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Update: Mark Hamil has said the rumor is false news.

Earlier saw the news of Star Wars: Episode VIII filming in Ireland with set pics and possible details, and now a new rumor is stating Mark Hamill was almost killed last year while filming The Force Awakens at the same location.

According to the UK’s Mirror, an onlooker witnessed Mark Hamill slipping during a “dangerous climb in a treacherous spot” on Skellig Michael.

It’s claimed Mark Hamill took a tumble on the steps leading to the Christan Monastery, but his life was saved by a quick-acting guide from the Irish Office Of Public Works who caught the actor.

Various other UK gossip sites and the NY Daily News are reporting similar news.

This isn’t the first time a mishap has occurred on the set of the new Star Wars movie as Harrison Ford and JJ Abrams both sutained injuries when the door of the Millennium Falcon crashed down. Harrison’s ankle was injured and Abrams broke his back.

Hamill also was involved in a car accident the day before he was to shoot a final scene for Star Wars: A New Hope.

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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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It was recently learned that Star Wars: Episode VIII will be filming in Ireland, and now pre-production set pics and even rumors have hit the net.

Potential spoilers follow.

Set images from Skellig Michael in Ireland reveal director Rian Johnson as well as equipment and tents being set up.

According to a local who has talked with workers on the set, the scene is said to possibly involve Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and what may be a Jedi Monastery.

Note: Hamill filmed scenes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the same location last year, so this could obviously be the same setting in both films. It’s also mentioned that Hamill’s family is currently in Ireland.

StarWars7News has it as:

Tents and tarps full of equipment were all over the island completely unguarded apart from one tent which lay on top of a fake sandy coloured rock built for the filming… My guess is Luke will be standing on that tomorrow. Talking to people who I can’t name as they were afraid of getting in trouble, we discovered that there were definitely droids already locked away on the island (presumably BB-8 or R2-D2 or both, but couldn’t confirm because they hadn’t seen any of the movies). Along with the droids were weapons, presumably a lightsaber or two. We also discovered that the set had been described as a “Jedi Monastery”, (although I don’t know the validity of that) and scenes were to have wind and rain machines, which we later discovered and took photos that you can see here.

“Star Wars: Episode VIII” has a May 27, 2017 release.

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Check out a first look at Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has a December 18, 2015 release directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Abrams. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk are producing, and John Williams returns as the composer.

Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Lupita Nyong’o and Gwendoline Christie will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker in the new film.

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A couple of days ago saw GQ magazine publisher parody pictures of comedian/actress Amy Schumer in various sexual situations with Star Wars characters.

Typical of the internet, some fans exploded, which caused Disney Lucasfilm to officially respond.

Now Mark Hamill joins in, but the Luke Skywalker actor takes it a lot better than some of the wannabe Jedi Knights.

“Got excited when I saw [the] Amy Schumer GQ Magazine pics and thought she was just cast in [Star Wars: Episode] 8!” Hamill tweeted. “We should be so lucky.”

The reaction to the Amy Schumer images caused Disney to officially deny they approved the pics, but we see Hamill takes it rather lightly.

Mark Hamill returns for Star Wars: The Force Awakens this December.