{"id":12449,"date":"2025-09-12T20:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/12449\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T20:27:09","slug":"mark-hamill-throws-shade-at-marvel-as-he-confirms-his-semi-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/12449\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hamill Throws Shade at Marvel As He Confirms His Semi-Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Hamill<\/a> is known to generations of fans as the iconic Jedi, Luke Skywalker, in the Star Wars franchise and as the voice of the villainous Joker from the Batman<\/a> franchise. The 73-year-old star, after more than five decades of acting, is seemingly stepping back from major roles unless they are something incredibly out-of-the-box.<\/p>\n

In an interview with GamesRadar+, Hamill also took a shot at Marvel <\/a>when talking about his semi-retirement. Back in 2019, at a San Diego Comic-Con appearance, Hamill said he was planning on retiring from live-action roles and would mainly focus on voiceover work. But offers for projects like Mike Flanagan\u2019s The Fall of the House of Usher and The Life of Chuck<\/a> motivated his return to the screen.<\/p>\n

Hamill, who is now starring in Francis Lawrence\u2019s The Long Walk, which, like The Life of Chuck, is based on a Stephen King story, said, \u201cThe older you get, the less you care.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI said to my agent, \u2018I\u2019ll keep doing voiceover, but I just don\u2019t relish the idea of going off on location and leaving my family,\u2019\u201d Hamill stated. \u201cBecause (with) voiceover, they\u2019re four-hour sessions. You might have two in one day, but then you go home to your wife and your dogs, and you sleep in your own bed,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I was saying is I\u2019m at a point where I don\u2019t have the fire in my belly anymore. I\u2019m not on the phone to my agent saying, \u2018I gotta be in a Marvel movie.\u2019 I don\u2019t care,\u201d Hamill added. With those comments, it seems as though MCU fans won\u2019t be seeing Hamill in an Avengers movie anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Hamill\u2019s most recent voice work has included projects like The Wild Robot, The Sandman, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy<\/a>, Digiman, and Big City Greens. <\/p>\n

That \u201cI don\u2019t care\u201d mindset is what Hamill said led to his role in 2024\u2019s The Wild Robot. \u201cI love animation. That\u2019s my wheelhouse,\u201d he said. The Wild Robot, from director Chris Sanders, was nominated for three Academy Awards.<\/p>\n

Mark Hamill on Returning to His Joker Role<\/p>\n

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Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the middle of explaining to Rey why the Jedi need to end in The Last Jedi.
\n Image via Lucasfilm<\/p>\n

In 2023, Hamill said he would never again voice the role of The Joker in the animated Batman franchise, following the death of Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman<\/a>. “We were like partners. We were like Laurel and Hardy. Without Kevin there, there doesn’t seem to be a Batman for me,” Hamill said at that time. <\/p>\n

In a new interview<\/a> with The Hollywood Reporter,<\/a> Hamill once again talked about the possibility of returning to Gotham to voice the Joker in any future DC projects. But, he maintains that it wouldn’t make sense without Conroy playing the part of the Caped Crusader. “When they’d (Warner Bros.) asked (about a new project), ‘Do you want to do the Joker?’ My only question was, ‘Is Kevin doing Batman?’ If he’s in, I don’t even have to read it,” Hamill said. He added, “I don\u2019t know whether they\u2019ve (Warner Bros.) tried to get me back, but my agent would know. But not to my knowledge. It\u2019s like with Star Wars. You complete a role, you do your best, and when it\u2019s over, you let it go.<\/p>\n

Fans of Hamill can see him starring in the new horror film, The Long Walk, which is currently playing in movie theaters.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tThe Long Walk
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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 12, 2025<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t108 Minutes<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancis Lawrence<\/p>\n

Producers<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRoy Lee, Steven Schneider<\/p>\n

\"Cast<\/p>\n

Cooper Hoffman<\/p>\n

\n Raymond Garraty \/ #47\n <\/p>\n

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David Jonsson<\/p>\n

\n Peter McVries \/ #23\n <\/p>\n

\"Cast<\/p>\n

Garrett Wareing<\/p>\n

\n Stebbins \/ #38\n <\/p>\n

\"Cast<\/p>\n

Tut Nyuot<\/p>\n

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