Mark Hamill is revealing something surprising about his acting career!
During a San Diego Comic-Con panel featuring the cast of The Long Walk on Friday (July 25), the 73-year-old Star Wars revealed that he was “not motivated” to keep acting and planned to retire.
According to Mark, there are two roles that revitalized his interest in the acting world and got him back out and taking roles again instead of retiring entirely.
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“I thought this stage in my career, I’d be spending more time with a metal detector, wandering around the beach, playing with the dogs in the backyard,” Mark shared at the panel. “I said to my agent, ‘You know what? I’m not motivated anymore. I think I’m gonna just sort of retire and just do voice over.’ And the only people that rejected were my agent and my wife, because, you know, it’s good to have me out of the house.”
Mark went on to share that when he was cast in The Fall of the House of Usher, he expected it to be a voiceover role and not be on camera. He credited Mike Flanagan with revitalizing his interest in acting by casting him the grandfather to the title character.
Not retiring as he had planned is what lead Mark to be cast in the movie adaptation of the Stephen King novel.
The Long Walk hits theaters on September 12, watch the trailer now!