Mark Hamill Remembers Peter Cushing With BTS Star Wars Image

Mark Hamill Remembers Peter Cushing With BTS Star Wars Image

Star Wars lead Mark Hamill posts a behind-the-scenes image from the set of A New Hope of him with Grand Moff Tarkin actor Peter Cushing.

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Star Wars lead Mark Hamill posts a behind-the-scenes picture from A New Hope in remembrance of Grand Moff Tarkin actor Peter Cushing. When George Lucas produced his passion project in the late 1970s, he was met with many obstacles along the way, including getting anyone in Hollywood to take his idea seriously. In an effort to lend the film some credibility among a cast of unknowns, Lucas opted to hire some name actors in supporting roles. This took the form of Sir Alec Guinness in the role of Jedi Master Obi Wan Kenobi and Cushing as one of the film’s primary antagonists, Grand Moff Tarkin.

Unlike Guinness, a prestige stage- and screen actor who seemed to treat Star Wars as beneath him, Cushing was no stranger to genre filmmaking. The actor had made major appearances in several Hammer Horror Films between the ’50s and ’70s, often opposite Christopher Lee, that embraced high-concept storylines typical of the sci-fi/fantasy/horror genres. In Star Wars, Cushing plays Tarkin with restraint and dignity while performing often ruthless acts, making him one of the franchise’s most memorable characters despite only appearing once in the Skywalker saga.

In remembrance of Cushing, Hamill takes to social media and shares a photo of them together on the set of the original Star Wars. The image is a black-and-white snapshot of Cushing in full costume, while Hamill is dressed in more casual attire. He also writes a caption paying tribute to the actor’s gentlemanly nature and how it so starkly contrasted with the dastardly character he brought to life. The image and Hamill’s tribute can be seen below:

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From their clothing, it can be assumed that Hamill was visiting the set of his own accord, as, along with his not being in costume, Luke and Tarkin do not share any scenes together in the film. Indeed, Hamill has confirmed in interviews that he was a fan of Cushing’s body of work before being cast in Star Wars and made sure to visit on one of two days he worked on the film to speak with the silver-screen veteran. From his caption, it seems Cushing was game to engage with his co-star on that level of fandom.

Cushing’s impact on Star Wars cannot be understated, with Grand Moff Tarkin being one of the franchise’s most iconic characters more than 40 years since his debut. He has since been featured in many other forms of Star Wars media, such as books, video games, and cartoon series like Star Wars: Rebels. One reappearance which attracted controversy came with the standalone feature Rogue One, which included Tarkin via a posthumous CGI recreation of Cushing. This effect has become a major landmark in the ongoing issue of whether it is appropriate to “resurrect” deceased actors via the means of visual effects in order to reprise their roles from beyond the grave. Regardless, the gesture from Hamill is a sweet one and shows just how large an impact the actor made on the series with such little screen time.

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