Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen Unite at Star Wars Celebration 2017

Jenna Anderson

04/13/2017 10:04 pm EDT

Star Wars Celebration Orlando 2017 is currently underway in Orlando, Florida, uniting fans of the expansive Star Wars universe. As it turns out, it is also uniting the casts of the franchise's trilogies of films - including an unexpected, but much-anticipated pairing.

While franchise stars Hayden Christensen and Mark Hamill both participated in today's festivities, including the highly-anticipated Star Wars 40 panel, the two did not appear alongside each other. That is, until red carpet photos from the event were shared online.

That's right, Anakin and Luke Skywalker united in person, and the resulting photos are pretty fantastic.

Christensen's appearance at Star Wars Celebration - despite being announced in late March - came as a surprise to much of the Star Wars fanbase. The actor hasn't appeared at a Star Wars Celebration since 2002, to promote Attack of the Clones.

Christensen joined some pretty good company for today's 40th celebration panel. Aside from Hamill, attendees at the panel included appearances fellow Star Wars cast members Ian McDermid, Peter Mayhew, Harrison Ford, Warwick Davis, Billy Dee Williams, Samuel L. Jackson, and Billie Lourd. The panel also included Lucasfilm CEO Kathleen Kennedy, Star Wars Rebels showrunner Dave Filoni, and of course, franchise creator George Lucas.

Click through our gallery below to see Christensen and Hamill's photos.

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