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January 6th, 2010, 11:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/thumb160x_markhamill_clay.jpg Star Wars (http://kotaku.com/tag/starwars/) made actor Mark Hamill (http://kotaku.com/tag/markhamill/) famous. And while he turned in strong performances in films such as Sam Fuller's war opus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tewv7-Q7kY, he was never quite able to move out of the shadow of Luke Skywalker.
Yet, even after finding a career as a successful voice actor in cartoons and video games, Hamill has never voiced Skywalker in any of the Star Wars games. But why?
"When I played Luke from 1977 to 1983, games were in their infancy," the actor said in a recent interview with PC Zone. "I talked about turning a page and starting a new chapter. Those movies had a beginning, middle and end, and everyone sort of moved on... I don't really know how to answer that, because I've never been asked to do it. That's fine, though."
The 58-year-old Hamill concedes that he is too old for the role of young Skywalker. "If you're playing Luke the way he was in the films — from his late teens to mid-'20s — I've outgrown the role." But Hamill certainly hasn't outgrown an older Skywalker — certainly ripe material for a game.
Hamill most recently voiced the role of the Joker in Batman: Arkham Asylum, the same character he brought to life in Batman: The Animated Series.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tewv7-Q7kY, he was never quite able to move out of the shadow of Luke Skywalker.
Yet, even after finding a career as a successful voice actor in cartoons and video games, Hamill has never voiced Skywalker in any of the Star Wars games. But why?
"When I played Luke from 1977 to 1983, games were in their infancy," the actor said in a recent interview with PC Zone. "I talked about turning a page and starting a new chapter. Those movies had a beginning, middle and end, and everyone sort of moved on... I don't really know how to answer that, because I've never been asked to do it. That's fine, though."
The 58-year-old Hamill concedes that he is too old for the role of young Skywalker. "If you're playing Luke the way he was in the films — from his late teens to mid-'20s — I've outgrown the role." But Hamill certainly hasn't outgrown an older Skywalker — certainly ripe material for a game.
Hamill most recently voiced the role of the Joker in Batman: Arkham Asylum, the same character he brought to life in Batman: The Animated Series.
PC News: Mark Hamill 'never asked' to voice Star Wars game (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=230771?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS) [CVG] [Pic (http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2008/07/30/star-wars-celebration-japan-recap/)]
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