UPDATE! Mark Hamill’s Latest Jedi Look!
Now that’s one cool looking Jedi…
SCOOP : Here is #LukeSkywalker #EpisodeVII : @MarkHamill , half @russellcrowe , half @jeffbridges ! Great Jedi look ! pic.twitter.com/TOc7jVgSog
— Dominique Delport (@domdelport) July 24, 2014
UPDATE!
And more from the actor on Episode VII (via bbc) (click the link for a video interview).
Mark Hamill, who has returned to the role of Luke Skywalker after more than 30 years, has said it feels like an “unexpected gift” to be back on a Star Wars set.
He said he was there to lend his support and grow a “contractually-obligated beard”.
He praised the new generation of actors, including Daisy Ridley, taking part in Star Wars: Episode VII, in his first TV interview about the new film.
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Wow, he looks awesome! He definitely has the look to be playing a Jedi Master. He seems to be a little harder to recognize with the beard, though…
That may be purposeful. Perhaps when we first see Luke in EpVII, we’re not meant to recognize him.
Keep in mind He’s not doing his “luke look” here if you know what I mean. When He puts on his actor’s face you’ll see what I mean… it will look like an old Luke skywalker… check out his Leno skit to see what I mean.
Volodka.. have a link to that by chance?
I would have shared the link with you but some greedy entity ensured it was removed! Google “Jay Leno Mark Hamill” and you will see that at one point this video existed/ that I’m not making it up haha, this very site has a link.
You can atleast see a picture here:
http://episode7news.com/mark-hamill-makes-a-surprise-appearance-on-jay-lenos-short-star-trek-parody/
Exactly.
Mark Hamill isn’t Luke. He becomes Luke. They are quite different. The further the movies went along the further he went from anything Luke was compared to what he is.
just please wear a wig- his hair isn’t working for this
His hair is just fine.
Luke Skywalker?
“Now that’s a name I haven’t in a long time, long time..”
Haven’t heard**
Ahhh, so close! 8X
Hopefully Boyega won’t screw it up in 30 years.
The beard is strong with this one. Out of all of them (the big three), Mark is the one who committed to completely change physically and his hard work shows, it’s drastic! He should be proud. I can’t wait to see Mark back on the big screen.
Agreed! Heard he lost somewhere near 20 pounds and counting for this role.
Carrie lost 35 pounds 🙂 And Harrison grew his hair a bit and broke his leg bless him
Didn’t know that about Carrie! That’s awesome!
I’m going to be honest, you had me rolling with laughter
Totally agree, I was stifling laughter at work and snorting a bit, to be honest.
Rockin’ the beardy look, Mr Hamill. Love it.
I LOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE IT!!
Obi-Luke Skywalker.
Wow… Chills to say the least. Loving the new look, Mark. It really fits the ‘Old Ben Kenobi’ role we’re expecting from Luke in EpVII. Really looking forward to it!
I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue you.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28475959 Video “contractually-obligated beard”
My God… I love how his facial expressions are enhanced in a way with the beard. Am I the only one who thinks it already adds so much to his character?
lol, yeah. It was great to see Mark and picture how he’ll look on film with that “contractually-obligated beard” of his.
Thx for posting.
Great video, thanks for posting! We also now know that Hamill as NOT on the set when Ford was injured. I wonder if that will feed into the Search for Skywalker rumors…
Mark is so humble and can tell he’s genuinely excited for this film.
Helps me rest easier 😀
Can someone please confirm that the last plot rumor is false?
Of course it’s false. It’s absolutely idiotic.
What rumor?
The “Luke Skywalker’s amputated hand is a plot device” rumor.
I thought his beard is the plot device!
Spoiler alert: it is.
STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE ANCIENT BEARD! STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE SHADOW HAIR (THAT NEEDS TO BE SHAVED)!
Can beards clutch lightsabers while traveling through space? Somebody ask Chuck Norris.
Well, watch the interview. Does he have both hands? Yes? Then I think it’s safe to say the rumored plot is false.
http://thisisinfamous.com/exclusive-finding-factfiction-star-wars-episode-vii-plot-rumors/
According to this, the hand rumor is false, but everything else checks out. They still think that it’s the Anakin/Luke Lightsaber, though. How it gets onto the planet is a mystery, but I don’t think it floats around in space.
I wonder if the golden trio will stick around after this film, for ep 8 or 9. I’d quite like Han to die, but I’d die myself if they kill off Luke or Leia.
Well, if the plan with the ST is to stick to the spirit of the OT then yeah, they’ll have to go at some point…gradually, as was the case with Obi-1, Yoda and Anakin in the OT.
Leia lives to 9 but she has turn side.
NOT THE TURN SIDE!
I don’t like the idea of Leia joining the “turn side”.
Sounds fucked up to me.
There is no turn side. That is a glitch. Move along.
Oh no! Not the dreaded turn side. Has JJ gone mad!
I think Luke will go at the very end of 9. I could see him disappearing “into the force” quietly in much the same way Yoda does once the main action is resolved and appearing as a force ghost in one of the final shots watching over the younger generation.
I would really like this. I’m praying they don’t kill Luke in Episode VII and that we get to see him on the big screen for three more films.
Even if they kill Luke in VII (which I don’t think they’ll do, in spite of the precedent of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan dying), he’s more-or-less going to show up as a Force Ghost or whatever. The Skywalkers are easily the most important characters in the franchise, and I doubt that they’d just get rid of him for drama when Hamill clearly loves returning to his role.
The only thing with that is that if they do it would end the story of the Skywalkers and I feel like that’s what Star Wars is kind of supposed to revolve around, The Skywalker family. I’d really prefer they not, and if they do at least pass the torch to Luke or Leia’s son or daughter and not just have some random character become the new hero.
I wounder if he’s actually filmed any scenes yet. I mean the beard looks awesome, but surely they’d give him a bit of a haircut no?? Maybe they’re going for the scruffy looking nerfherder vibe. I guess the long hair is very luke skywalkery.
It looks unkempt. Like Luke as a hermit, til he gets active again and trims it nice like Ewan McGregor’s in ROTS
I think Mark looks great, and sounds really excited about the film. The beard and the shaggy hair are perfect for the image of an elder Jedi master, and I agree with the folks who think that the beard adds even more character to his face (into which the years have already etched plenty of character already.)
Not only that, but his nose seems noticeably straighter than before.
This is actually so weird to think about. Alec-guiness 35 years ago handling the torch to mark hamill, who 35 years later is doing the same. That beard, as corny as it sounds, is almost emotional to see. I’m only 18 so I wasn’t around 35 years ago but this must be insane for older fans who are experiencing both things first hand. Very lucky to be around to experience this film. It’s all so crazy I kind of take it for granted. *ramble over*
Well said.
I feel ya, I’m 26 and for 24 years star wars has been my life. Ep. VII is going to be epic.
Yea, what a coincidence that went on 35 years ago and COINCIDENTLY 35 years later it’s happened again. How weird is that? What a coincidence eh OP?
Well done. You just criticised someone for being excited and getting carried away whilst typing. They even said it was a ramble. Hope you feel really good about yourself for that.
The beard was contractually grown for duck dynasty
the episode is titled Skywalker goes a huntin……just kidding but Mark could definitely use a bit of a trim
The second he comes on screen in Episode 7 will be a goosebump moment that I haven’t felt towards SW since 1983.
Looks like old Ben for sure. They should have Luke act the same too—“I don’t seem to remember ever owning a droid.” 😉
Great to see Luke again!!!
Hopefully the hyperdrive on the Millenium Falcon is still fucked up too!
SEXY
I wonder how much of the Force has Luke become attuned to in the new movie. I hope he becomes a super badass who only uses his lightsaber when needed, and can orchestrate the Force to his will. Maybe with abilities like appearing invisible, or able to levitate himself, mind trick a whole squadron of storm troopers, etc. Okay ill stop dreaming now lol.
Big mistake to have Mark in a small role and give people like Boyega the lead.
Mark, Harrison and Carrie should have been the leads. Not these punks.
All the rumors so far have indicated that the original cast are huge characters in the movie, but not the leads. And that’s how it should be. How many kids do you think would want to go see a movie carried exclusively by a bunch of old people? Each Trilogy has been about a different generation, and that’s how it should be for Episode VII.
“How many kids do you think would want to go see a movie carried exclusively by a bunch of old people?” @Pomojema no offence, as I know you are just making a point, but who the fuck cares what kids want to see if they think like that? Also, I do not think that very many people share that particular view point outside of the Internet Community where people just talk crap for the sake of talking crap. That is like saying that young people sell more at the box-office, which is a flawed logic that is shared by many critics, promoted as truth and is completely unfair to say the least, as one cannot judge such accurately since older actors are not offered the same roles that they were several years ago, which are now going to new talents, and as such one could not say as to if they could or could not sell as well anymore.
Honestly, Ford, Hamill, Fisher, etc. are not just a “bunch of old people”, they are legends, and if kids want to grow up being superstars then they would be smart to watch and learn from such talent at the helm of any film just like Cary Grant, Bela Lugosi, James Stewart, Audrey Hepburn, etc. before them, as they too are paragons of entertainment. Even today we view older materials as classics, whereas new content is oft times forgettable.
The talent from my generation are The Biebs, The Twerker, Plagiarism/Probation Labeauf, CGI, etc. To be blunt, the younger talents today 9.5/10 suck pretty badly, and/or are just carbon copies of one another, as if they all are being hired based on meeting a certain quota, or something. I for one would much rather see a movie with the original cast of the OT returning for prominent roles whereby they each get to display their own unique diverse talents.
Anyway, I had to vent, as I am so very, very tired of hearing that “old people” comment directed at generations of my favorite actors, as it just feels extremely disrespectful.
Boyega shouldn’t even be in the movie as an extra, much less a potential lead.
Whomever chose him over other, more qualified actors, was a complete idiot.
Whoever, not whomever. I’m not saying bad grammar makes anyone an idiot, but people who call other people idiots should probably make sure they don’t sound like idiots themselves.
Mark specifically praising Daisy Ridley? Interesting.
Everybody knows she has a big part in EpVII.
He’s on safe ground praising her acting.
I don’t know. Mark seems so flamboyant in this interview. He never came off this way in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I hope this doesn’t crossover into Luke.
Sir Ian McKellar is a raving homo, but still plays one mean Gandalf. Leave Mark alone, he’ll be fine in the film.
I don’t think you know what flamboyant means.
Nice to see an article about the REAL star of Star Wars, Mark Hamill.
Now, lets just hope they keep the story focused on him and his son, and the Solos, rather than thuggish John Boyega.
Seriously, what the hell is Boyega even doing in Star Wars? Awful choice!
If you don’t like Boyega, cool. But why would you call him a thug?
The real star of Star Wars is ‘The Crawl’, or like my daddy used to call it, the prologue.
Mark is looking good. I think he is totally devoted to his character and the star wars universe. It’s going to be pretty incredible when master Luke gets reunited with his old friends R2 and C3PO.
I have a feeling the droids will help lead the young cast to find master Luke in order for him to help them on their journey. Maybe to help an old friend?
Can’t wait to see Daisy’s Jedi Master beard in 35 years.
Star Wars Episode X: Hair to the Jedi
Mark Hamill is just so Awesome!! I hope his part is huge, I’ve missed Mark’s portrial of Luke Skywalker since I was 9 years old. If he gets only one small scene I hope it is monumental. But I hope his role is larger than Yoda’s in ESB. As for the whole trilogy… I can only hope.
When they filmed Star Wars Episode IV in 1976, Alec Guinness was 62.
As they film Star Wars Episode VII in 2014, Mark Hamill is 62 years old.
Worked out nicely.
Star Wars Tunisia, filmed in 1975. Alec Guinness Born April 2nd 1914 Birthday on set…61 years old. Mark Hamill Born September 25th 1951. He will be 63 by the end of filming. So Mark will actually be older than Guinness by two years, but wiser?
Maybe this is a better link with better pictures of the old man:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2704931/Mark-Hamill-reveals-beard-contractually-obligated-grow-new-Star-Wars-film.html
I’m Luke Skywalker, I’m here to rescue your franchise.
OMG… makes me feel so weird.
He look almost as Alec did as Kenobi back in A New Hope.
I’m more excited to see what role Gleeson plays than any of the new additions to the saga.
Have a feeling he’s a Skywalker.
Looks a bit like the late Saddam Hussein.
Obviously Hamill being way cooler as character 😉
Ever since Jeff Bridges kept that beard he grew for ‘True Grit’ a few years back, the great and the good have emulated him.
His beard won’t save him if he strays near the Tosche Station on Tatooine.
I can see the owner going mad: “Skywalker? LUKE SKYWALKER?! Are you finally here to pick up these darn power converters that have been taking up space on my shelves for DECADES? You were supposed to come and collect them almost FORTY YEARS AGO, but you NEVER SHOWED UP! I hope you have a good explanation for THAT, oldtimer?”
Mark also said Harrison’s injury “sounded really terrible.” Maybe they have to change the script so Luke is the lead and Harrison is in Ep 8.
The beard makes me think OLD BEN SKYWALKER.
I really hope they don’t kill him off early like they did Alec Guinness.