Australian actor Matthew Newton could portray the lead hero in an upcoming Star Wars television series, according to SciFi Wire.

Apparently not content to end the franchise with a record-breaking opening for the last of the feature films, George Lucas has reportedly checked on Newton's availability to see if he's free to join the cast of Star Wars to return to the small screen.

As reported in the Oz Sunday Herald Sun Newspaper, Lucas first met the young actor who appeared in the movie "Queen of the Damned" when he auditioned to play a young adult Anakin Skywalker in "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones."

Newton, now 28, is believed to be the runner-up to Hayden Christensen, who concluded the evolution of the character into Darth Vader. In fact, Newton was even flown to Skywalker Ranch to test for the role.

Speculation centers around Newton being considered to play the lead hero in the show, which is expected to follow the lives of all-new characters.

"Revenge of the Sith" brought in a record $158.5 million over its opening four days. However, "Spider-Man 2" still has the highest income over a Friday-through-Monday weekend, earning $114.8 million in 2002 to "Revenge's" $108.5 million over a comparable three-day period.