Mark Hamill was glad to play Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian as a "symbol of hope" again

Luke Skywalker in The Mandalorian
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Mark Hamill has 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:again spoken about reprising his famous Luke Skywalker role in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Mandalorian season 2, praising director Peyton Reed and commenting ꦐhe was glad to play the more classic version of his character again.

On Twitter, the actor shared his thoughts in response to a Tweet from Reed: &ld🌞quo;Dear [Peyton Reed], I am so grateful to have been given the unexpected opportunity to revisit my character when he was still a symbol of hope & optimism. Your assured direction & kindness was a crucial elemen⛦t in the experience & means more to me than I can say. #ThankYOU”

Reed’s Tweet says: “Dear [Mark Hamil𒁃l], When I was a kid, this photo hung on my bedroom wall. STAR WARS, and Luke Skywalker in par꧑ticular, meant a great deal to me. Some things never change. It was an honor and a dream come true to work with you on [The Mandalorian]. Thank you. #MTFBWY”

Before The Mandalorian, the last time Hamill played Luke was in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Rise of Skywalker. His character was a Force ghost, who gave Rey some advice after she had a crisis of confidence. Hamill also had a hefty role in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last Jedi, which saw a more jaded Luke. The version of the character who appeared in Mando’s season finale was a lot more like the more traditionally heroic one seen in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Return of the Jedi, which makes sense, as the show takes place a few years after the events of the film (see our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Mandalorian timeline to untangle its place in the St♋ar Wars chronology).

Luke’s appearance in Chapter 16 was certainly packed with hope and optimism, considering all seemed lost before his arrival as 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Dark Troopers battered at the door protecting Mando, Grogu and co. The Jedi's 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Rouge One-s𒁃tyle lightsaber battle through the droids saved the day and meant Baby Yoda co♋uld go off to learn the ways of the Force.

The next Star Wars instalment to arrive on Disney Plus will be The Book of Boba Fett in December 2021. Until then, check out everything we know about 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Mandalorian season 3.

Molly Edwards
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I'm the Deputy 🦹Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering all things film and TV for the site's Total Film and SFX sections. I previously worked on the Disney magazines team at Immediate Media, and also wrote on the CBeebies, MEGA!, 🐬and Star Wars Galaxy titles after graduating with a BA in English.