{"id":2020359,"date":"2025-09-14T01:32:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2020359"},"modified":"2025-09-14T01:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T01:32:31","slug":"mark-hamill-admits-he-thought-luke-skywalker-returning-in-the-force-awakens-would-be-a-mistake-at-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mark-hamill-admits-he-thought-luke-skywalker-returning-in-the-force-awakens-would-be-a-mistake-at-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hamill admits he thought Luke Skywalker returning in The Force Awakens &#8220;would be a mistake&#8221; at first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\" . \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/9n20rA0poOW_eaG0hcVO4A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/total_film_411\/d5cbc147c5ee4c3c51783fbd3256fa03\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Credit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mark Hamill has recently spoken out about his return trip to the galaxy far, far away that started in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and admitted he had real trouble accepting the offer. In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/mark-hamill-interview-the-long-walk-career-star-wars-1236366094\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Hollywood Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> while talking about his new film <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/horror-movies\/the-long-walk-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Long Walk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Long Walk<\/a>, the former Jedi recalled the initial conversations for Luke to make a comeback, and it took an old co-star to change his mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I had real reservations about coming back. I thought it would be a mistake. You can\u2019t catch lightning in a bottle twice \u2014 they should really focus on a new generation of characters.&#8221; His other expectation before things really got going up again was that Harrison Ford wouldn&#8217;t be on board. The two hadn&#8217;t shared the screen together since Return of the Jedi, and Hamill expected that seeing both their names on top of the star-filled end credits wouldn&#8217;t be on the cards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;And I thought, &#8216;Well, Harrison is not going to do it anyway.&#8217; You could see his irritation with constantly having to talk about Han Solo,&#8221; explained Hamill. &#8220;Once I saw in the press that he had accepted, I felt like I had been drafted \u2014 because if I\u2019m the only one who says no, I\u2019ll be the most hated man in nerd-dom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thankfully, he made the right choice and returned for the new trilogy that set up a brand new batch of adventurers and had Luke go out like a boss in The Last Jedi. But just because Luke is dead, it doesn&#8217;t mean he&#8217;s gone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One project that is in development but has had minimal mention is the untitled Rey-focused movie that would see Daisy Ridley&#8217;s last remaining Jedi try to establish a new order. Of course, reigniting this ancient group of peacekeepers is a big job, in which case it might be worth Luke paying his former pupil a visit in ghostly form. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/every-star-wars-movie-tv-173103437.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:For now though, check out every other Star Wars show and movie headed our way.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">For now though, check out every other Star Wars show and movie headed our way.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Mark Hamill has recently spoken out about his return trip to the galaxy far, far away that started in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and admitted he had real trouble accepting the offer. 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