Mark Hamill On Passing The Star Wars Baton To Ryan Gosling: "I've Had My Time"

Star Wars star Mark Hamill has no Yoda-like words of wisdom for the younger generation of creators now taking ownership of the sci-fi franchise.

The Luke Skywalker actor was asked recently about the upcoming new sequel Star Wars: Starfighter and its lead actor Ryan Gosling, and came up empty in the advice department (via PEOPLE ):

No, none of those people need advice from me. They’re doing so well. I had my time. I’m going to ask for advice from them.

Hamill characterizes himself as a Gosling admirer, expressing particular appreciation for the Oscar nominee’s performance as Beavis of Beavis and Butt-head fame on a 2024 episode of SNL . The Long Walk actor’s latest torch-passing Star Wars comments come after remarks he made back in May in which he seemed to indicate