With Han Solo as a hero, the Star Wars universe would look very different these days. Image source: Lucasfilm/Disney
What would the Star Wars universe look like if Han Solo saves the entire galaxy in a world full of Jedi with light swords as a normal (torn) smuggler?
Can't you imagine? Then Mark Hamill has a lot ahead of you, because the now 73-year-old actor reveals now, that his first impression of Luke Skywalker was rather negative.
Han Solo and his annoying buddy Luke
In the podcast Smartless Mark Hamill remembers the time of the casting of Star Wars: Episode 4 – a new hope.
When I said, I thought: »Harrison [Ford] Is the main actor, I'm the annoying buddy. ”I bother him and all the stuff.
The then 25-year-old would have thought that his figure Luke Skywalker would become the most important Star Wars hero almost 50 years later.
With regard to the beginning of the story, he cannot be resounded by his assumption, because at least Luke is just of legal age in Episode 4, still plays with spaceships and does not act exactly like the savior of the galaxy.
A self -confident and charming pilot like Han Solo probably comes with heroic potential. But as is well known, no hero has fallen from the sky and Luke's journey to the mighty Jedi gives Star Wars his charm.
Mark Hamill in the podcast reported in December 2024 iheart The fact that he initially thought that Star Wars was a parody. Because on the test scene with Harrison Ford, he could “simply not make himself rhyme.”
What's next with Star Wars?
A lot is currently happening in the war-der-star universe, which is why we briefly summarize which projects are currently queuing:
If you want more information: We have put together an overview of all new Star Wars films.
Did you actually know that Luke Skywalker was married? Yes, actually. In the Star Wars Legends (old canon) is the assassin of the emperor Mara Jade Lukes. An established industry insider now even claims that she could soon get her own TV series on Disney Plus. You can read exactly what the rumor is all about in the box above.
