There might be something to those rumours about Mark Hamill strapping on the saber holster again for a Star Wars TV series after all.
IESB caught up with the actor – forever known as Luke Skywalker – at the DVD Exclusive Awards, who hinted that, yes, there might well be a Star Wars TV series in the works (Guess it’s safe to say then that I’ve spoke to some official troopers who’ve also confirmed it – but were hoping the news would stay under lock-and-key for a spell) and that there’s always a possibility that an aged Luke Skywalker might make an appearance.
“Never Say Never”, Hamill cheekily tells the site, stressing that “He hasn’t heard anything officially about it”, though.
Hamill says a Star Wars TV series is a good idea because it would mean it’d probably concentrate more on story than special effects. He said it could be “like Tales of the Jedi Knight – which they do so well in the comics”.
He said he’d also welcome the chance to work with his good friend – and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back director Kevin Smith, who is rumoured to be creating the spin-off, but if it did come off, it’d depend on his schedule.
The site asked Hamill whether it might follow the rumoured storyline of Skywalker, now older, taking on the Kenobi-esque role of a mentor, and training a young chap. “That was when he [George Lucas] was planning on doing another trilogy after this one [the prequels]. Back in the day he asked me if I’d do that and pass the saber onto the new young hope”.
In other Hamill news, he also said he’s keen to make a sequel to comic-con fave Comic Book : The Movie, reprising his role as filmmaker Don Swann. “I think it would be interesting to see Don Swan pick the right screenwriter, the right director….I said we could open with a trailer of the actual movie and the rest of it would be more like Robert Altman’s The Player where you see this totally lost character that I play, this clueless guy, lost in Hollywood”.
Next up though, he’s doing a film version of Black Pearl, which is partly financed. “I can’t announce who is involved at this point”, says Hamill, adding that it’ll hopefully film sometime later this year.
Credit: Moviehole.net
