Mark Hamill Makes Announcement About 'Star Wars' Future

Mark Hamill, who plays the legendary character Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies, wants to clear the air on a comment he made that led many to believe he is quitting the franchise.

Hamill, who starred in one of the most recent installments of the all-time great movie series, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, made it sound like he is indeed entirely done.

"But my deal is, I had my time. I’m appreciative of that, but I really think they should focus on the future and all the new characters,” Hamill explained to Chris Agar of Comicbook.com.

While that created a stir among Star Wars fans, Hamill has since clarified his comments.

"I don't want to make a big pronouncement like, 'This is my decision.' I'm just saying that it really felt like a conclusion," he explained to Willie Geist on Sunday Today. "My character was given complete closure. I died, ironically, by overdosing on the Force, I might point out."

"I saw headlines: 'Mark Hamill quit Star Wars.' Well, let me say, they haven't asked me," Hamill added. "It's not like they said, 'Please come back.' How much can you do with a Force Ghost? I'd like a movie set all in the Force Ghost realm. I could have conversations with Alec Guinness...From your lips to God's ears."

Hamill goes on to add that with his character dying in Episode VIII, it's time for the franchise to move into the future.

"I died...and once the Skywalker trilogy was over, it was a whole new era for them [Lucasfilm]," he said. "I had my time. I'm really appreciative, but I'm really looking to the future for all these new projects,"

The franchise has routinely brought back departed Jedi through the use of Force Ghosts, so don't be surprised to see our favorite Skywalker make a cameo in a future film.