Mark Hamill defends the Star Wars prequels: I was thrilled the prequels had their very own identification

Mark Hamill has actually discussed the Star Wars innovators, protecting George Lucas questionable trilogy.

I was thrilled the innovators had their very own identification, the Luke Skywalker star claimed, priced quote in J.W. Rinzler s publication Howard Kazanjian: A Manufacturer s Life (H/T IndieWire). They were slammed because they were exposition-heavy and extra cerebral and possibly, like he said back in 1976, they weren t as commercial. It s a darker story. Yet in the age of social media, people s voices are amplified, and I m stunned at how harsh they can be, not simply when it comes to Star Wars films, but across the board.

The prequels-- The Phantom Menace, Assault of the Duplicates, and also Revenge of the Sith-- have been greatly criticized because their release, though numerous followers do share their admiration for the movies and their development of the galaxy far, much away (and, certainly, the memes).

Hamill played Luke Skywalker in all three motion pictures in the original Star Wars trilogy, returned for the sequels, and after that reprised his role for The Mandalorian season 2 finale.

Star Wars editor Marcia Lucas additionally mentioned The Phantom Hazard for guide: When I visited Episode 1-- I had a friend who worked at ILM, that took me as a visitor to a preview-- I wept. I sobbed due to the fact that I didn t assume it was really good. As well as I thought [George Lucas] had such a rich blood vessel to mine, a rich combination to inform tales with. He had all those characters. She likewise slammed the burgeoning love story between Anakin as well as Padmé, and claimed: There were things I didn t like regarding the spreading, and things I really did not like regarding the tale ... it was a whole lot of eye sweet. CG.

The editor also had some sharp criticism for the sequel movies: The storylines are dreadful. Just dreadful. Terrible. You can estimate me-- J.J. Abrams, [Lucasfilm Head of state] Kathy Kennedy-- talk to me. .

The prequels are obtaining a Disney Plus spinoff in the type of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which will supposedly get here next year. Ewan McGregor will return as the titular personality, while Hayden Christensen is back as Anakin Skywalker.

While you wait, check out our overview to all the upcoming Star Wars motion pictures as well as TELEVISION shows.