In an interview with the
Orlando Sentinel, Mark Hamill, who will return to the Star Wars universe in director
J.J. Abrams' new installment in the franchise, spoke about his time in the
original trilogy, his reaction to the prequels, fans, and on preparing to
return.
On his place in the “Star
Wars” past: “In my mind, there was a beginning, and a middle and an end for me
and my association with George’s trilogy. It was firmly in the past. When
the prequels came out, I watched from a distance, but I was totally fine.”
On preparing for “Star Wars
VII”: “I’ve altered my diet. I’ve started working out. There’s that. But
on the film itself: I toured the departments, I’ve looked at wardrobe, and I
saw the creature shop. I went around and met all the cast people, saw the
technicians working on some new things.”
On George Lucas’ vision for
the characters: “He always liked the idea of seeing the original characters as
elderly characters.”
On saying yes to “Star Wars
VII”: “Look, I’m aware that a lot of people don’t care one way or another, but
for the UPFs – the ultra passionate fans – they would come after me like the
angry townspeople with torches in the old Frankenstein pictures. I would have a
lot to answer for if I didn’t at least try to make the effort. It’s not like I
had a choice. I feel like I was called up for service by the Selective
Service.”
On reuniting: “I hadn’t seen
Tony Daniels or Carrie [Fisher] or Harrison [Ford] or Peter Mayhew in ages. … I
was wonderful to see them again, because I didn’t expect to. Again, this is all
so unexpected. It’s like getting out that pair of pants you haven’t worn in
five years and finding a 20-dollar bill in the pocket. Oh, this is nice.”
On fandom: “I haven’t seen
those movies since they were in movie theaters. I don’t watch them on home
theater or DVD. There are people who are far more expert in it than I am. They
know more, way more, about them than I do, and they care more. … You don’t have
to love them, but I am surprised sometimes at how vehemently they get if
they’re not satisfied, which is scary. I have this feeling that no matter what
we do there’s going to be a faction that really is disappointed. You just can’t
live up to that. Any kind of reunion type endeavor, whatever it is … you can
never go home again.”
On Disney’s purchase of
Lucasfilm: I think he [George Lucas] really feels a great relief of passing
this property into the right hands. I couldn’t be more excited even nominally a
part of the Disney family.”
Currently in
production, Star Wars: Episode VII stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie
Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Lupita Nyong'o, John
Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Gwendoline
Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow.
Star Wars: Episode
VII opens on December 18th, 2015.
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