Star Wars is a very popular series and almost every actor associated with this series has risen to fame. The veteran actor Mark Hamill is one such actor who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga. Hamill is quite popular among his fans for his nice and kind attitude and the number of four million followers on Twitter approves that. We are expecting to see him in more films as Skywalker Saga has concluded. However, just like wanting to watch their favorite stars on the screen, fans are equally excited to know about the life of their favorite stars behind the screen. Mark Hamill is an actor about whom a lot has been written and spoken and he also keeps updating his social media regularly but there are some facts which you might not know about this famous star. These facts are exciting and they also provide you a glimpse about the shooting of the famous Star Wars series. In this article, we have listed the lesser-known facts about on-screen Luke Skywalker. Let’s scroll down and know more about Mark Hamill.
Mark Hamill is an amazing actor and he nailed the role of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars but you might be surprised to know that at first, he was not expecting this role. George Lucas had informed him much about his role during the audition and Mark Hamill was under the impression that he was going to play Han Solo, and it was Harrison Ford who was going to play Luke. Mark Hamill himself admitted this fact a few years back in an interview. However, it did not happen and now it is certainly difficult to think about some other star filling the shoes of Luke Skywalker.
It is a known fact that in January in 1977, Mark Hamill faced a serious car accident that left him a broken nose and he had several facial lacerations as well. He had to go through plastic surgery for his nose but some scars had not healed completely. It was the same time when the shooting of Episode V was also beginning. The Empire Strikes Back features a scene where Luke is attacked and taken by a Wampa. There are several injuries and scars on his face that are seen in a scene after he is rescued and you should not be surprised to know that all of those scars were not fake. Some scars resulted from the car accident he faced. There have been doubts if the Wampa scene was added in the movie to help explain these scars but there is one fact that cannot be ignored that The Empire Strikes Back is one of the best Star Wars films.
There are many iconic scenes in the Star Wars saga and one such scene involves Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia where they are trying to escape from Death Star, rappelling across an empty chasm. When we look at the actual scene, we see Hamill and Carrie Fisher linked together, but Hamill has revealed that he had requested to be buckled in alone and fly around the set. Surprisingly, his request was granted by the crew despite the protest by George Lucas.
Mark Hamill has always been a great entertainer and his fans are always excited to see him showing up in new films. He has a long list of successful films in his name and certainly, we want the list to be growing. In this article, we have listed the lesser-known facts about Mark Hamill as such facts about your favorite star are always exciting.
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