Actor Mark Hamill played the role of Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of the Star Wars franchise. The actor reprised his role for the sequel trilogy of films. After making a brief appearance in the first film, Hamill’s Luke has a larger role in the follow-up The Last Jedi.
During an interview, Hamill opened up about the challenges he faced while shooting the film, which emerged as the most controversial entry in the space opera franchise. In the process, Hamill revealed that the production had to hire a mountain guide for one particular scene. Here is what Hamill had to say about the incident.
Mark Hamill Reveals Why The Last Jedi Had to Hire a Mountain Guide
Mark Hamill is best known for the role of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise. After playing the iconic hero in the original trilogy, Hamill made his return after several decades in the sequel trilogy.
By the time Hamill reprised his role for The Last Jedi, the actor had significantly aged. As a result, the actor faced an issue while getting to the mountainous locations. The mountains formed the planet Ahch-To, where Luke resides.
They had this big mountain climber guide behind me to catch me in case I stumbled and fell. If I fall off the cliff and die, the insurance would go crazy – let’s face it, I’m an investment.
Hamill made the above statement (via GamesRadar) explaining why the production had to hire a mountain guide.
The actor added that he had an issue while climbing the mountains. Hamill stated that while most of the crew members reached the top in about 45 minutes, it took him almost an hour and a half. He also had to stop every hundred steps to regain his strength.
Mark Hamill Admitted to Being Troubled With Luke’s Cynical Outlook in The Last Jedi
Mark Hamill also spoke about a different challenge he faced while working on The Last Jedi. During a conversation with SFX Magazine, Hamill explained that he was troubled after reading the film’s script.
The actor revealed that he was unsure about Luke Skywalker’s cynical outlook on the Jedi in the movie.
It was very troubling for me, but I came to realise that Rian wanted to do something that hadn’t been done before.
Hamill made the above statement, explaining that he had issues with coming on board with director Rian Johnson‘s vision for the character.
At the same time, Hamill revealed why he agreed to play along despite disagreeing with the cynical portrayal of his character. He stated that since the story no longer focused on Luke and the franchise was moving on to newer heroes, he did not have trouble meeting Johnson’s vision.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is streaming on Disney+.
