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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: Photographing TIME's Star Wars Cover [Watch (HLS stream): Photographing TIME's Star Wars Cover](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/KXrQmNTF.m3u8) (3:31)  _Published 2015-12-03. For the latest issue of TIME, Marco Grob photographed the cast members of_ by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Dec 3, 2015 12:30 PM UTC  Mark Hamill speaks onstage at the Lucasfilm panel during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California. Mark Hamill speaks onstage at the Lucasfilm panel during Comic-Con International 2015 at the San Diego Convention Center on July 10, 2015 in San Diego, California.Albert L. Ortega—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Dec 3, 2015 12:30 PM UTC Thirty-eight years after Mark Hamill broke out as one of the most recognizable characters in movie history, Jedi Luke Skywalker, he’s returning to the _Star Wars_ franchise. This time, he’s part of the old guard (along with Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher)—though he’s remained mum on what exactly Luke’s been up to since we last saw him. In a recent interview with TIME, Hamill admitted he was surprised when he was called back to a galaxy far, far away. “It was the summer of 2012, and it was the last thing I would have expected. What could he possibly want me for at this point?” he says. “George had told us over the many years even before he did the prequels that he didn’t want to be doing this into his 70s, and what I didn’t foresee obviously was that he was going to sell the company and then all bets are off.” When Hamill was enlisted for the reboots, he felt that there would be a fan uprising if he turned the role down. “At first, I had huge misgivings. But it’s like being drafted. You get a notice, and you have no say. Truthfully, it’s a thrill to be involved again, but the part of me that was against it realized if I were to politely declined that’s engendering some serious negative reaction from the people that love it. I mean, how dare I do a selfish thing like deny them my participation in something I’ve loved since childhood?” he says. “Remember the torch-bearing angry villagers that stormed the castle in Frankenstein? I had images of that, substitute light abers for torches, and I had an idea that they know where I live, they might actually come get me.” But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “I had no choice whatsoever. And I love it,” he concluded. **Read next:** * [This Will Change How You See Darth Vader Forever](http://time.com/4130634/oscar-isaac-darth-vader-star-wars-the-force-awakens/) * [Gwendoline Christie on Why Her Star Wars Costume Is a ‘Step Forward’ for Women](http://time.com/4129483/gwendoline-christie-star-wars-the-force-awakens-captain-phasma-costume/) * [The 10 Most Fascinating _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Fan Theories](http://time.com/4116403/star-wars-force-awakens-fan-theories/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4132585/mark-hamill-star-wars-the-force-awakens-saying-no/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4132585/mark-hamill-star-wars-the-force-awakens-saying-no/"},"headline":"What Kept Mark Hamill from Saying ‘No' to The Force Awakens","datePublished":"2015-12-03T12:30:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:56:58.959Z","description":"\"I had no choice whatsoever. 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