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, for example. But it’s hard not to feel that the episode would have gotten a lot more mileage out of simply admitting the fact that Hamill isn’t 29 anymore, and that recasting the role with a younger actor would have allowed for a more dynamic performance .
And while Hamill’s portrayal of Skywalker is — and forever will be — the definitive version of the character, pretending that recasting a new actor to play a younger version of iconic Star Wars characters is some kind of sacred line that must never be crossed is also ridiculous.recast Han Solo with Alden Ehrenreich and Lando Calrissian with Donald Glover. Different performances, sure, than those of Harrison Ford and Billy Dee Williams, but also ones that accepted that Ford and Williams were not the best choices to play the 20-something versions of their iconic characters anymore. And whatever criticisms one might make of Ehrenreich’s and Glover’s performances, it’s undeniable that’s recast characters are far more compelling to watch on screen than the stiff de-aged deepfakes that Star Wars has started to gravitate towards.Recasting younger actors for prequels also doesn’t mean that the original actors can’t still portray older versions of their characters in future installments, too. Ford and Williams both returned to delight fans in appearances as the older iterations of Han and Lando in, for example. And it’s a no-brainer to assume that Hamill would continue to portray Luke for stories that feature the older version of the Jedi Master .But if Star Wars insists on staying firmly in the franchise’s past, instead of forging onward into the post-future of the series’ timeline — as the current crop of shows seems intent on doing — then it’s going to have to acknowledge at some point that while its storylines might be stuck in the post-80s era of the franchise, time doesn’t stop for anyone else.’ future, the franchise needs to start thinking about how it’ll pass the torch of the character to a new generation.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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