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SPOILERS: Rian Johnson and Mark Hamill discuss Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Warning. Major spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi follow… After making the briefest of appearances in 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mark Hamill returned to the galaxy far, far away this past weekend as fans finally got to catch up with Luke Skywalker post-Return of the Jedi in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. […]

Mark Hamill created his own heartbreaking backstory for Luke Skywalker between Return of the Jedi and The Last Jedi

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It seems that going into Star Wars: The Last Jedi, actor Mark Hamill had as much knowledge about Luke Skywalker’s life between Return of the Jedi and the new Sequel Trilogy as the audience – i.e. very little. And so, in preparation for his performance in Episode VIII, Hamill concocted his own tragic and heartbreaking […]

We almost saw a blind Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, reveals Rian Johnson

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Bringing back an iconic character like Luke Skywalker for Star Wars: The Last Jedi must have been an incredibly daunting task for director Rian Johnson. Where do you take a character that has such a staggering legion of fans? Any hard-coated choice for the character could potentially alienate a huge group of fans. With that […]

Mark Hamill didn’t agree to return to Star Wars until Harrison Ford signed on for The Force Awakens

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It has been revealed that Mark Hamill didn’t sign on for a return to the Star Wars franchise until Harrison Ford did. Star Wars, as a cinematic entity, was out in the wilderness for a little while, but when it was learned that the franchise was coming back with original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford […]

Mark Hamill clarifies his comments about “fundamentally disagreeing” with Rian Johnson over Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Back in April, Mark Hamill caused a bit of a stir when speaking about his upcoming role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, stating that: “I said to [director Rian Johnson], I think I fundamentally disagree with everything you’ve decided for me. Now having said that, I have to accept it, get […]

Kevin Conroy says Ben Affleck is the best Batman

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Voice actor Kevin Conroy is considered by many to be the definitive Dark Knight through his work on Batman: The Animated Series and numerous DC animated series and movies. But who does he consider to be the best Batman? Well, in an interview with Comic Book Resources to promote the new animated feature Batman and […]

Mark Hamill says his Star Wars: Episode IX return is “to be determined”

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While it can be gathered from the recently released trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi that Mark Hamill will have much more of a presence than his five seconds in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the actor has revealed to Fandango that his return for Episode IX is “to be determined”… presumably looking to keep […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi interviews with Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Rian Johnson and Kathleen Kennedy

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Following yesterday’s Star Wars Celebration panel for Star Wars: The Last Jedi (which of course included the release of the first trailer), stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Daisy Ridley (Rey) and John Boyega (Finn), director Rian Johnson and Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy took part in a series of press interviews to discuss the hotly-anticipated middle […]

Mark Hamill on the end of the Jedi and whether Luke could turn to the dark side in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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As the Internet collectively analyzes every frame and second of audio in the first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, much of the attention has been focussed on the only real major plot point reveal, which is Luke Skywalker’s line: “I only know one truth… It’s time for the Jedi to end.” Speaking to ABC […]

Mark Hamill shares his thoughts on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

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We’ve already heard that George Lucas has given his seal of approval to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and now Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts on Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie: Perfect Cast Astonishing Action Non-Stop Thrills Grabs U from the 1st frame & never lets go! […]