Star Wars has a Luke Skywalker problem

Emphasized by The Book of Boba Fett’s latest episode

, for example. But it’s hard not to feel that the episode would have gotten a lot more mileage out of simply admitting the fact that Hamill isn’t 29 anymore, and that recasting the role with a younger actor would have allowed for a more dynamic performance .

And whatever criticisms one might make of Ehrenreich’s and Glover’s performances, it’s undeniable that’s recast characters are far more compelling to watch on screen than the stiff de-aged deepfakes that Star Wars has started to gravitate towards.Recasting younger actors for prequels also doesn’t mean that the original actors can’t still portray older versions of their characters in future installments, too.

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