“I’m still processing. It’s quite overwhelming because I’ve never seen myself obviously properly onscreen like that”, she reveals.
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In a statement, John Hsu, of the Walt Disney Company, China, said: “We are thrilled to bring Star Wars: The Force Awakens to China on January 9”, said. So Hamill, now 64, has spent the past couple of years on what seems to be a brutal training regimen, this time with Yoda only figuratively on his back.
In place of some feel-good food, the Luke Skywalker actor says that his menu he is having now has left him feeling rather dispirited.
Ultimately, the incognito star was helping to raise money for the Force for Change initiative, a collection of 15 different charities selected by members of the cast and crew of The Force Awakens. While in uniform, Hamill was encouraging people to donate money for a chance to win an incredible prize: tickets to the new “Star Wars” premiere in L.A., California.
“When I was thinking about what the droid would look like, I had this idea that was nearly a snowman kind of shape, and I drew a picture of BB-8, with little antenna and stuff and I gave it to Neal Scanlan, who’s our creature guy, and I didn’t know what we would see and what we would get”.
In some corners of the galaxy, not even that far, far away, there has been some controversy over the fact that Boyega is black.
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“That’s our escape clause”, added Hamill with a laugh. But you still have to question why they would push one of the primary characters into the background and remove another, not to mention cut one beloved character entirely? Recently in Los Angeles, Mark Hamill dressed up as a stormtrooper and hit the streets outside Disney’s El Capitan Theater – where many a costumed character have set up shop looking for tips – to surprise some Star Wars fans.
