Star Wars has always been a star-maker. Harrison Ford went from being a former carpenter to being Indiana Jones and starring in countless action movies. Carrie Fisher was already Hollywood royalty, but Star Wars allowed her to build her writing career. Mark Hamill went from a fresh-faced actor to voicing the Joker and reaching the ultimate goal of fame: hosting The Muppet Show.
But with its next original movie, Star Wars is trying something brand new: making a Star Wars movie like any other blockbuster space opera, with a proven star and director. A new quote from that star proves how this story exists not just as a good Star Wars movie, but as a good movie regardless.
