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Mark Hamill: Playing With The BB-8 Prop On Set Was 'An Absolute Delight'

Posted by Eric on December 12, 2014 at 02:12 PM CST


Mark Hamill talked to Yahoo! Movies about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and his more proximate role in the NBC stop-motion animated musical Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (Tuesday, December 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET).

Hamill has long been a fan-favorite Star Wars actor because of his genuine enthusiasm for the franchise and its devotees. His passion for his work and for the universe he helped bring to life shines through in all of his answers. His giddiness about being back in Star Wars is most evident in his comments on the ball droid, who we recently learned is named BB-8:

They never cease to amaze me with what they're able to come up with, you know? I said, “How are you ever gonna top R2-D2, the most adorable droid in movie history?” And then they have this new one. I can't even tell you his name, but you saw it in the trailer. [...] And when they were demonstrating how they did this thing, live on set — because it's not CGI, that's a live prop — I was just amazed. They let me play around with it. [Laughs] I was running it all around at the creature shop up in Pinewood. I'm telling you, it's an absolute delight. And not having thought that I'd ever go back there, to go back into that world, is just – I get the chills. It's just so much fun.
You can read the rest of the interview—where Hamill discusses his Star Wars beard, watching a video of fans reacting to the teaser trailer, and reuniting with Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher—right here.

Hamill also spoke to IGN about his new castmates and why spoilers annoy him.


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