Hayden Christensen Will Meet UK Fans at MCM London Comic Con

Star Wars News · Edition of Thursday 12 November 2026 · covering 5–12 November

Hayden Christensen, Anakin Skywalker himself, is the first guest confirmed for MCM Comic Con London next May, a rare chance for UK fans to meet him just a few months after his return in Ahsoka. Elsewhere this week, Disneyland has started letting fans test a new augmented reality Star Wars game in Galaxy’s Edge, and the studio behind Star Wars Zero Company has laid off staff despite the game selling a million copies.

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Hayden Christensen is the first guest for MCM Comic Con London in May 2027

• What is new: MCM Comic Con London announced on Thursday 5 November that Hayden Christensen, who plays Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader, is the first guest confirmed for its May 2027 show at ExCeL London
• When: The convention runs from Friday 28 to Sunday 30 May 2027. Christensen will be there on the Friday and Saturday only, for autographs and photo opportunities
• Tickets: The on-sale date for autograph and photo bookings has not been announced yet, and MCM says its VIP Legends ticket holders will get first access
• Where to watch in the UK: Christensen’s Star Wars films and Obi-Wan Kenobi stream on Disney+. He returns as Anakin in Ahsoka season two, which starts on Disney+ on Wednesday 20 January 2027

This is a big get for MCM. Christensen does not often appear at UK conventions, and the timing is good: by May he will have been back on screen in Ahsoka, where the first teaser showed him as Anakin in flashbacks to the Clone Wars era. The cast have already promised a lot more Thrawn in season two, and Dave Filoni’s comic Ahsoka – Escape from Thrawn lands on the same January day.

The convention weekend also lines up with the 50th anniversary of the original Star Wars, which opened in the US on 25 May 1977, and with Star Wars: Starfighter, which is due in US cinemas on 28 May 2027. Last month’s MCM London show gave us Vincent D’Onofrio talking about the future of Daredevil, so expect plenty of Star Wars headlines from ExCeL next spring.

Disneyland fans can now test a new augmented reality Star Wars game in Galaxy’s Edge

• New development: Disney launched its Disney Imagineering Labs app at Disneyland in California on Tuesday 10 November. It lets guests try park experiences that are still being developed and give feedback
• The first test: Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Secrets of the Spire, an augmented reality game in which Princess Leia asks players to track down hidden Imperial signals around Black Spire Outpost before the Empire does. Finishing parts of the mission makes droids and panels around the land react
• Who can play: For now it is limited to Disneyland Magic Key passholders on iPhone, and it is only a short opening chapter. An AI-powered Disneyland guide is due to be tested in the app later
• UK availability: None yet. The test runs only at Disneyland in California, and Disneyland Paris has no Galaxy’s Edge. No UK or European release has been announced

It looks like the successor to the old Datapad missions in the Play Disney Parks app, with voiced scenes and a camera that finds things hidden around the land. Imagineering’s Asa Kalama was frank about why Disney is showing unfinished work: “The whole point of being in the park is to be in the park, to not be on your phone,” so the team wants to know what guests actually enjoy before building more. It is the second new way to experience Star Wars from Disney in a week, after five Star Wars films arrived in 3D on Disney+ for Meta Quest.

Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor lays off staff despite a million sales

• New development: Several developers at Bit Reactor, the studio behind EA’s tactics game Star Wars Zero Company, said on LinkedIn late last week that they had been laid off, Video Games Chronicle reported on Monday 9 November. The studio has not said how many people are affected
• The background: Most of Bit Reactor’s staff were reportedly furloughed without pay before the game launched in August. Last month, chief executive Greg Foertsch said some were returning to work, and EA announced the game had sold one million copies
• The game itself: Bit Reactor released a hotfix for save-loading problems and console crashes on Tuesday 10 November. Separately, Star Wars: Galactic Racer publisher Secret Mode said it is still logging player feedback and will only announce updates once they are “100% confirmed”
• UK release detail: Star Wars Zero Company and Star Wars: Galactic Racer are both out now in the UK on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC

It is a hard week for a team that made one of the best-reviewed Star Wars games in years. “I was laid off from Bit Reactor this week after a three-month furlough, and while it stings, I’m really proud of what we built together,” wrote senior environment artist Ryan Lopez. It is a reminder that a hit is no guarantee of security in games right now, even in a year when Galactic Racer has been a success and Disney is promising more Cal Kestis stories to come.

What would you ask Hayden Christensen if you met him at MCM London?