Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
Add some fuel to the fire for fans who are upset with "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
It turns out not even Luke Skywalker himself was happy with some of the directions the latest "Star Wars" saga took. In press interviews for the film, Mark Hamill has been very vocal about his displeasure with director Rian Johnson's choices for his beloved character.
But it's one interview in particular where Hamill gets visibly upset with Skywalker being a grumpy, old Jedi in exile in "Episode VIII" that has started to get fans to talk.
"I said to Rian, I said, Jedis don't give up. I mean even if he [Luke] had a problem he would maybe take a year to try and regroup," said Hamill. "If he made a mistake, he would try and right that wrong. So, right there we had a fundamental difference. But, it's not my story anymore. It's somebody else's story [Rey's], and Rian needed me to be a certain way to make the ending effective."
Hamill didn't stop there.
"Luke would never say that. I'm sorry," Hamill continued. "I'm talking about the George Lucas 'Star Wars.' This is the next generation of 'Star Wars.' I almost had to think of Luke as another character. Maybe he's Jake Skywalker. He's not my Luke Skywalker. But I had to do what Rian wanted me to do because it serves the story well. Listen, I still haven't accepted it completely, but it's only a movie. I hope people like it. I hope they don't get upset."
It's the "not my Luke Skywalker" line from Hamill which prompted a lot of commenters on the video to start replying with #NotMyLuke.
In "The Last Jedi" shows Skywalker as a curmudgeon who considered killing his nephew when he learned he had the same darkness in him that his father had. Fans thought that betrayed everything Skywalker believed in since he ultimately saved his father, Lord Vader, in the original trilogy from his dark demons.
This isn't the first time Hamill has spoken up about his role in "Episode VIII."
In Vanity Fair's May issue, Hamill first voiced signs he wasn't satisfied with the direction of Luke's character.
"I pretty much fundamentally disagree with every choice you’ve made for this character," said Hamill. "Now, having said that, I have gotten it off my chest, and my job now is to take what you’ve created and do my best to realize your vision."
Since the film's release, he has given several other press interviews where his dissatisfaction shines through. Fans have started compiling them together on YouTube out of context from the larger interviews.
It's understandable that Hamill's a bit upset.
He understands Luke perhaps better than almost anyone other than creator George Lucas after playing him in the original trilogy. The actor was also aware in the '80s that Lucas had a plan for more "Star Wars" movies.
According to a Time magazine article from March 1978, Lucas originally had plans for up to 12 "Star Wars" films. Before Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, Lucas convinced Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford to sign on for "Episode VII." He had written treatment scripts for the new trilogy that Disney did away with.
It's possible Hamill probably has some vague idea of where Lucas originally wanted to take the story.
And that could be another reason he's visibly upset about "The Last Jedi."
You can watch the clip from the press interview below:
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