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Mark Hamill Clarifies Comments About His 'Star Wars' Retirement
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Mark Hamill Clarifies Comments About His ‘Star Wars’ Retirement


Actor Mark Hamill may no longer appear in Star Wars As Luke Skywalker, but that does not mean that he abandoned the franchise.

While promoting his new film, Chuck’s life, Hamill opened on the recent comments he made about his retirement from the Lucasfilm franchise.

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Mark Hamill wants “Star Wars” to focus on “new characters”

Mark Hamill at the EE Bafta Film Awards 2025 held at the Royal Festival Hall in London
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While promoting his new film in an interview with Comic stripHamill made sure to thank the creator George Lucas For the chance to become one of the heroes of the most emblematic pop culture of all time. However, he continued by saying that he thinks that the franchise should turn to the future and focus on a new casting of heroes.

“I am so grateful to George for letting me be part of this day, the humble days when George called” Star Wars “the lowest budget film ever made” “, he said.” We did not expect it to become a permanent franchise and part of the pop culture like that. But my agreement is that I had my time. I appreciate this, but I think they should focus on the future and all the new characters. “

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He also pointed out that Luke “disappeared physically” after his death in “The Last Jedi” when he became one with force, leaving only one coat thrown on the ground. “I left my dresses behind me. And there is no way that I appear as a ghost of naked force,” joked the actor.

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After the interview, the news of her retirement from the franchise quickly made the headlines. In an interview TODAYHamill clarified his comments, declaring that his role in the trilogy in a row “was like a conclusion”, adding: “My character received a complete closure”.

“I died … and once the Skywalker trilogy was over, it was a whole new era for them [Lucasfilm]”, He added.

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“How much can you do with a ghost of force?”

Mark Hamill at the EE Bafta Film Awards 2025 held at the Royal Festival Hall in London
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Elsewhere in the interview, Hamill noted the limits of appearance as a ghost of force in future films. That being said, he also launched the idea of ​​appearing in a film which mainly focused on the Jedi Fallen who became one with force.

“George gave them this incredible canvas, all the galaxy, they can make westerns, mysteries, comedies, you know, whodunnits, everything in this field of Star Wars, and they are doing so well … I spent my time. I am really grateful, but I really look at the future for all these new projects,” continued Hamill.

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He continued saying: “I saw the big titles:” Mark Hamill left Star Wars. “Well, let me say that they did not ask me. It is not as if they said:” Come back. “How much can you do with a ghost of force?

Mark Hamill says he played “Jake Skywalker” in “The Last Jedi”

The news of his retirement did not exactly shock the fans when he made the headlines, while Hamill was expressed by his disappointment with the way the director Rian Johnson Treaty his character in “The Last Jedi” of 2017. In fact, Hamill was so angry with the understanding of Johnson by Luke that he pretended that he was completely playing a different character.

“I almost had to think of Luke like any other character. Interview 2017. “But I had to do what Rian wanted me to do because it serves the story.”

In another interview Clip, Hamill insisted that the Luke Skywalker that Johnson wrote in the script did not act in a way that made sense to a Jedi.

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“Who is this guy? How is the most optimistic and most hopeful character of the galaxy transformed this hermit who says:” It’s time for the Jedi to end “?” He asked. “I read that and said,” What? ” This is not what a Jedi does.

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