article_snippet.sent: Mark Hamill knew Mark Hamill had to say yes when George Lucas told Mark Hamill about the plans to move forward with a new Star Wars trilogy. '
article_snippet.sent: It's like I was drafted,' Mark Hamill told a massive crowd Saturday night at Star Wars Celebration of Mark Hamill decision to reprise Mark Hamill role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars:
article_snippet.sent: George Lucas had told George Lucas specifically that George Lucas was done making Star Wars movies after the prequels.
article_snippet.sent: George Lucas assumed George Lucas was going to announce a 3-D release or roll out another box set of the films, laughing about the number of versions that have been made available.
article_snippet.sent: Still, George Lucas interest was piqued when George Lucas disinvited Hamill's daughter.
article_snippet.sent: George Lucas knew that meant it must be big.
article_snippet.sent: When things started coming together, Mark Hamill said George Lucas was cautiously optimistic about J.J. Abrams, the chosen director for The Force Awakens. '
article_snippet.sent: Hamill, laughing're back: Mark Hamill is pictured above with Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia, and Anthony Daniels, who played C-3PO .
article_snippet.sent: Mark Hamill is pictured left with Fisher and Harrison Ford, who plays Han Solo, in the first Star Wars film .
article_snippet.sent: Abrams, Mark Hamill noted, is also the first 'Star Wars' director to be borne out of true fandom of the original films. '
article_snippet.sent: This image released by Lucasfilm shows a scene from 'Star Wars:
article_snippet.sent: The Force Awakens,' the highly anticipated film by Abrams that hits theaters Dec. 18.  
article_snippet.sent: In the teaser, we hear Luke's voice saying a familiar, but slightly altered line from Return of the Jedi: 'The force is strong in my family.
article_snippet.sent: Doing the double: J.J. Abrams is pictured above signing items for fans.
article_snippet.sent: J.J. Abrams directed the rebooted Star Trek film before moving on to rival franchise Star Wars .
highlights_snippet.sent: Luke Skywalker actor spoke to fan conference in California .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Luke Skywalker actor Luke Skywalker actor knew Luke Skywalker actor had no choice about joining new films: 'I was drafted' 