Anyone who followsMark Hamillon social media knows that theStar Warsicon is quite active, often sharing photos and stories from the original trilogy. Back in December 2015, he even started a public service for fans, sharing numerous photos offake autographs, along with images of actual autographs he signed, which sometimes come with hilarious messages showcasing the actor’s sense of humor. The actor showed off a hilarious autographed photo recently, which featured not one but two humorous additions, one from the actor and the other from his co-star, the late greatCarrie Fisher.
Mark Hamillposted this autographed photo on Twitter, which was taken just before the iconic and ultimately controversialLuke and Leiakiss inThe Empire Strikes Back.Mark Hamillcaptioned the image with a speech bubble over his head reading, “No tongues!” Not one to be outdone,Carrie Fisherleft a caption of her own, stating, “Or many tongues. You pick,” above her own autograph.Mark Hamilladded in his tweet that his co-star “always got the last word.”
WhenEmpire Strikes Backwas released in May 1980, the “love triangle” aspect of the movie was being heavily promoted, between Luke, Leia and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), although none of the actors or the characters they played at the time, realized Luke and Leia were brother and sister. While Luke learned that Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) was his father in the climactic battle ofEmpire Strikes Back, Luke didn’t learn about his relations to Leia after putting all of the pieces together inReturn of the Jedi, which ended with Han and Leia in love as a romantic couple, and Luke and Leia as caring siblings.
Since there was no Internet whenEmpire Strikes BackorReturn of the Jediwas released, fans back then didn’t have the instant access to information we have now, and while this kiss did become one of theStar Warsfranchise’s most controversial moments, it still didn’t cause a major uproar. After all, none of the characters knew about Luke or Leia’s true heritage at the time of that kiss, which certainly lessened the controversial nature of the kiss, as did the fact that fans didn’t know they were related until three years after the kiss whenReturn of the Jedihit theaters. Still, everything worked out in the end for these characters, until several years later.
WhileStar Wars: The Force Awakensdid let fans see General Leia embrace her husband Han Solo, we didn’t get to see these two characters interact with Luke Skywalker, who was only seen in the final moments of the film. DuringStar WarsCelebration last month,Mark Hamillposted a photo with him andHarrison Fordtogether again, giving fans thatLuke and Han reunionthat was missing inThe Force Awakens. Take a look at this autographed photo from a pivotal scene inStar Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, which some hilarious captions fromMark Hamilland the lateCarrie Fisher.
