While he may have returned to the role of Luke Skywalker on a number of occasions since his characters demise in The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill – speaking with The Hollywood Reporter in a wide ranging interview that looks at his current role in The Machine – believes that his time as the son of the Chosen One is at an end, despite those incredible advancements that allowed a Luke Skywalker over 30 years Hamills junior to become a ‘reality’.
MH: “When I read [Episode] VIII, I knew it was over. So I was relishing every moment, but also saying goodbye to all those people that I had associated with over the years. So I still miss them,” Hamill says.
But unexpectedly, Hamill ended up saying hello to young Luke again in 2020 and 2022, courtesy of Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni’s Disney+ series, The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Hamill, along with a double and deep fake technology, helped create Luke, post-Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, in order to aid Grogu’s way forward.
However, despite recent news that his sequel trilogy co-star Daisy Ridley would be returning to the role of Rey in Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s untitled Star Wars film that’s set 15 years after the events of Rise of Skywalker, Hamill, at this moment in time, does not expect to resume Force ghost duties.
“No, I don’t have any expectations of that happening,” Hamill bluntly states.
