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Eric Eisenberg

Star Wars' Mark Hamill Offers Thoughts On More Young Luke Stories, And If Another Actor Should Take On The Role

Luky Skywalker with lightsaber in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

In the last decade, Hollywood has done a lot of exploration and experimentation with digital de-aging, and Star Wars has certainly been a main player – with The Mandalorian and The Book Of Boba Fett both featuring surprise appearances from a young Luke Skywalker. These developments in the sci-fi canon have resulted in fans wondering about the potential to see even more of the beloved hero in this fashion in the future, but for what it's worth, that's not something that franchise legend Mark Hamill is totally into.

The combination of Hamill, young doppelgängers, and digital wizardry made it possible for the aforementioned Disney+ shows to depict Luke Skywalker at a time shortly after the events of Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi, but the actor is of the opinion that Lucasfilm shouldn't make a habit of depicting the character that way. He recently spoke with Esquire about where things stand with Luke and possibilities for the future, and he didn't exactly hem and haw about the idea. Said Hamill,

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