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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 15, 2016 3:49 PM UTC  Mark Hamill attends the European Premiere of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015 in London, England. Mark Hamill attends the European Premiere of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015 in London, England. Anthony Harvey/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jul 15, 2016 3:49 PM UTC Is there any better way to get things going at [_Star Wars_ Celebration](http://www.starwarscelebration.com) than by having [Luke Skywalker](http://time.com/4242637/luke-skywalker-has-a-bigger-role-in-star-wars-episode-viii-says-daisy-ridley/) talk about the series? [Mark Hamill](http://time.com/4247888/mark-hamill-says-luke-skywalker-could-be-gay/) hosted a Q&A for the annual Lucasfilm festival at London’s ExCel Centre Friday and revealed that — although he can’t give away any specifics — he thinks the dialogue of the upcoming [_Episode VIII_](http://time.com/4329059/star-wars-episode-viii-mystery-and-excitement-surrounds-filming-in-ireland/)is going to blow fans away, reports [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/15/mark-hamill-dont-keep-your-star-wars-toys-box). “I was looping _Episode VIII_ yesterday, and there’s dialogue in there, and I thought, ‘Oh boy, I can already see this on a T-shirt,” he said. “\[Writer-director\] Rian Johnson is amazing. He’ll make you forget all about ‘May the Force be with you.’ He’s come up with so many new catchphrases.” The 64-year-old actor also spoke about his role in _The Force Awakens_, explaining that he didn’t know how minor his part was until he read the script. “You should have seen me. What are the very first words in the crawl? ‘Luke Skywalker has vanished,'” Hamill said. “I said, ‘Hoo, this is gonna be _good_!’ I’ll tell you where I thought I came in — in the forest, when the lightsaber \[wiggles\] like this, and flies off. I thought, ‘Oh, what a _great_ entrance! GAH! _Rey_ caught it…? She hasn’t even been to Dagobah for training! 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