Everyone knows by now that Luke Skywalker aka Mark Hamill will be returning for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If you didn't know that, surprise and welcome to the world. The actor is not seen in the new trailer but he had a lot to say about his feelings on coming back to the franchise after 30 years away.
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Hamill played the main character of Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy. Since that time, he's played in many other roles and has a made quite a name for himself in voice acting. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Hamill opens up about returning to the franchise after such a long time, "Part of the experience of [Star Wars] in my life was coming down from that, putting it behind me. We had a beginning, middle, and an end. And I certainly, in a million years, never expected to return. I thought, even if they do more trilogies, my story is over."
But he was wrong, his story continues in the new movie but according to Hamill, he wasn't completely out of line for thinking so. George Lucas had told the original cast that there would be no more films years ago. But then, things change, people change, money changes hands.
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He doesn't reveal any details about the new movie but does admit that he knew in advance that the old guard would not be featured in the teaser. Hamill is very positive about the new characters and actors that have taken up roles for the film which is a nice vote of confidence for fans.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to release December 18, 2015.
