The difference though is that JJ Abrams never really watched Star Trek growing up so he didn’t really get what made Star Trek unique, but he was a big Star Wars fan.
The Disney empire is built on milking cash cows. Cinderella was first released more than 60 years ago and little girls still pee themselves waiting in line to get their picture taken with her.
Really curious what the plot could be since it doesn’t seem to include the extended universe. Ugh, what they did with the prequals was nothing short of murder… I guess EII was ok and EIII decent.
Then again I wasn’t the biggest fan RotJ mostly because some little furry bears defeat the Empire with rocks and logs… dumb. I think originally it was supposed to be Wookies in place of Ewoks, that would’ve made a lot more sense.
I had no idea, but just checked IMDB and you’re right (not that I doubted you). So, considering the fact that it looks like Mark Hamill hasn’t gotten more than 2 hours sleep per night since RotJ since he is in 827 animated TV shows per week, I’m surprised he doesn’t look worse.
Yeah he’s got a real gift. I think he’s finally gotten over (mentally speaking) the typecasting that resulted from his role as Luke. Poor guy. Not that I think he’s that versatile an actor, but he was great for the part.
The issue is not that Mark Hamill looks old and tired, which is pretty normal. It’s that Luke Skywalker, the fictional character, must now be depicted by an actor who is subject to realistic physical aging. I mean, Count Dooku looks pretty good for his age, right?
For what it is worth, I think Mark Hamill is underrated and I particularly enjoyed his performances in Wing Commander 3 and 4, the former in which he starred opposite a porn star (fun trivia).