Mark Hamill has no plans to return to ‘Star Wars’: “I had my time”

Mark Hamill has revealed that he doesn’t intend on returning to the Star Wars universe – see what he had to say below.

Best known for his role as Luke Skywalker, Hamill recently had a chat with ComicBook, where he spoke of his new film The Life of Chuck, and why he likely won’t return for any Star Wars projects moving forward.

On hanging up his boots as Luke Skywalker, Hamill said: “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 think they should focus on the future and all the new characters.”

Hamill went on to joke, referring to Luke’s “death” in 2017’s The Last Jedi: “And by the way, when I disappeared, I left my robes behind. And there’s no way I’m gonna appear as a naked Force ghost.”

After The Last Jedi, Skywalker appeared in 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, though as a Force ghost. A younger version of the character – though only voiced by Hamill – later appeared in episodes of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. The events of these shows took place before The Force Awakens and its sequels.

The latest Star Wars offering, Andor season two, scored a glowing five-star review from Paul Bradshaw, who wrote for NME: “Andor season 2 wears a level of polish that nothing else in the galaxy comes close to matching. Confident, mature and exciting from the off, the last four or five episodes hit the same highs as Rogue One – enriching the bigger story arc instead of ever just feeling like an add-on.”

Elsewhere, it was recently confirmed that the original cinema cut of Star Wars will be screened for the first time in many years as part of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) Film On Film Festival on June 12.

An upcoming spin-off movie, The Mandalorian & Grogu, starring Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White and Johnny Coyne and directed by Jon Favreau, is set for release in May 2026, too.

In April, it was announced that Ryan Gosling will be teaming up with Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy for a spin-off film, Starfighter. Star Wars: Starfighter is set five years after 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, and will go into production this autumn before premiering on May 28 2027, exclusively in theatres.

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