In an interview with IGN published this week, Mark Hamill discussed the “tragic” trajectory of his iconic character Luke Skywalker as portrayed by Rian Johnson in “The Last Jedi,” which kills off Skywalker after presenting him as almost the antithesis of the idealistic, hope-filled champion of the light that endeared him to millions of fans over decades.
“There’s just such a huge gap between ‘Return of the Jedi’ and ‘Force Awakens,’ I had to really contemplate that,” Hamill told IGN’s Joe Skrebels. “I said, ‘Hey, how did I go from being the most optimistic, positive character to this cranky, suicidal man who wants people to get off his island?'”
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