Mark Hamill Doesn't Want To Return To STAR WARS For A Good Reason

Mark Hamill famously played the role of Luke Skywalker, but he thinks it's time for the franchise to move on from his legendary character.

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By ChandlerMcniel - Jun 01, 2025 11:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Star Wars

Source: SFFGazette.com

Mark Hamill plays two of the most iconic characters of all time. One is the voice of Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and the other is, of course, Luke Skywalker. Way back in 1977, Mark Hamill debuted as the character in Star Wars: A New Hope. The next two Star Wars films, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, saw Luke Skywalker become one of the most powerful Jedi to ever exist.

Hamill reprised the role of Luke Skywalker in the modern age for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker, although the story shifted focus to Rey.

Luke Skywalker died in The Last Jedi, a moment widely debated by fans as to whether it was a proper send off for the legendary character. However, he appeared in The Rise of Skywalker as a force ghost, something that could certainly happen in future movies. However, Mark Hamill has ruled out the possibility. Speaking to ComicBook.com, he had the following to say:

“I am so grateful to George [Lucas] for letting me be a part of that back in the day, the humble days when George called Star Wars ‘the most expensive low-budget movie ever made. We never expected it to become a permanent franchise and a part of pop culture like that. But my deal is, I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I really think they should focus on the future and all the new characters.”

Star Wars has a big and hopefully bright future ahead of it. The Mandalorian and Grogu, Star Wars: Star Fighter, James Mangold’s Star Wars project set before the dawn of the Jedi, Ahsoka season two, Maul: Shadow Lord, and Star Wars: New Jedi Order are all projects fans can look forward to. Mark Hamill makes a good point. Why stay stuck in the past when there’s so many stories to be told in the Star Wars universe that have nothing to do with Luke Skywalker?

Back in April, Hayden Christensen even teased the possibility of more stories featuring Darth Vader. Anakin Skywalker, and presumably Darth Vader in some form, is confirmed to appear in Ahsoka season two. Just about all Star Wars fans want to see more of Hayden Christensen, and he’s down to do it. If Luke Skywalker doesn’t want to come back, we’ll always take more of Anakin!

Are you disappointed that Luke won’t return in new projects, or do you think it’s time for Star Wars to move on? Let us know in the comments!

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Mandalorian47 - 6/1/2025, 11:02 AM

We’re good on woke hammil anyways

bobevanz - 6/1/2025, 11:20 AM

@Mandalorian47 - lmao here's another one!

clogan - 6/1/2025, 11:30 AM

@Mandalorian47 - You really should stop pushing your childhood trauma onto others. Seek help.

kylo0607 - 6/1/2025, 11:43 AM

@Mandalorian47 - Get help.

Pathogen - 6/1/2025, 1:11 PM

@kylo0607 No, no! Its funny when people like @mandalorian47 and @makeamericagrea spew all the "i wish i was cool" catchprases that make them...finally!...feel like part of a group instead of ostracized for being a dork

V - 6/1/2025, 1:14 PM

@Mandalorian47 - what's wrong with you? MAGAman another alt account? Why

dragon316 - 6/1/2025, 1:46 PM

@Mandalorian47 - I like woke cooking

jst5 - 6/1/2025, 5:24 PM

@Pathogen - I mean Hamill himself said he was "woke" so your issue with the "catchprase" is with him.

Pathogen - 6/1/2025, 5:43 PM

@jst5 - You obviously haven't seen them respond on other threads lol Its like a uniform they wear, proud of looking like dumbasses

ClintthaManster - 6/1/2025, 6:50 PM

@Mandalorian47 - Star Wars is woke, always have been. Sorry you're just now figuring it out.

jst5 - 6/1/2025, 8:22 PM

@Pathogen - I've seen some dumbass post from both sides of thought.That said one of them is clearly trolling and posters keep taking the bait.It's funny everytime it happens.

MakeAmericaGrea - 6/1/2025, 11:41 PM

@Pathogen -

You probably look like more of a dork than I do.

And I'm smarter than you.

Odekahn - 6/2/2025, 8:30 AM

@MakeAmericaGrea - they’re desperate morons clinging to the belief that you, myself, and others are part of a fringe group of people with common sense, and they completely disregard the way the masses voted in November.

They’re the real “dorks” projecting their own shortcomings in an attempt to feel better about themselves.

rebellion - 6/1/2025, 11:05 AM

what he should focus on is being sober for a change

Lisa89 - 6/1/2025, 11:11 AM

@rebellion - what you should focus on is being decent for a change

rebellion - 6/1/2025, 11:53 AM

@Lisa89 - sounds like you and mark share a problem. yikes.

TheNewYorker - 6/1/2025, 11:07 AM

I see the Star Trek fans woke up angry this morning LOL

Mandalorian47 - 6/1/2025, 11:12 AM

@TheNewYorker - get your glasses checked

UltimaRex - 6/1/2025, 11:38 AM

@TheNewYorker - this morning?

Ask any SW fan. They'll all tell you;

UltimaRex - 6/1/2025, 11:41 AM

@TheNewYorker - and that goes double for Star Trek fans lol.

If Star Trek fans weren't angry, it would have ended with TOS lol.

bobevanz - 6/1/2025, 11:18 AM

Rian Johnson.. how dare you.

How dare you.

McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 12:51 PM

@bobevanz - ego. Ego and just being completely out of touch with characterization and Star Wars as a whole. Empire Strikes Back went way over his head, as did the final act of Return of the Jedi.

TLJ quite evidently hurt Hamill big time. I don't think he will ever get over that. Sure, money is good. But that film took the character that is near and dear to him and made it into something he didn't recognize. It's a real shame. At least RJs trilogy got the boot over it.

TheVisionary25 - 6/1/2025, 11:31 AM

I agree with him tbh…

Granted I say this as someone who enjoyed his arc & ending in TLJ but in order for SW to sustain , we need new strong characters to move us forward as they seem to be starting to do now with Starfighter & such which is good.

Thank you Mr Hamill (& co) for giving us one of the best & biggest heroes in pop culture!!.

CorndogBurglar - 6/1/2025, 11:35 AM

We dont need Mark Hamill. We need someone else to play a younger Luke Skywalker.

And we really dont even need that. What we really need is a faithful Knights of the Old Republic era of movies. If they would do that it would save Star Wars.

UltimaRex - 6/1/2025, 11:43 AM

@CorndogBurglar - I don't trust Disney with that.

Sad but true.

CorndogBurglar - 6/1/2025, 12:48 PM

@UltimaRex - Neither do I. Thats I said a faithful KotR. Because I think its generally understood that Disney wouldn't be faithful so its important to make that clarification lol.

If they did KotoR they would have a perfect opportunity to start from scratch and be as faithful as a movie possibly can be. But we know they wouldnt.

McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 12:54 PM

@CorndogBurglar - only way I'd have faith in that is if the Gilroy brothers were behind it. Kennedy would botch anything without a strong creative voice behind it.

Lucasberg - 6/1/2025, 3:21 PM

@McMurdo - team Gilroy!

TheJok3r - 6/1/2025, 11:42 AM

This franchise should move 100 or more years into the future and focus on a completely new cast and setting, rather than ruining the legacy of the current era.

YonnyLayna - 6/1/2025, 12:21 PM

@TheJok3r - I feel they could do a King Dome Come on Star Wars and no more Sith vs Jedi, Empire vs Ressitance, Just múltiple Jedi Houses fighting each other.

DocSpock - 6/1/2025, 12:28 PM

He is smart. Now that they have turned the franchise into complete sh!t, why would he want back in that?

ModHaterSLADE - 6/1/2025, 12:31 PM

Can't blame him, they shitted on his character, it was a dumb decision to ignore the EU Novels because those actually do right by the characters.

McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 12:56 PM

@ModHaterSLADE - eh I dunno overall yes but I'm with George on Mara Jade....i don't buy Luke getting married post RotJ.

dragon316 - 6/1/2025, 1:52 PM

@ModHaterSLADE - novels fans know history of Star Wars by reading and watching fans decide what’s better books or movies comics still original characters in them doing different say comics are better than novels he could have also spoke up if there was something he didn’t like he did first time world in his side
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MisterBones - 6/1/2025, 1:18 PM

Great. They need to stop milking the past too much. Need to be more selective

dragon316 - 6/1/2025, 1:48 PM

He’s right new characters never know what will there future will be andore grogu bb8 Kylo ren Rey are new characters most fans like porgs are half and half.,

He says that now but if Disney throws big pay check in his face he will return jackman did for wolverine and Robert Downey jr did

grif - 6/1/2025, 2:27 PM

hes been to much of an idiot and he knows people wont watch it

Reginator - 6/1/2025, 4:13 PM

@grif - raving nutjob is more accurate

grif - 6/1/2025, 5:42 PM

@Reginator - for real

Mandalorian47 - 6/1/2025, 6:52 PM

@grif - careful the they/thems might attack,they attacked me earlier for saying he’s woke- which he claims and is proud of

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Mark Hamill Doesn't Want To Return To STAR WARS For A Good Reason

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