“Star Wars” heartthrob Hayden Christensen Jumped over to MIT in Cambridge last night to discuss the science behind his new sci-fi thriller “Jumper” with a panel of experts.
MIT physicists Dr. Edward Farhi and Dr. Max Tegmark joined Christensen and director Doug Liman of “The Bourne Identity” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” fame, to discuss the real-world knowledge and research in the branch of physics that deals with teleportation and quantum mechanics.
“Transporting people isn’t too far off,” the sci-fi stud told the Track while being hounded by a pack of Trekkie nerds. “They’ve already transported a light photon. And to think a few years back people didn’t think TV was possible.”
In the flick, opening Valentine’s Day, Christensen plays a guy who discovers he can teleport himself anywhere. The good news is he can go to Nevis at the drop of a hat. The bad, he finds out he’s in the middle of a war that has been raging for thousands of years between “Jumpers” and those who have sworn to kill them.
So, where would you like to be teleported, Hayden?
“Home, it’s always good to be home,” the Canadian said with a grin.
Christensen said don’t think of him just as a sci-fi kinda guy.
“I do whatever appeals to me, but I have two films coming out that have nothing to do with science fiction,” he said. “It will be a nice change.”
Source: Boston Herald
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