US Edition"I Had My Time": Mark Hamill Says He’s Done With ‘Star Wars’
- Mark Hamill stated in a 2025 interview that his time as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars has ended, concluding his long tenure with the franchise.
- Hamill originally gained the role after a cattle call audition and chose to focus on theater and voice acting to move beyond his Star Wars identity.
- He has maintained a prominent voice acting career, notably as the Joker for over three decades, and recently stars as a grandfather in the Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck.
- Hamill reflected, "I had my time," and advised focusing on new Star Wars characters while appreciating his past contributions to the space saga.
- This transition illustrates Hamill’s desire to embrace new roles and suggests his future work will center on diverse characters outside the Star Wars universe.
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Mark Hamill Says Carrie Fisher Told Him to ‘Embrace’ His ‘Star Wars’ Fame After Downplaying It While Performing on Broadway: ‘Get Over Yourself. You’re Luke Skywalker’
Mark Hamill says Carrie Fisher once had to remind him where he came from. During a recent interview on NPR’s “Fresh Air,” Hamill remembered that Fisher encouraged him to “embrace” his “Star Wars” roots after Hamill omitted the credit from a Broadway playbill. “[Carrie Fisher] came to see a Broadway show of mine,” Hamill said. “And in the playbill, in my bio, I listed all my theater credits and at the end it said, ‘He’s also known for a serie…
Mark Hamill recalls Carrie Fisher checking him for downplaying 'Star Wars fame: 'Get over yourself — you're Luke Skywalker'
"So she was someone that sort of put it in perspective for me," he admits of the late Fisher, who died in 2016.Jesse Grant/Getty Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher speak onstage during Star Wars Celebration 2015Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill didn't just play perhaps the most famous sibling pair of all time, they seem to have acted like it off the big screen, too.One time in particular, Fisher called him out for being a bit bashful about their Star War…
Mark Hamill Is Done Defying God & Nature With 'Star Wars' Cameos
After The Mandalorian Season 2 trotted out a surprise Luke Skywalker cameo that showed Star Wars had already come a long way from the CGI abominations in Rogue One, Lucasfilm inexplicably doubled down on its Uncanny Valley Luke in The... Read more...
Mark Hamill Says It’s Time for Star Wars to Move On From Luke Skywalker
Mark Hamill may be ready to leave the lightsaber behind for good. In a recent interview promoting his upcoming film The Life of Chuck, the Star Wars legend reflected on his time playing Luke Skywalker—and indicated that it may be time for the galaxy to move on. The post Mark Hamill Says It’s Time for Star Wars to Move On From Luke Skywalker appeared first on That Park Place.
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