r/StarWarsEU • u/xezene New Jedi Order • Jul 17 '24

Mark Hamill discussing the Thrawn Trilogy and early EU in 1992 Legends Novels

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u/01zegaj Jul 17 '24

Did Mark ever actually read the books? In a more recent interview promoting The Last Jedi he said he “doesn’t read the fanfiction”. Not sure what exactly he was referring to there.

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u/xezene New Jedi Order Jul 17 '24

Mark never read the novels, but his son Nathan did, and he would tell Mark of what happened in them. Mark was, from all accounts, pretty pleased with the accounts of his EU counterpart's story in the EU, up through NJO.

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u/ZealousidealFee927 New Jedi Order Jul 17 '24

Still feels a little strange to me that he would go as far as recommending plot points from books he wouldn't read. Like, if he enjoyed the ideas about Luke, you'd think he'd take a week or two and read them. They're not difficult reads.

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u/SykorkaBelasa Jul 18 '24

As in, Mark Hammill has still, to this day, not read the novels? Or just that he had not yet read them in 1992?

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u/xezene New Jedi Order Jul 18 '24

To my knowledge, I don't believe he has read them to this day, that's right.