This story is from July 17, 2016
Mark Hamill: 'Star Wars' secrecy is annoying
Actor Mark Hamill, who will reprise his role as Luke Skywalker in the sequel to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" , reveals he is contractually forbidden from divulging anything about the movie.
"It can be annoying and intrusive," he said. "You get call sheets, there's no names, everybody's got a number! You're number 11. You're 33. You're looking at the call sheets wondering who's working today, and it's like, 'Oh, I loved 22's work. She's twice as good as 11.'"
Hamill, 64, said his advancing age has also made it more difficult to remember his lines as cast members are banned from taking scripts home, reported Contact music.
"I understand why they're doing it, but it can get really out of control with the pages that get shredded every day," he said.
"I'm in the elderly recluse stage of my career, I have to write cartoons in the margins to make me remember these lines. Need a script you can write on and take home and look and read! So they let me have one scene, and I keep it on my person."
Hamill's fellow franchise veteran Carrie Fisher and 'The Force Awaken' stars Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac will also return for the highly-anticipated Episode VIII, which will arrive in US theatres in 2017.
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"I understand why they're doing it, but it can get really out of control with the pages that get shredded every day," he said.
"I'm in the elderly recluse stage of my career, I have to write cartoons in the margins to make me remember these lines. Need a script you can write on and take home and look and read! So they let me have one scene, and I keep it on my person."
'Star Wars The Clone Wars'
Actress Ashley Eckstein, one of the voice talents of new animated film 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars', poses at the film's U.S. premiere in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)
Actor Matt Lanter (L), the voice of Anakin Skywalker and actress Cahterine Taber, the voice of the charcter Padme Amidala in the new animated film 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars', pose on the red carpet at the film's U.S. premiere in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)
Actress Jaime King arrives as a guest at the U.S. premiere of the new animated film 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)
Actress Nika Futterman, the voice of character Padme Amidala, poses on the red carpet at the U.S. premiere of 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)
Director Dave Filoni poses on the red carpet at the U.S. premiere of 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)
Actor Tom Kane, the voice of Yoda, at the U.S. premiere of 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)
Actor Matt Lanter, the voice of Anakin Skywalker, poses on the red carpet at the U.S. premiere of 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)
Actor Forest Whitaker and his wife Keisha arrive as guests at the U.S. premiere of the new animated film 'Star Wars The Clone Wars' in Hollywood on August 10, 2008. (Reuters/Fred Prouser)
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