As Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader, Hayden Christensen will soon be making an appearance in the upcoming Obi-Wan series set in the Star Wars universe greatest acting role return. After his appearances in Episodes II and III, Christensen mainly played in films that no longer brought him much attention.
One exception is Jumper, which is one of the most well-known films starring the star. Even if Jumper wasn’t a flop back then, it was planned sequels but never reality.
With scathing reviews, Jumper’s sci-fi universe went under straight away
In the plot of the sci-fi blockbuster, teenager David Rice (Hayden Christensen) discovers that he is known as a jumper with superhuman abilities can teleport from one place to another around the world. In addition to the benefits, however, his life is soon in danger when the secret organization of the Paladins, led by Roland (Samuel L. Jackson), hunts him down.
Watch a German trailer for Jumper here:
Jumper – Trailer (German)
Even though Jumper grossed over $225 million worldwide on a budget of just over $85 million, according to Box Office Mojo, the sci-fi story remained a standalone film. The novel on which the film is based offered even more volumes to continue the story. Leading actor Hayden Christensen also spoke about the fact before the theatrical release Jumper definitely designed for multiple films was.
In addition to the financial box-office result, Jumper is likely to have failed primarily because of the reception. The reviews at the time were scathing and above all criticized a miserably written screenplay. At Rotten Tomatoes, Jumper only has a meager 15 percent average to date.
A kind of jumper lookup was only available on YouTube Premium. Here 2 seasons of the spin-off series Impulse were published, revolving around another main character with teleportation abilities. In 2020, however, the offshoot was also discontinued.
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