And fans are also comparing him to a young Mark Hamill, who played Vader's son, Luke Skywalker.

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Hopes that Star Wars actors Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill will reprise their roles on screen have been raised by the saga's creator.

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One has to wonder if his star wattage would have sucked attention from the other unknown actors like Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, and essentially altered the iconic sci-fi film.

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District Judge Mark Hamill refused bail for risk of committing further offences and said it was up to a High Court judge to decide if Mr Lavery was a trainspotter.

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The original Star Wars film, released in the UK in 1977, starred Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford as they took on the evil Empire "in a galaxy, far, far away".

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George Lucas, who recently sold Lucasfilm to Disney and is involved in the ongoing development of new Star Wars movies, told Bloomberg Businessweek that Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill are in talks to reprise their roles as (respectively) Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Luke Skywalker.

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CNN's Ronni Berke, Mark Norman, Mary Snow, and Kristen Hamill contributed to this report.

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