The new Star Wars trilogy is as successful as it is divisive. For as many creative liberties directors J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson took with the first two films in the new trilogy, there was one decision, in particular, that has left many fans disappointed - the fact that we never got a proper reunion with Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia.
While we did get an emotional reunion between Han Solo and General Leia in The Force Awakens and a touching scene with Luke and Leia in The Last Jedi, we never saw all three characters on screen at the same time. In fact, we didn't even see Han Solo and Luke Skywalker together at any point in the new trilogy due to the fact that Luke was kept out of sight until the very end of The Force Awakens. And, of course, with The Force Awakens ending the way it did, we'll never get that opportunity.
The best we have right now is a "what could have been," courtesy of Mark Hamill who shared a touching photo of him and Harrison Ford hugging. He captioned the photo "What a Han/Luke reunion might have been like..."
Mark Hamill has been critical in the past of the way his character has been handled in the new trilogy and his caption suggests that even he has some regrets that Luke and Han didn't have one last adventure together. He's since retreated from some of these remarks, but you can still sense some disappointment from the actor.
Mark Hamill is returning as Luke Skywalker (likely in ghost form) in Star Wars: Episode IX, and while it's possible we could get another scene with him and Leia together, it's doubtful we'll ever see Luke and Han embrace like this on the big screen again.
Star Wars: Episode IX hits theaters December 20, 2019. Disney and Lucasfilm have still not released a trailer.