Following the news that J.J. Abrams might be fixing the problems with Rey, now could Luke Skywalker be alive for Star Wars: Episode IX?
If Mark Hamillâs theory holds any validity, it could be true!
The latest in a long line of remarks from Mark Hamill (see below) regarding problems with Luke Skywalker is that he might actually be alive for Star Wars: Episode IX. We all saw Luke sit on his ass for Kathleen Kennedy and Rian Johnsonâs Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but now Mark Hamill hints something epic could be in store for Luke in Episode IX, which sees J.J. Abrams directing the movie and not Johnson.
Mark Hamill recently appeared at the Irish version of Oscars and was questioned about Star Wars and the fate of Luke.
âI refuse to believe that heâs gone,â Hamill told the BBC. âMy theory is he just teleported to somewhere else and left his robe behind. He teleported to a nudist colony, thatâs what Iâm hoping.â
The theory of Luke teleporting isnât actually a bad idea as it would explain why his robotic metal arm and hand disappeared. So did his robot hand get swept into The Force as well (lol)?
Check out more of what Hamill didnât like about Luke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi below.
Reveals the epic original ending to Star Wars: The Force Awakens was changed to accommodate Rian Johnsonâs The Last Jedi:
âWhen we were doing [The Force Awakens], Rian said, âWe might have boulders floating to show your Force emanatingâ, so I was led to believe that I still had the Force and it was really strong in me,â Hamill said. âWhen I read [The Last Jedi] before [The Force Awakens] came out, I said âwhat?!â and called JJ [Abrams] or Rian [Johnson] to say, âAre you guys aware of this? Have you seen a cut? Is there floating boulders?â And they said, âNo, we caught that and we worked it all out.’â
Didnât agree with Rian Johnsonâs approach to Luke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi:
I said to Ryan, I said, âJediâs donât give up. I mean even if he had a problem he would maybe take a year to try and regroup, but if he made a mistake he would try and right that wrong.â So right there we had a fundamental difference, but itâs not my story anymore. Itâs somebody elseâs story, and Ryan needed me to be a certain way to make the ending effective. Thatâs the crux of my problem. Luke would never say that. Iâm sorry. Well in this version, see Iâm talking about the George Lucas Star Wars. This is the next generation of Star Wars, so I almost has to think of Luke as another character. Maybe he is Jake Skywalker. Heâs not my Luke Skywalker, but I had to do what Ryan wanted me to do because it serves the story well, but listen, I still havenât accepted it completely. But itâs only a movie. I hope people like it. I hope they donât get upset, and I came to really believe that Ryan was the exact man that they need for this job.
Agreed with Colin Trevorrowâs approach to Luke Skywalker in Episode IX (Trevorrow was fired):
The changes in the directors have been hard for me because I admire Phil so much. I admire Chris so much. I admire Colin, and their body of work. But again, itâs got to be real difficult to come to a meeting of minds on something this massive. I had discussions with Colin. I was very excited because we were on the same page in terms of where we wanted to go and how we wanted to see Luke in a way that we never seen him. Even in this current version. But I donât know what went on. I donât want to know because there is no upside to that story. I like all those people. I like Kathy, and I like Lawrence Kasdan and all the people involved in that decision, but sometimes ignorance is bliss. And they donât tell me anything [laughs].
