--- description: An old interview clip reveals that George Lucas always knew that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" would be made title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens: George Lucas Cast Mark Hamill in 1983 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [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 # Watch Mark Hamill Explain How He Was Cast In _Star Wars VII_. Back In 1983 by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 11:29 AM CUT by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 11:29 AM CUT _Star Wars_ fans might feel like they’ve been waiting ages for the seventh episode of the sci-fi franchise to be made, but that’s nothing compared to star Mark Hamill. [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mark-hamill-predicted-star-wars-753050?utm%5Fsource=gravity&grcc2=9b7dad515cebb43dacd0e976a862f4ae~1417516450812~01b0b9ad501e0c849a822e6124ff0fc2~fddbee03a61ef7ce589e41757df2fe96~1417516450854~598~38~0~0~0~-1~-1~-1~18~38~38~H4sIAAAAAAAAAI1Qy27cMAz8lfqwRxkk9c4tQbFtkVxzDrSWvFZiW4asXSMXfXuU%5FkA7nAOfQ4JTKduJP57o3HgcRz-lef48UvI5bCmXkPshLa1WiTRJ0CSE1Earhjr97%5FAUXGH3uMe0tmhx-YNNbonzzLYcfBxK8GwvLrPD5Z1pyUHCiZ9vZXnb0y0P4cR%5FXrO7x%5FJZ0XKsVVpTDVTAC1ys8xIwwGCEdYYoKCQxjjAO9O-GWvdYwh%5F%5FwAQiGoWKrNUaLUij3ga3bC5e11ZXQIJE-4G1gKgBjazw11i7B77566l7XZua%5F%5FEc16tPSwfdS1p9WpsjsZcoCFTHoAfLG41u-e63rRi05VzoiwduFRcjjajaIo0ClEdeCWxPTQGt6hXV%5FX1A5rYIALaObt5D%5FcYXXkXX3s0BAAA "undefined") reveals an old interview clip from 1983 in which Hamill describes how Star Wars creator George Lucas first predicted the upcoming film _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ decades ago. In the clip Hamill explains: --- > “” --- Well, Lucas might have been off by four years, but that’s still some impressive foresight. And we’re sure Hamill, who will be 64 when the movie premieres on Dec. 18, 2015, is glad he’s on board. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mark-hamill-predicted-star-wars-753050?utm%5Fsource=gravity&grcc2=9b7dad515cebb43dacd0e976a862f4ae~1417516450812~01b0b9ad501e0c849a822e6124ff0fc2~fddbee03a61ef7ce589e41757df2fe96~1417516450854~598~38~0~0~0~-1~-1~-1~18~38~38~H4sIAAAAAAAAAI1Qy27cMAz8lfqwRxkk9c4tQbFtkVxzDrSWvFZiW4asXSMXfXuU%5FkA7nAOfQ4JTKduJP57o3HgcRz-lef48UvI5bCmXkPshLa1WiTRJ0CSE1Earhjr97%5FAUXGH3uMe0tmhx-YNNbonzzLYcfBxK8GwvLrPD5Z1pyUHCiZ9vZXnb0y0P4cR%5FXrO7x%5FJZ0XKsVVpTDVTAC1ys8xIwwGCEdYYoKCQxjjAO9O-GWvdYwh%5F%5FwAQiGoWKrNUaLUij3ga3bC5e11ZXQIJE-4G1gKgBjazw11i7B77566l7XZua%5F%5FEc16tPSwfdS1p9WpsjsZcoCFTHoAfLG41u-e63rRi05VzoiwduFRcjjajaIo0ClEdeCWxPTQGt6hXV%5FX1A5rYIALaObt5D%5FcYXXkXX3s0BAAA "undefined")\] Star Wars: The Force Awakens: George Lucas Cast Mark Hamill in 1983 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3613359/watch-mark-hamill-george-lucas-star-wars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3613359/watch-mark-hamill-george-lucas-star-wars/"},"headline":"Watch Mark Hamill Explain How He Was Cast In Star Wars VII. Back In 1983","datePublished":"2014-12-02T11:29:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:29:50.268Z","description":"An old interview clip reveals that George Lucas always knew that \"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\" would be made","url":"https://time.com/3613359/watch-mark-hamill-george-lucas-star-wars/","keywords":["movies","george lucas","mark hamill","star wars: the force awakens"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3613359/watch-mark-hamill-george-lucas-star-wars/","name":"Watch Mark Hamill Explain How He Was Cast In Star Wars VII. Back In 1983"}}]}] ```