Mark Hamill Doubles Down On Controversial Luke Skywalker Feedback

Legendary actor Mark Hamill once more critiques Luke Skywalker’s loss of life in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Final Jedi, the second film within the Star Wars sequel trilogy. This installment options Luke the a lot of the three films from the 2010s, as he briefly trains Daisy Ridley’s Rey whereas having change into disillusioned with the Jedi’s practices himself.

Whereas Rey leaves Luke behind to try to save lots of Kylo Ren/Ben Solo (Adam Driver) from the Darkish Aspect, Luke saves the few survivors of the Resistance by projecting his picture throughout the galaxy to distract Kylo Ren and the First Order so the others can escape. Luke then dies from overexerting himself by way of utilizing the Drive for such a large feat.

In a brand new interview on CBS Mornings, nonetheless, Hamill undermined the intense second this was meant to be by saying that he thinks “it is humorous that folks miss the irony that [Luke] died from an overdose of the Drive.” Different makes use of of the Drive seen in The Final Jedi had been then unprecedented, aligning with Hamill asking: “I imply, who knew that was even a factor?“

Try a clip from this interview beneath:

“Do not you assume if there was even a marginal probability that utilizing the Drive might be deadly,” Hamill continued, “Obi-Wan would’ve mentioned, ‘Use the Drive moderately, Luke?’ Or Yoda would’ve mentioned, ‘Overdo Drive projection, it’s essential to not?’ No person warned me! However clearly, they concluded his story, he died.” Nonetheless, Hamill additionally referred to as it “a pleasant exit,” believing he won’t return to the franchise.

Hamill has a smaller cameo position (as a Drive ghost) within the subsequent film, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker. Since then, Hamill has lent his voice to the animated initiatives The Wild Robotic, Invincible, and Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, in addition to starring in The Lifetime of Chuck, The Sandman, and The Lengthy Stroll.

But Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher are nonetheless immortalized within the zeitgeist because the main trio of the history-making authentic Star Wars trilogy. The reception to the sequel trilogy, led by Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac, was blended, with a transparent downside being the conflicting visions for the story because it was handed between administrators (Johnson and J.J. Abrams).

Years after Star Wars: The Final Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, the franchise will probably be returning to the large display subsequent yr with the theatrical launch of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, following the conclusion of the extremely acclaimed TV sequence Andor. The franchise appears to be shifting past the Skywalker Saga and the story beats that Hamill has derided.