It seems Luke Skywalker is hanging up his Jedi robe and lightsaber for good.
“Star Wars” legend Mark Hamill revealed Sunday that he sees “no reason” to return to a galaxy far, far away as farm boy-turned-Jedi Luke Skywalker.
“I had my time, and that’s good,” Hamill, 71, told CBS’s “Sunday Morning.” “But that’s enough.”
However, when forced to reconsider that statement, the legendary actor seemed to leave a cargo bay door open on the Millennium Falcon.
“So, even though you say you won’t go back, there’s always a chance that you could go back?” asked reporter Tracy Smith.
“Well, you never say never,” said Hamill, who first played the Jedi in 1977’s “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope” and was most recently seen in 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.”
“I just don’t see any reason to,” Hamill continued. “Let me put it that way: I mean, they have so many stories to tell, they don’t need Luke anymore.”
The Post reached out to Hamill for comment.
Mark Hamill (from left), Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford starred in the first released “Star Wars” film, 1977’s “Episode IV — A New Hope.”©Lucasfilm Ltd./courtesy Everett / Everett Collection
“Star Wars” legend Hamill revealed Sunday that he sees “no reason” to reprise the character of Luke Skywalker in a galaxy far, far away.©Lucasfilm Ltd./courtesy Everett / Everett CollectionSmith argued that fans of the saga will “always need Luke,” which elicited a laugh from Hamill, who was also questioned about how he felt being connected to Skywalker for all eternity.
“Yeah. Well, I don’t care,” said Hamill. “I mean, the truth of the matter is, I never really expected to be remembered for anything. I just wanted to make a living doing what I liked.”
“And I thought, ‘Well, it could be worse. I could be, like, known as being the best actor who ever played Adolf Hitler,’ you know? At least Luke is an admirable fellow,” the actor added.
The intergalactic star was also asked whether he had accepted that he will be known as Skywalker for all eternity. ©Walt Disney Co./courtesy Everett / Everett Collection
“They have so many stories to tell, they don’t need Luke anymore,” Hamill said of returning to the franchise. CBS NEWSHamill, who also appeared as Skywalker in the hit Disney+ show “The Mandalorian,” made the comment after a video went viral that shows the actor being struck in the neck while being mobbed by fans desperate for his autograph.
The clip, which was later retweeted by Hamill, was taken right after the star spoke at Carrie Fisher’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in April.
Several fans slammed the behavior of those besieging the actor.
“I am beside myself. Inconsolably sickened. THIS IS NOT HOW TO TREAT YOUR [heroes],” read a tweet. “Everyone in this video owes @MarkHamill a written f–king apology for their greed and selfishness.”
“These aren’t fans, these are people [wanting] to get signed s–t so they can sell it,” slammed one angry person, while another called out the “absolute abhorrent behavior” of Hamill’s devotees.
“Utter selfishness,” they wrote. “I wouldn’t blame him if he never did a fan event or signed something ever again.”
