Leonardo Di Caprio says he turned down the role of Anakin.
Leonardo Di Caprio: 'I turned down the chance to play Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars' | NME.COM
I wonder if he would have done with those lines.....
People online have pointed out how much Di Caprio looks like Jake Lloyd, so maybe they were really hopeful they could get him. Hayden Christenson wasn't cast until sometime after the Phantom Menace came out.