Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
(Credit: Lucasfilm)
Iconic “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill fielded questions on Reddit on Wednesday, revealing bits about his role as Luke Skywalker and whether he will appear in the next “Star Wars” film directed by J.J. Abrams.
Below are highlights culled from his Ask Me Anything interview.
On whether Hamill expected “Star Wars” to be such a critical success:
“I didn’t expect it to be a critical success. I thought people would like it, because it took so many elements from movies we were familiar with — pirate, cowboy movies, war movies — and added humor. That’s the thing that got me. Science fiction usually isn’t funny. They have an 8-foot furry dog driving a spaceship, he’s naked except headphones, that’s funny. Even if it doesn’t get great reviews it’ll be a cult movie. People will go watch it at midnight because it’s so unique. I thought it would be popular but never thought it would be on the cover of Time magazine.”
On picking up those pesky power converters:
“I get ribbed for that line because it was so whiney. And I remember at the time, I had to make it as juvenile as possible so that I can show how Luke matures later. So it should be embarrassing. It should be whiney and c… [Read more]
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