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Star Wars' Mark Hamill Believed Returning as Luke Skywalker For Disney's Sequels Would Be a 'Mistake,' But Felt Compelled After Harrison Ford Signed On - IGN (www.ign.com)

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[–] xyzzy@lemmy.today 36 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I thought this was an interesting take:

"The reason I did Mandalorian was that Luke had a beginning and an end. There was no middle. It was like making a trilogy about James Bond as a young boy who first became aware of the Secret Service and wanted to be a part of it. Part two was him training to be an agent. Part three is earning his license to kill — The End. No From Russia With Love, Dr. No or Goldfinger. You never got to see Luke as a Master Jedi at the peak of his powers."

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

The episode in question is just magical. Him explaining the Force to Grogu and hearing the Williams musical cues makes it feel like a failed back door pilot. It’s so upsetting that we may never get a proper post-Empire Luke Skywalker series unless Luke Skywalker gets completely recast.

[–] Weirdfish@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Makes me think the time is right for a dedicated Luke game series.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago

Felt like one of the weakest parts to me. Star Wars can only stretch it's wings when freed from the bloody Skywalker family.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 days ago

He's right. All anyone has wanted to see since the trailer for Last Jedi was Luke be an absolute badass for once. We got a glimpse of that for Vader in Rouge One, but never for Luke.