The original Luke Skywalker has belatedly added his voice to critics of the
Star Wars prequels.
In an interview with Britain’s Empire
magazine, Mark Hamill commented, “If I were to talk to George [Lucas] —
and I will — I’d say to him, ‘One of the greatest advantages that the
earlier pictures had, which the new picture [The Phantom Menace] did
not have, was a voice of skepticism. We had someone in there going, “The
Force, are you kidding me? I’m just here for the money.” … Everybody’s so
serious. I mean, sheesh! Lighten up!'”
Hamill, who turned 50 on Tuesday,
also conceded that he has tried to repress his jealousy over watching others
taking over the Star Wars lead.
“You don’t want to be some pathetic
old guy shuffling around in his slippers going, ‘Yeah, I used to have The
Force. The Force was with me, dang it!'”
