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Mark Hamill has responded to fans petitioning to cast a new actress as Princess Leia for future Star Wars titles
Araya Diaz Araya Diaz
EARLIER THIS WEEK, a Star Wars fan began an online petition to ease their uncertainties about “how Star Wars Episode IX is going to deal with Leia”, after the untimely death of actress Carrie Fisher.
Sounds ridiculous, right? Well, they made their case:
They even went as far as suggesting that Meryl Streep stepped into Carrie’s old role. Within a few days, the petition received over 10,000 signatures.
Jesse Grant Jesse Grant
Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies, caught wind of this petition.
Paula Lobo Paula Lobo
Unsurprisingly, he’s not really into the idea. As a close friend of Carrie Fisher, who has known her for decades, he said that she is irreplaceable.
Speaking to Collider, Hamill said that on a practical level, it wouldn’t make much sense:
Albert L. Ortega Albert L. Ortega
On an emotional level, it’s just as difficult.
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