Mark Hamill gets emotional over death of Star Wars castmate Carrie Fisher and reveals how he feels about sci-fi franchise now Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com READ MORE: James Blunt says pressure to be thin led to Carrie Fisher's relapse By Bang Showbiz Published: 23:31, 19 August 2024 | Updated: 23:31, 19 August 2024 e-mail View comments Mark Hamill got emotional while speaking about his late Star Wars castmate Carrie Fisher Friday at the Fan Expo Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois .
The 72-year-old actor chat in a Mark Hamill Live panel about his feelings more than seven years after Fisher died at the age of 60 from a sudden cardiac arrest in December of 2016 . Hamill - who starred as Luke Skywalker opposite the late Hollywood icon's Princess Leia - said that his experience in the franchise was diminished by her death. Hamill said that he felt 'the heart was gone' from the George Lucas sci-fi franchise in the wake of Fisher's passing.
Hamill opened up on hearing the news of Fisher's death, saying he was informed by his wife Marilou York. Mark Hamill, 72, got emotional while speaking about his late Star Wars castmate Carrie Fisher Friday at the Fan Expo Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois The actor spoke about his feelings more than seven years after Fisher died at the age of 60 from a sudden cardiac arrest in December of 2016.
Fisher pictured in NYC in October 2016 'My wife came into .