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Mark Hamillsays he and Ukraine PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyydid talk aboutStar Warsduring a recent conversation, but it was not about the entertainment value of the films, but rather the morality of the story.
Hamill was recently made an ambassador for the UNITED24 fundraising platform, which supports the Army of Drones project to benefit Ukraine. On Thursday, Hamill was introduced to Zelenskyy on a video call, during which the president expressed gratitude for Hamill’s support (mostly via social media) since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February.
Hamill told the BBC those words held a lot of meaning, and he understood why it was part of their chat.
“He did reference the movies, and it is not hard to understand why,” Hamill told Kuenssberg. “Star Warswas always a fairy tale for children, and fairy tales are morality tales, good versus evil — where good is clearly defined and evil is clearly defined. And it is not hard to extrapolate the evil Empire with Russia invading a sovereign nation.”
Hamill said that to this day, he remains shocked thatStar Warsbecame such a juggernaut in Hollywood, let alone the “global appeal,” resulting in the Disney franchise going stronger than ever. “But it is a chance to use it for good, and I feel a great responsibility to try and do everything I can to further the Ukrainian cause,” he noted.
On a less serious, but delightful note, Hamill over the weekend also shared (for the legend’s birthday) an anecdote about the time he met Groucho Marx, who, naturally, landed one zinger after another.
Hamill began his story on Twitter: “I met him when I was 10 yrs-old. Me: ‘Can I have your autograph?’ Groucho: ‘You don’t have my autograph? Well, that’s 1 strike against you. What’s your name? You do have a name, don’t you? Oh, so no autograph & no name? That’s 2 strikes, 1 more strike & you’re outta the ballgame.'”
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Hamill is currently involved with the production ofThe Fall of the House of Usher, an upcoming horror drama miniseries set to premiere on Netflix.
source: people.com
