Mark Hamill says Lucasfilm should reframe Luke Skywalker if they want to tell those stories

Lucasfilm had some fun playing with a younger version of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars shows they developed. Film technology is getting really great for aging actors and seeing young Luke back in action was awesome! But, as you can imagine, it’s a bit strange for Mark Hammill.

During a recent interview with Esquire, Hamill said, “It’s unusual to see yourself like this. It can’t be cheap. The big question is, will we see Luke again in any future projects? There is a whole story to be told with him between the events of Return of the Jedi AND The force awakens.

It is very likely that we could see Luke Skywalker again. Hamill doesn’t think Lucasfilm needs to tell those stories, but if they do, he thinks they should recast the role with an age-appropriate actor. He said:

“People say, ‘Oh, now you’ll be able to do a whole series of Luke after Return of the Jedi.’ I said, “I don’t think so.” First of all, they don’t need to tell those stories, but if they do, they might find an age-appropriate actor.”

It wouldn’t be the first time Lucasfilm has recast a Star Wars legacy actor, but that’s something they don’t do often. As of right now, it seems like they’re happy with the anti-aging tech, but if they wanted to tell a whole new story for the character, I wonder what they’d do. Would Lucasfilm recast or would they go all out with anti-aging technology? Maybe we’ll find out one day.

When Hamill was asked if he’d be willing to reprise his role in the next Rey Skywalker film, potentially as Force Ghost, he said, “There’s one thing you learn working for Lucasfilm: everything is confidential. So if I was involved, I couldn’t tell you. And if I wasn’t involved, I couldn’t tell you. So, I don’t know. We’ll all find out together, I guess.