
The narration in this trailer, on the other hand, was all new. When Hamill recorded his voice-over for the second Force Awakens trailer (the "Force is strong in my family" trailer), he was merely re-recording old dialogue from Return of the Jedi to give it a ghostly effect.

And I'm not sure if this time we can win." Now, with my loved ones and my loyal allies, I face a new challenge unlike any before. But order can turn to chaos… as it did when I was born. "I have fought the worst of all wars, and witnessed the redemption of evil. It features Hamill’s narration, in character as Luke Skywalker, over the top of scenes from the original trilogy designed to hit nostalgic fans right in the feels.Ī post about the trailer on the official Star Wars site is still available on the Wayback Machine, but if your device of choice struggles to play the video, you’ll be pleased to know it’s also on YouTube, thanks to uploader DarthLeland66. It might not have gotten quite as much attention as another little Star Wars project in 1999, but the trailer is still a fairly interesting curio.Īiring only on the Sci Fi Channel (or SyFy, as it insists on calling itself now), the trailer pushes The New Jedi Order as “the future of Star Wars”.
#The force awakens luke skywalker series#
In 1999, Hamill voiced Luke Skywalker in a trailer for Vector Prime, the first book in the New Jedi Order series of novels. When Mark Hamill ends his staring contest with Daisy Ridley in Episode VIII, fans will be thrilled – finally, for the first time since 1983, we’ll hear Luke Skywalker speak!


The last time Mark Hamill delivered new dialogue as Luke Skywalker wasn’t in Return of the Jedi – it was in this trailer from 1999.
