Mark Hamill Was Hesitant To Return To ‘Star Wars’ Franchise

Mark Hamill returned to the ‘Star Wars’ with ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ which released and stormed the box office in December last year. There was a huge buzz regarding whether the actor would return Luke Skywalker in the film or not. But he did, and he appeared right at the end of the film.

Director J. J. Abrams recently revealed at the Tribeca Film Festival that the Virtually Heroes star was initially hesitant about returning to the franchise because of the length of his role. He said, “At first, in all honesty, Mark Hamill was a little bit resistant. Because imagine being Mark Hamill and you get the script for the new Star Wars … He was so kind to do it. And at first he was, ‘Well, will it seem silly? Will it be a joke that he’s standing there at the end?’ And I said to him, ‘I don’t think it will.’ Because this movie is all about him. And I said, ‘It will be like this great long drum roll up to seeing this guy”.

The director added that he got a bit emotional while filming the scene featuring the actor. This was the last and only time he got to shoot Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker. Also, it was his only chance to direct a ‘Star Wars’ film. Rian Johnson and Colin Trevorrow will helm the next two instalments. 

Source: sideshowtoy.com