Mark Hamill, who famously played Luke Skywalker in several Star Wars films, says he’s not interested in filming for the franchise again.
During a May 31 interview with ComicBook, Hamill referenced that Daisy Ridley is returning to play Rey Skywalker for an upcoming film titled, New Jedi Order. As fans are aware, Rey was trained by Luke to hone in her Jedi skills in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which premiered in 2017.
Hamill told the publication that he thinks the Star Wars franchise should move on from Luke’s story.
“I am so grateful to George [Lucas] for letting me be a part of that back in the day, the humble days when George called Star Wars ‘the most expensive low-budget movie ever made,'” said Hamill during the interview. “We never expected it to become a permanent franchise and a part of pop culture like that. But my deal is, I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I really think they should focus on the future and all the new characters.”
Hamill also noted that Luke died in The Last Jedi. While his character could come back as a force ghost, Hamill said he rather not return as post-death Luke, for a specific reason.
“And by the way, when I disappeared in [The Last Jedi], I left my robes behind. And there’s no way I’m gonna appear as a naked Force ghost,” joked Hamill.
Hamill spoke about filming the first Star Wars film, which premiered in 1977, during a June 2023 interview with CBS Sunday Morning. He said he, the late Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia, and Harrison Ford, who played Han Solo, did not know how popular the franchise would become.
“We started the publicity tour, it was Carrie, Harrison, and me and when we landed in Chicago, I looked out and I saw there were crowds outside. I said, ‘Hey you guys there must be somebody famous on this plane,” said Hamill during the 2023 interview. “We’re looking around for some super star athlete or something. [The fans were] dressed like us! There was no merchandising at the time. So they had made homemade lightsabers and all these things. We sort of looked at each other and said, ‘Wow.'”