TIL George Lucas approached Mark Hamill in 1983 and asked him if he'd like to play an elderly, mentoring Luke to hand the story to the next generation. When Hamill asked "When?", Lucas replied with, "Oh, around 2011."

http://www.inquisitr.com/1640345/star-wars-episode-7-plot-predicted-by-mark-hamill-in-1983/



Submitted February 17, 2015 at 02:24AM by roberttylerlee http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2w461i/til_george_lucas_approached_mark_hamill_in_1983/