Mark Hamill puts Luke Skywalker's death rumours to rest

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ANI Johannesburg
Last Updated : Jun 29 2016 | 6:07 PM IST

Actor Mark Hamill recently took to social media to assure fans that his character Luke Skywalker would not die in 'Star Wars

The 64-year-old actor, who is busy shooting Episode VIII, tweeted, "I meant "out of work" because #Ep8 is wrapping soon, OK? #DontOverThinkEVERYTHING #ParsingHamill #WaitForVIII," reports Channel.24.

Speculations were rife that Skywalker might die in the latest Star Wars installment after the 'Empire Strikes Back' actor said, "I finish Episode VIII and then I'm out of work" at The Big Issue event in London.

'Star Wars: Episode IX' is scheduled to be released on 23 May, 2019.

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First Published: Jun 29 2016 | 6:07 PM IST