From the Marvel Cinematic Universe to a galaxy far, far away? Sebastian Stan says he has not yet had talks to succeed Star Wars icon Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, but the Falcon and the Winter Soldier star does not exclude the iconic character you “do not want” [mess] when Hamill reacted to Stan’s strange agreement with a young Luke during a joint appearance in 2017 on Good morning America, where the Star Wars a veteran was asked about another actor playing the role in live action, and Hamill said Stan is ‘completely too attractive’ to play the Jedi movie before saying the Marvel star does not need his approval to be Disney and Lucasfilm’s new. Luke Skywalker.
‘I always hear for sure [Luke Skywalker rumors] and I’m always a little confused, because it means to me that if someone is having these conversations, why is no one calling me about it and talking about it with me? ‘ MTV Asia. ‘Like me, I grew up Star Wars, and for me, Empire strikes back was like one of my favorite movies. And Mark Hamill is one of the most iconic personalities and Luke Skywalker is an iconic character, so it obviously does not sound like it’s my choice. It does not feel like it is me. Whatever it is, it will sort itself out, and if it includes me in any way, hear – who knows. ‘
Asked if he wanted to play Luke Skywalker, Stan said he was “grateful” that people saw him in the role and that he “always wondered what would happen to Luke when it was the end of Return of the Jedi.“
“Like where is he going, what’s going on with him? I think the questions will be really interesting,” Stan said. “And of course it’s another one of those things where you are: ‘Well, you do not want to elevate that character. You want to get that one right.’ (laugh) But anyway, we’ll see. ‘
When Stan returned to GMA in March Falcon and Winter Soldier, Stan said he would only believe the Luke Skywalker rumors “if Mark Hamill calls me personally to tell me he tends to share this role with me.” On Twitter, Hamill hopefully recalled that he “has no say in Lucasfilm’s decision.”
After portraying an old Luke in all three chapters of the studio Star Wars sequel trilogy, an outdated Hamill and body double Max Lloyd-Jones plays a late twenties Luke when the character makes a cameo appearance in the final season 2 of The Mandalorian. The live action Star Wars series is currently five years after 1983s Return of the Jedi.
“[Pictures online] we changed together and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s pretty ghostly.’ But he’s a great actor, ‘Hamill said during his 2017 visit to Stan. Good morning America. “People say, ‘Would you support him to be the young Luke Skywalker if they made those movies?’ I thought, “He does not need me. He is a skilled actor to get it alone, and I should not put my thumb on the scale, because it is not my choice.” It’s Disney and Lucasfilm’s [choice]. I do not want to cut short any other potential Lukes. ‘
Hamill added: “But I would love to work with him. Heck, I’ll play his dad every day.”