Mark Hamill admits he thought Luke Skywalker returning in The Force Awakens "would be a mistake" at first

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Star Wars legend had to search his feelings before coming back as Luke

Mark Hamill has recently spoken out about his return trip to the galaxy far, far away that started in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and admitted he had real trouble accepting the offer. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter while talking about his new film The Long Walk, the former Jedi recalled the initial conversations for Luke to make a comeback, and it took an old co-star to change his mind.

"I had real reservations about coming back. I thought it would be a mistake. You can’t catch lightning in a bottle twice — they should really focus on a new generation of characters." His other expectation before things really got going up again was that Harrison Ford wouldn't be on board. The two hadn't shared the screen together since Return of the Jedi, and Hamill expected that seeing both their names on top of the star-filled end credits wouldn't be on the cards.

"And I thought, 'Well, Harrison is not going to do it anyway.' You could see his irritation with constantly having to talk about Han Solo," explained Hamill. "Once I saw in the press that he had accepted, I felt like I had been drafted — because if I’m the only one who says no, I’ll be the most hated man in nerd-dom."

Nick Staniforth
Nick Staniforth
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Nick is a freelancer whose work can be found at Screen Rant, The Digital Fix, and Looper. He loves movies, TV, DC, and Marvel. He also believes that the best Robin Hood is still a talking fox.

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