admits he had mixed emotions when his time in movie mogul George Lucas’ world was over.

He adds, “It was definitely bittersweet. I definitely enjoyed the sense of career freedom when they (films) were over.”

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Did anyone see Jumper?  What did you think?

Sci-fi fantasy “Jumper” led the worldwide movie box office after opening at No. 1 in North America and in countries including Britain and Korea, befitting its story about a man who can instantly leap around the globe.

The 20th Century Fox release, starring Hayden Christensen as a “teleporter” and Samuel L. Jackson as his blond-maned rival, earned $67.6 million during the weekend, the News Corp-owned studio said on Monday.

Moviegoers in the United States and Canada, primarily male youths drawn by its “Matrix”-style action, contributed $38.3 million. The data consist of actual sales from Thursday to Sunday and an estimate for Monday, which is the Presidents Day holiday in the United States. Final figures will be released on Tuesday.

The project, budgeted to cost in the $80 million range, was a partnership between Fox and production firm Regency Enterprises, which is controlled by billionaire investor Arnon Milchan. Largely lambasted by critics, it was directed by Doug Liman (”The Bourne Identity”) from an adaptation of Steven Gould’s young-adult sci-fi novels “Jumper” and “Reflex.”

“Jumper” also earned $29.3 million after opening in 30 international markets. This increasingly common practice of simultaneous openings allows studios to align worldwide marketing efforts and combat piracy. Data are a combination of three- and four-day sales through Sunday, the studio said.

The movie topped the charts in such countries as Britain ($6.1 million), Korea ($4.8 million), Spain and Russia (both $3.7 million), Australia ($3.1 million) and Taiwan ($1.3 million). The studio said the film will expand to the rest of the world in March, coinciding with the Easter holiday.

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