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Caroline Young

Mark Hamill On Possible Star Wars Return: 'They Don't Need Luke Anymore'

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in The Force Awakens

Mark Hamill has had quite the career, as he’s been in Broadway shows, voiced some of the most iconic characters of all time, and been in dozens of movies. However, the legendary actor will probably always be best known for playing the hero of the original Star Wars trilogy, Luke Skywalker. The actor returned to the role for the sequel trilogy and did work on some of the TV shows as well. However, when asked if he would ever jump back into to the iconic franchise again for one of Disney’s planned Star Wars spin-offs, he didn’t seem keen on the notion. In fact, he says "they don't need Luke anymore."

The beloved star recently sat down with CBS Sunday Morning to talk about his career and what it's like to be cemented in cinematic history as one of the most iconic movie characters. The actor reflected on the role fondly and had good things to say about his experience working on the films. However, there's a key reason why he believes the producers don't need his character at this point. He explained:

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