Mark Hamill, J.J. Abrams and a sequel trilogy question: “It’s not Luke’s story anymore”

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Almost a decade beyond the passing of Carrie Fisher, and with Han Solo and Luke Skywalker no more (Luke and Leia passing into the Force and Solo and his physical body ending on Starkiller Base), the opportunity to bring the ‘big three‘ of the original trilogy back together has long gone, and it’s that moment of seeing Han, Luke and Leia together – even in a flashback – that many OT fans felt was missing from the trilogy. Speaking on a recent Actor Roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Hamill revealed what J.J. Abrams said to him when he broached the subject.

“I said, ‘Aren’t we going to have a moment where all 3 of us get together to raise the roof? It’ll only take 30 seconds,'” the actor recalled. “And JJ said, ‘Well, Mark, it’s not Luke’s story anymore.”

What do you think of this? Was Abrams right, or should we have had that moment? Let us know via email or socials and we’ll discuss on the next episode of Making Tracks.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Almost a decade beyond the passing of Carrie Fisher, and with Han Solo and Luke Skywalker no more (Luke and Leia passing into the Force and Solo and his physical body ending on Starkiller Base), the opportunity to bring the ‘big three‘ of the original trilogy back together has long gone, and it’s that moment of seeing Han, Luke and Leia together – even in a flashback – that many OT fans felt was missing from the trilogy. Speaking on a recent Actor Roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter, Mark Hamill revealed what J.J. Abrams said to him when he broached the subject.

“I said, ‘Aren’t we going to have a moment where all 3 of us get together to raise the roof? It’ll only take 30 seconds,'” the actor recalled. “And JJ said, ‘Well, Mark, it’s not Luke’s story anymore.”

What do you think of this? Was Abrams right, or should we have had that moment? Let us know via email or socials and we’ll discuss on the next episode of Making Tracks.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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