Mark Hamill ‘drafted’ into new ‘Star Wars’

Mark Hamill knew he had to say yes when George Lucas told him about plans for a new Star Wars trilogy.

“It’s not like a choice. It’s like I was drafted,” he told a massive crowd night at a Star Wars celebration of his decision to reprise his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

“Could you imagine if for some reason I said ‘I don’t think I want to do it?’ I would have all of you surrounding my house like villagers, angry villagers with lightsabers instead of torches,” joked the 63-year-old.