It seems that it might really be the end of an era as the man who was once the hero to millions of not just kids, says he’s done with a rle he’s played for over 40 years.
Mark Hamill, perhaps best known as Luke Skywalker, saw his character die and come back as a Force ghost in the recent Star Wars sequel trilogy, although many will know that Hamill was not happy at how Luke’s character was portrayed in those movies (watch here for more), howeber, he got some of the character’s dignity back when he appeared, with the help of digital effects and a younger actor, in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett Disney+ shows.
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Since these appearances, where we were reminded of how great Luke Skywalker really was and could still be, we’ve been waiting to find out if or when we’d see him again.
And the answer seems to be that we won’t… at least not looking like older Hamill.
“I am so grateful to George [Lucas] for letting me be a part of that back in the day, the humble days when George called Star Wars ‘the most expensive low-budget movie ever made,’” Hamill says in a new interview, “We never expected it to become a permanent franchise and a part of pop culture like that. But my deal is, I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I really think they should focus on the future and all the new characters.”
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Hamill’s age is doubtless part of the reason that he won’t be back, although many fans have turned on the actor after his recent political rants, bordering on madness, which might also play a role in his stepping down.
On top of this, Disney now has his digital voice and likeness, so Hamill’s participation is no longer really needed to bring back Luke.
Jesus, that was depressing to write.
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Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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