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Mark Hamill asks Star Wars fans to campaign for Carrie Fisher to get Walk of Fame star early
Lucasfilm
- Mark Hamill asked fans on Tuesday to campaign for his late
“Star Wars” co-star Carrie Fisher to receive a star along the
Hollywood Walk of Fame in time for the release of “Star Wars:
Episode IX” next year. - The posthumous rule for the honor is a five-year wait, but
Hamill thinks with enough support from fans, the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce could make an exception. - Fisher passed away in 2016, but will appear in “Episode IX”
through unused footage from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
A real-life Star War is taking shape. Luke Skywalker himself,
Mark Hamill, is using the force to get his “Star Wars” co-star
Carrie Fisher a star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame — the force
of fans, that is.
Hamill asked fans on Twitter on Tuesday to campaign for Fisher —
who passed away in 2016 — to receive the honor early, in time for
the release of “Star Wars Episode IX” next year. The posthumous
rule is a five-year wait to receive a star, but Hamill thinks
that with enough support, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce could
make an exception.
“Carrie WILL get her well-deserved Star on the Walk of
Fame, it’s only a matter of when,” Hamill wrote. “The rule is a
5-year wait when awarded posthumously. A letter to the Hollywood
Chamber of Commerce wouldn’t hurt, urging them to time it to the
release of #EpIX.”
Carrie WILL get her well-deserved Star on the Walk of Fame, it’s only a matter of when. The rule is a 5-year wait when awarded posthumously. A letter to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce wouldn’t hurt, urging them to time it to the release of #EpIX⭐️#AlwaysWithUs pic.twitter.com/CVMX1csDwJ
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) October 9, 2018
Fisher will appear in “Episode
IX” as Leia Organa through unused footage from “Star
War: The Force Awakens.” The movie is directed by “The Force
Awakens” director J.J. Abrams.
“Episode IX” comes to theaters on December 20, 2019.
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