--- description: Just days after the title of the new Star Wars was officially announced, Mark Hamill has offered a clue about the identity of The Last Jedi. title: Mark Hamill Just Dropped an Interesting Star Wars Hint image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2a235b4f1c4cb52c/6988b730cf40a856fac4631e/mark-hamill-hint.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mark Hamill Just Dropped a Hint About _The Last Jedi_ in _Star Wars: Episode VIII_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 25, 2017 8:03 PM CUT  Mark Hamill arrives for the European film premiere of 'Captain America: Civil War' at Vue Westfield on April 26, 2016 in London, England Mark Hamill arrives for the European film premiere of 'Captain America: Civil War' at Vue Westfield on April 26, 2016 in London, EnglandDave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 25, 2017 8:03 PM CUT Just days after the title of [_Star Wars: Episode VIII_ ](http://time.com/4329059/star-wars-episode-viii-mystery-and-excitement-surrounds-filming-in-ireland/ "undefined")was officially announced, [Mark Hamill](http://time.com/4618802/carrie-fisher-mark-hamill-tribute/ "undefined") has offered a clue about the identity of [_The Last Jedi_](http://time.com/4643405/star-wars-episode-viii-title-the-last-jedi/ "undefined"). During an interview with [Uproxx](http://uproxx.com/movies/mark-hamill-star-wars-the-last-jedi-brigsby-bear-sundance/ "undefined") to promote his Sundance film _Brigsby Bear_, the Luke Skywalker actor hinted that the name may not refer to who many fans think it does. After acknowledging that the phrase “the last Jedi” appears to directly refer to Luke in the opening crawl of _The Force Awakens_, Hamill seemed to suggest that this could be a misdirect. “When you read _The Force Awakens_ script, the very first words are, ‘Luke Skywalker has vanished,'” he said. “But down later in the crawl, and I can’t quote it exactly, I saw on Twitter this morning, ‘until Skywalker, the last Jedi, is destroyed.’ I thought, ‘well, I didn’t know that!’ I’ve only seen it twice – \[_Episode_\] _VII_, I mean. And I was wondering why they would use that phrase if it was used that way, because it specifies me. And I think it’s very ambiguous. Is the last Jedi Leia? Is it me?” Hamill went on to say that the words could even be referencing a yet-to-be-revealed Skywalker. “Is it someone we’ve never met before? Or is it Rey? Because she seems to have the Force as well. 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