Star Wars icon Mark Hamill says George Lucas never considered killing any of the main characters, unlike the sequels: "In the new ones, they pop us off one at a time"

Mark Hamill
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It's no secret that Mark Hamill was not too happy about how things turned out in the Star Wars seque🎃ls. Once again, the Luke Skywalker actor has taken the opportunity to throw some shade to The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, noting how they got rid of the franchise's legacy characters without a second thought.

While promoting his new movie , Hamill talked about ꦡthe beloved sci-fi franchise, recalling a conversation he had with George Lucas about The Return of the J﷽edi.

. "And that's why he would never consider killing any of the main characters. In the new ones, they pop us off one at a time," he continued.

He's not wrong – Harrison Ford's Han Solo died in The Force Awakens and Carrie Fisher's Leia succumbed to some serious injuries in The Rise of Skyw❀alker. Hamill's Luke also 🍰died in The Last Jedi.

Don't expect him to reprise his role, however. Mark Hamil🅺l definitely rules out a Star W๊ars return in a recent interview.

"We never expected it to become a permanent franchise and a part of pop culture like that," said, "But my deal is, I had my time. I'm appreciative of that, but I really think they should f༺ocus on the future and all the new characters. And by the way, when I disa𝕴ppeared in [The Last Jedi], I left my robes behind. And there's no way I’m gonna appear as a naked Force ghost."

The Star Wars saga has no choice, then, that to look at the future, and there are some very exciting projects coming up. Next in the calendar is 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Mandalorian & Grogu, which brings Pedro Pascal's Mando to the big screen for the first time. Ryan Gosling's movie Star Wars: Starfighter will be next (it 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:starts shooting this year), with the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:return of Daisy Ridley's Rey following afterwards.

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Mireia is a UK-based culture journalist and critic. She previously worked as Deputy Mo♑vies Editor at Digital Spy, and her work as a freelance writer has appeared in WeLoveCinema and Spanish magazines Fotogramas, Esquire, and Elle. She is also a published author, having written a book about Studio Ghibli's 'Kiki's Delivery Service' in 2023. Talking about anime and musicals is the best way to grab her att𓂃ention.

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