Will Episode VIII Be Mark Hamill's Last? Possible Spoilers!

Spoiler Alert*

We didn't see or hear a whole heck of a lot of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens... Never fear though because they're totally going to make up for that in Star Wars Episode VIII and Episode IX, right? We know from numerous sources that Luke Skywalker will be a fairly major part of the next part of the Star Wars saga, Episode VIII, but now, comments from The Master Jedi himself have cast some doubt on whether or not he'll be in Episode IX at all.

While interviewing Ray Davies at a special event in London over the weekend (via Den of Geek), Hamill told the crowd that "I finish Episode VIII, and then I’m out of work", hinting that Luke Skywalker will not be a part of Episode 9.

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The Force Awakens made it clear that these new chapters won't shy away from big deaths if it serves the story, and there's no question that Luke's death would hit hard. Of course, that's just one implication of what may yet turn out to be a throwaway comment by Hamill - for all we know he just hasn't got round to signing a new contract yet - so we'll just put this one under wait and see.

Directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, and Benicio del Toro, Star Wars: Episode 8 opens in cinemas on December 15, 2017.