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by ClassyJacket 3278 days ago
Yeah, I feel sorry for the guy. He still is expected to do work for free promoting a movie he was in forty years ago. He must be incredibly sick of Star Wars by now.
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sp332 3278 days ago
You realize he was in a Star Wars movie last year, right? And he's made another one and will be shooting yet another later this year?
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the_watcher 3278 days ago
He's clearly not sick of it. Harrison Ford is a bigger star than Hamill, Han Solo is at least as iconic a character as Luke, yet Ford did far, far less PR around TFA than Hamill's done for TLJ. Ford is fairly well-known for being sick of Star Wars (he wanted to die in Empire), so Hamill clearly had the option of being less involved in the PR yet chose not to.
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qbrass 3278 days ago
Harrison Ford did well outside of Star Wars and could afford to walk away from it.

Mark Hamill's career hasn't gone as well. He would be foolish to not embrace it, even if he hated it with a passion.

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ceejayoz 3278 days ago
Even ignoring the new trilogy he's definitely being paid for, stuff like convention appearances can pay quite well for someone like Hamill.
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dankohn1 3278 days ago
He'll be at New York ComicCon, where I'll be taking my kids in October.

http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/Guests/Entertainment-Guests/

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smhenderson 3278 days ago
What? He's the lead role in the next Star Wars film. I can't tell if your being sarcastic or not...
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