Star Wars: Mark Hamill Supports Recasting Luke Skywalker for Future Series

Mark Hamill shared that he supports casting a younger actor for the role of Luke Skywalker for future Star Wars projects.
In a recent interview with Esquire, Hamill explained that, after The Last Jedi, he did not expect to make any more appearances as the blue-eyed farm-boy-turned-hero. However, he was convinced when he watched The Mandalorian, noting that he "was very impressed with it." Hamill has appeared, to great audience appreciation, as his younger self in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett thanks to de-aging technology, AI voice simulation, and look-alike actor Graham Hamilton. As fans clamored for more such appearances, the actor said that the process was "unusual" and expensive. "People say, 'Oh, now you're going to be able to do a whole series of Luke post-Return of the Jedi.' I said, 'I don't think so.' First of all, they don't need to tell those stories,...
In a recent interview with Esquire, Hamill explained that, after The Last Jedi, he did not expect to make any more appearances as the blue-eyed farm-boy-turned-hero. However, he was convinced when he watched The Mandalorian, noting that he "was very impressed with it." Hamill has appeared, to great audience appreciation, as his younger self in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett thanks to de-aging technology, AI voice simulation, and look-alike actor Graham Hamilton. As fans clamored for more such appearances, the actor said that the process was "unusual" and expensive. "People say, 'Oh, now you're going to be able to do a whole series of Luke post-Return of the Jedi.' I said, 'I don't think so.' First of all, they don't need to tell those stories,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Sana Younis
- CBR
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