LegendaryStar WarsactorMark Hamillhas revealed that he does not want to be inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. He went on to explain his reasoning, which may reveal that Hamill is done with franchise movies altogether.
Mark Hamill earned himself a name back in the late ’70s and early ’80s thanks to theStar Warsfranchise, where he played the hero Luke Skywalker. Unfortunately for Hamill, his time after the end of the originalStar Warstrilogy was not entirely successful, as everyone only really saw him asLuke Skywalker, which would make any other characters he would play seem unbelievable. Hamill soon fell into a new career as a voice actor, which was a career path he followed for many years to come.
In recent years, however, Mark Hamill has stepped back into the spotlight, with a number of fans wanting to see him in more franchises. Outside ofStar Wars: The Force AwakensandThe Last Jedi, Hamill has made a few live action appearances over the past few years, including inKingsman: The Secret Service. Unfortunately, it looks as though Hamill will not want to dip his toes into any more big movies going forward, based on his interview with Collider.
In his interview, Hamill was asked whether or not he’d be interested in appearing inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Considering that he has become anicon in the “space opera” genre, theGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise would seem like a perfect fit for Hamill to continue his career in. Evidently, though, Hamill has no interest in being inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and he explained why.
“So, I like the movies, They’re fine. But I’m happy to be in the audience, there’s a lot less pressure. That’s why I likeSoloandRogue Oneso much. There was 100% less Hamill, so I didn’t have any sort of anxiety. I could just be in the audience, it was great.”
This is a reasonable explanation, especially considering thehorrendously negativereceptionStar Wars: The Last Jedireceived online. Even though Mark Hamill did not receive as much Internet hate as other people involved with the project like Rian Johnson and Daisy Ridley, there was negative backlash against him nonetheless. This has the chance to permanently traumatize an actor who already has anxiety about what people think of his movie, so it is completely understandable that theStar Warsactor would not want to put himself in that kind of position again.
While this news reported by Collider about Mark Hamill not wanting to appear inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3may be disappointing to a number ofMarvelandStar Warsfans, Hamill’s reasoning make total sense. Hamill most likely made enough money returning in two of theStar Warssequels to retire from acting permanently if he wanted to, considering he reportedly made a couple million dollars for his 30 second appearance inThe Force Awakens. As disheartening as it may be, we may have seen the last of Mark Hamill on screen, at least in high budget or franchise movies.
