‘Not my Luke Skywalker’: Mark Hamill’s big gripe with new Star Wars

MARK Hamill’s Luke Skywalker made his long-awaited return as a major player in The Last Jedi. Fans seemed to love it — but the star had one big issue with it.

WHILE filming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Mark Hamill took serious offence to director Rian Johnson’s interpretation of Luke Skywalker, the character Hamill first made famous in 1977.

In a video that surfaced today, Hamill discusses his disappointment with Johnson’s Skywalker, even going so far as to say that the character is “not my Luke Skywalker.”

The actor’s main issue with The Last Jedi’s depiction of the Jedi Master comes down to his belief that the “real” Luke Skywalker would never give up. “Jedis don’t give up. I mean, even if he had a problem, he would maybe take a year to regroup. But if he made a mistake, he would try to right that wrong,” said the original Skywalker.

Hamill as Luke Skywalker.

Hamill described this divergent understanding as a “fundamental difference” between he and Rian Johnson, but he acknowledged that there’s nothing he can do to change Skywalker’s fate. “It’s not my story any more. It’s somebody else’s story. And Rian needed me to be a certain way to make the ending effective.”

In order to reconcile their differences, Hamill “had to think of Luke as a different character.” Said the actor, “Maybe he’s Jake Skywalker — he’s not my Luke Skywalker.”

Earlier this month, Hamill lashed out at Twitter trolls who leaked secrets and spoilers from The Last Jedi prior to its release.

He tweeted: “People who disagree with my politics are NOT my enemies. “Never block them. Never block hate tweeters (sometimes ‘like’ them to bewilder the haters).

“But [I] got two tweets RUINING #LastJedi ending for MILLIONS and BLOCKED THEM INSTANTLY! #WhatIsWrongWithTheseAholes?”

Hamill included pictures from The Empire Strikes Back, during the moment that Darth Vader reveals he’s Luke’s father.

The Sith Lord is shown saying: “I will reveal all the spoilers to you.”

Luke’s response shot shows him shouting: “Nooooooooooo!”

He also tweeted: “What do you not understand about SPOILERS @danielwcarlson?

#KeepTheSecretsOfVIII”

This story originally appeared in Decider.