Mark Hamill pitched a different (better) ending to Star Wars: The Force Awakens that would have reunited Luke, Han, and Leia
Star⛄ Wars: The Force Awakens could have been very different had Mark Hamill got his own way

Think back to that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Star Wars: The Force Awakens ending in 2015. I know, I know. It was a long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But the last shot of Rey having found Luke on Ahch-To made the eventual wait until the Jedi Master even spoke in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Star Wars: The Last Jedi an especially 🦩excruciating one. If Mark Hamill had his way, though, Luke would not only have spoken a lot sooner, but the Force Awakens ending would have been much more of a crowd-pleaser, bringing together Luke, Han Solo, and Leia for one final hurra𒀰h.
While speaking to for its Awards Chatter podcas✅t, Hamill – who has been candid in the past about his disagreements with certain aspects of the recent trilogy – opened up about his elevator pitch to The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams.
“You can still have me come in at the very end,” Hamill outlines. “But how about this? Leia’s trying to contact me telepathically. She gets frustrated because there’s no answer so she rushes to the new Death Star [the Starkiller base]… and she almost gets there but she’s stopped by two Stormtroopers. Just before she’s abdu💯cted, one Stormtrooper turns to the other and blows him away, pulls off his helmet and says “Hi sis, I’m here to rescue you.”
Presumably, this would have taken place around the time Han Solo gets brutally killed by his son, Kylไo Ren, as Hamill explains: “It would have been more effective for people who have a history with Han Solo to witness his death and be unable to stop it.&🐭rdquo;
So, ꦑno wordless cameo, no silent contempl🎀ation of Han’s death in The Last Jedi. Just one final reunion and a moment that, as Hamill puts it, “would have blown the roof off.”
Admit it, you kinda prefer this version, don’t y꧑ou? Of course, Abrams rejected the idea and the rest is history – even if it wasn’t Hamill’s first choice.
Here are the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new Star Wars movies coming your way over the next few years!
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