“My son said you have to watch The Mandalorian and I think it’s great how they were able to keep it so minimalist with the characters and the story and [still] keep it mainstream,” Hamill told ET. “I thought it was more in theme with what George wanted originally.”
And while he’s completed his Star Wars run, Hamill is glad to see the franchise continue.
Many More Stories To Tell
“There are so many stories they can tell, so many talented actors and writers and directors, and now I can just be a fan,” said Mark. “I’ll always be partial to any Star Wars project.”
In the end, most fans will be partial to Mark Hamill, too.
Especially after this terrific interview with Entertainment Tonight:
It was very endearing to hear about Hamill’s routine under COVID-19 lockdown.
“It’s so surreal,” He told Crossan. “I’ve never forgotten what day of the week it is more often than since we’ve been shut down.
“But, um, you know, I’m sort of reclusive anyway.
“So, part of me can appreciate it, but I can understand if people are just going stir-crazy.”
Hamill, of course, hasn’t stopped acting. And while he hasn’t picked up any voice work during the shutdown, fans will see him on TV soon.
Jedi Turned Vampire
Fans can see him guest star on What We Do in the Shadows.
“I was a mad fan of the film,” said Hamill of being in the comedy. “And when I heard they were going to do a television series… and I saw that first episode.
“And I was just blown away.
“But I was tweeting about it… and when I saw that they wanted me to play the character called The Vampire I just couldn’t believe it,” he said.
In Favreau and Filoni We Trust
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And, as far as Boba Fett returning to Star Wars, Hamill isn’t worried about the continuity.
“There’s so many ways they can go and John Favreau and Dave Filoni are both the right people for the job. They know it better than I do.”
Spoken like a true Jedi Master, no?
BTW: Speaking of speaking like a Jedi, please check out the latest Brick City Blockade podcast; Robin Vogt and I talk Boba Fett, too.
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A graduate of Boston and Northeastern universities, John Bishop, became the beat reporter for BostonBruins.com before the B’s 2006-07 hockey season. While with the Bruins, “Bish” traveled North America and Europe to cover the Black & Gold’s every move via laptop, blog, and smartphone. The co-author of two books, Bygone Boston and Full 60 to History: The Inside Story of the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins, John covered the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010 and the B’s 2011 championship run and banner raising before taking a faculty/communications position at a prep school outside Boston in 2013. He lives with his wife Andrea, and sons Jack, Scott, and Luke, in central Massachusetts.
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