Mark Hamill has made it clear – he’s done with “Star Wars” – but he remains grateful for the series even as he’s aware of the vocal fandom around it.
The actor returned to the role of Luke Skywalker for the sequel trilogy, serving as a major character in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and popping up in a brief appearance in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”. He’s also been famously vocal about disagreeing with some of the decisions made on the films.
Out doing “What We Do In The Shadows” TV series promotions, Hamill tells The Daily Beast he’s surprised by how much has changed. He also says he’s not sure what’s truly causing the divisions between “Star Wars” fans:
“I don’t know when, over the period of time, fandom became so contentious.”But people are really opinionated, and you can’t help but be opinionated yourself, because you’ve lived with the character so long. So whether it was on Episode VII, VIII or IX, I’d have disagreements, and I would say to whoever it was, ‘Well, I don’t know if that’s right.’ But everyone shares the same goal: you want to make the best movie you can.
I love the new cast. I think the characters are great and all the actors are just perfect. I wish I’d gotten to work with them more, obviously, because I was so isolated. But you know, I never expected to come back at all. It was bittersweet, but I was able to enjoy it from a different perspective than years ago when I was in my twenties. So it was just fun to be a part of it, and it was sad in a way, because I knew it would be the last time I’d ever play Luke.”
EW also spoke with Hamill recently and asked him whether he could ever see a time when he’ll be willing to revisit the franchise to which he responded: “Oh, I can’t imagine that, no” and goes on to say:
“I had a beginning, middle, and end. Those films gave me far more than I ever expected when we started out so it’s never even occurred to me. My farewell was in ‘Episode IX’ and it was bittersweet. I love all those people and I certainly have affection for George and the character he created. I’m full of gratitude for what it has given me and my career but I don’t want to be greedy. There are still so many more stories to tell and so many great actors to tell them, they don’t need me.”
The comments come as Lucasfilm is adding more well-known characters to the second season of the live-action “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian” which has already wrapped production on that season.
