After 53 years of acting, Mark Hamill claims to be motivated only by “interesting” and “atypical” roles

After more than five decades in the sector, Mark Hamill He is not chasing the successes or cameo of superheroes. In these days, the actor says he feels only forced to take roles that surprise him and push him into a new territory.

While Hamill focuses mainly at work off the pitch now, he admitted that he did not end up completely if the right project arrives.

“The more you do, the less interest you. So, I was not dramatic as’ oh, I will retire. I told my agent, I will continue to make voice out of the field, but I don’t appreciate the idea of ​​going to the place and leaving my family.

“Why [with] Voiceover, they are four hours sessions. You may have two in one day, but then go home to your wife and dogs and sleep in your bed. All I was saying is that I am at a point where I no longer have the fire in my belly. “

In 2019 in San Diego Comic-Con, Hamill said that he was moving away from live action, but his decision moved when Mike Flanagan He offered him a role The fall of the house of the usher For Netflix. That experience rekindled his interest and immediately after he was thrown Chuck’s lifeAnother Flanagan project based on a story by Stephen King.

Unlike the typical Horror King-Flanagan combination, Chuck’s life It is a moving drama on a man who dies of cancer, told in reverse order. Hamill played Chuck’s grandfather, Albie, and the unexpected nature of history has attracted him.

From there, Flanagan’s collaboration led to another adaptation of the king, The long walkdirected by Francis Lawrence and written by JT Mollner.

“I am not on the phone with my agent who says I have to be in a Marvel film. I don’t care. And what happened was, they offered me the wild robot and I love animation. It is in my helmsman.

“This, I had the opportunity to sleep in my bed. The same with the king of the kings, who came out at Easter. But then, Chuck’s life, I had worked with Mike in the autumn of the Usher house.

“And I was taking between Mike and Stephen King’s reputation, this will be the supernatural horror epic of all time, and I could not believe how atypical it was for both. And unlike anything I have ever done or that he was part, I said, ‘Oh, I must surely do it.’ It is not a biggie. “

The long walk It is based on King’s first novel and tells the story of a dystopian race in which 100 boys have to walk without stopping. If they remain behind, they die. Cooper Hoffman The stars like Ray Garraty, with Hamill who plays the eldest, the authoritarian figure who supervises the brutal event.

The cast also includes David Jonsson, All nyot, Garrett Wareing, Ben Wang, Joshua Odjick, Charlie PlummerAND Judy Greer.

“With the long walk, it has been taken in Canada. It is such a beautiful country. And in a certain sense it works because you are isolated. You are away from home.

“You are really much more busy in the material at hand because you don’t have to do with your books, your toys and your TV and all these things you have at home.

“I mean, it is more a commitment to be far away. And I understand if they are offering me interesting things like this, they are motivating me in a way that I would not have imagined if I were alone.”

After a legendary career that crosses Luke Skywalker and countless roles of voiceover, Hamill is not chasing the spotlight. He is chasing stories that challenge him. And for fans, this means that every time it comes to the screen, it will be something that is worth looking at.

Source: Gamesradar+