Mark Hamill Shares Touching Shoutout To Harrison Ford

Due to the events of The Force Awakens, Star Wars fans have been saddened by the fact that Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford won’t be sharing the screen together anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean the two actors are any less close off screen. To celebrate Ford’s 75th birthday, Hamill took to Twitter to share a message for his longtime friend.

In addition to sharing the adorable photo of the two actors from this year’s Star Wars Celebration, Hamill pointed out the advice from Ford that his character relays to Luke in the first film. With Ford himself not having a social media presence, we don’t know if he necessarily saw the image, but based on the smirk he had in the photo, the friendship clearly extends further than just public appearances.

Mark Hamill wasn’t the only one to celebrate Ford’s birthday, with The Hollywood Reporter recalling how the dynamic between Luke and Han originally began much differently in the film’s script than what was seen in the finished film.

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When Luke and Han meet, Obi-Wan Kenobi offers the smuggler money to fly them to Alderaan, handing the pilot one sum of money up front while promising more upon their arrival. When the Millenium Falcon gets to Alderaan, the planet has been destroyed and the crew is captured by the Death Star, not allowing Han to collect his money.

The original script, on the other hand, painted Luke in a much more manipulating light. When Han arrives at the destroyed planet, he explains that he’s not willing to embark on a chase across the galaxy to locate the Rebels, with Luke being adamant that Han must escort them.

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As Han demands to know why he can’t drop off his passengers, Luke reveals it’s because he doesn’t actually have the money he promised Han, forcing the pilot to proclaim he’s beginning to not like Luke.

After reading the story, Hamill pointed out how disappointed he was that a line of Han Solo dialogue was missing from the final film.

Considering how the original scene would have altered many components of the characters and their dynamic together, it’s most likely for the best that the final version of the film didn’t portray Luke to be deceitful or Han to be easily deceived.