Mark Hamill 'can't imagine' returning as Luke Skywalker in 'Star Wars'

Mark Hamill received immense appreciation for portraying Luke Skywalker in Star Wars franchise. He first played character in 1977 and appeared for last time in 2019. re were speculations that Hamill might appear as Luke Skywalker in upcoming films or series, but actor said that he would t be returning. Read to kw more.

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Mark Hamill is done playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars

In an interview with a daily, Mark Hamill was asked wher he would be seen again as Luke Skywalker. actor said that he cant imagine that w. character had a beginning, middle, and end. Mark revealed that those films gave him far more than he ever expected when y started out, so it never even occurred to him. Hamill stated that his farewell was in Episode IX and it was bittersweet. He loves all those people and he certainly has affection for George Lucas (creator of Star Wars) and character he created. He stated that he is full of gratitude for what it has given him and his career, but he does t want to be greedy. actor mentioned that re are still so many more stories to tell and so many great actors to tell m. 

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Mark Hamill has appeared in six Star Wars films as Luke Skywalker. This includes original and classic trilogy, Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of Jedi (1983). He was n seen in sequel trilogy, Star Wars: Force Awakens (2015), Last Jedi (2017) and Rise of Skywalker (2019), which served as final film in Skywalker Saga.

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Besides films, Star Wars is expanding into series. Mandalorian on Disney+ gained much attention from audience. Mark Hamill, who has watched series, talked about it. He thinks makers have a wonderful advant on Mandalorian in that it is ecomical storytelling. y do t have burden of delivering a gigantic special effects extravaganza like films had to do. He said that it sort of gets back to basics of George Lucas envisioning it as a western in . It has that tone of a Sergio Leone Western. He stated that he is very impressed with it and to him, a very smart move on ir part because you cant keep trying to top. It is like superhero movies that have to deliver se gargantuan epics. And with  Mandalorian, y can concentrate more on characters and storytelling. Hamill thinks it is excellent.

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