Mark Hamill wishes the late Carrie Fisher a happy birthday!
On Sunday, a day after Fisher, who died of a heart attack in December 2016, turned 67, Hamill shared an undated photo of himself and his friends. Star wars Costar shares a kiss on Instagram.
A second photo showed Hamill, 72, planting a kiss on Fisher’s forehead in a moment from filmmaker Rian Johnson’s 2017 film. Star wars film The Last Jedi.
“For Carrie Frances: 🎂,” Hamill wrote in the caption of his post. The actress added in parentheses: “(with beautiful memories that last a lifetime 😂🤣 & 💋💋)”
Hamill and Fisher shared a lifelong bond two-thirds the size of the original Star wars the leading actors of the films, with leading actor Harrison Ford. All three actors returned for the final sequel trilogy; but the story of the movie and Fisher’s death before that. The Last Jedi‘s release prevented Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo from having a full on-screen reunion.
Filmmaker JJ Abrams used unused footage of Fisher from 2015 The Force Awakens For Fisher’s posthumous appearance in 2019 The Rise of Skywalker. Fisher, who received a star on the Los Angeles Hollywood Walk of Fame in May, watched his last movie wonderfulwell will finally be released in North America, the UK and Ireland in June.
Hamill talked about his decades-long friendship with Fisher. Esquire He stated in May that the pair “had a tumultuous relationship” off-screen.
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“We can be as loving and supportive as possible and then get into huge arguments and say, ‘I never want to talk to you again,’ and not talk for six months,” Hamill said at the time. said.
“But every time you came back, you picked up where you left off. We had a special connection,” he added.
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Hamill attended Fisher’s Walk of Fame ceremony in May and even gave a speech at the event. During his speech, the actor described Fisher as “wise beyond his years” from the moment they met.
“It would have been so perfect if he had been there,” Hamill said. Esquire ceremony. “Not just to see how much people love it, but also because it can make everything more fun.”
“He lived to make others laugh,” he said. “And being able to make her laugh was always a point of satisfaction for me.”
Hamill has made a point of celebrating the late Fisher’s birthday every October since 2016 with Instagram posts. “Being happy isn’t about getting what you want, it’s about wanting what you have,” she wrote alongside a photo of a black man in 2019. White photo of couple dancing together.