Celebrated film and TV actor and expert Twitter troll Mark Hamill is no stranger to gently stringing along his followers in good fun, but he’s raising it to another level just in time for April Fools’ Day.
While Hamill has repeatedly teased us about which Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker may or may not be related to, he’s usually rather mum when it comes to actual spoilers from Episode VIII, which is currently filming. There’s a big, expensive reason he hasn’t said anything about what’s in the movie.
Non-disclosure Agreement https://t.co/1KqPp5okOs
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) March 27, 2016
But Hamill’s quest to hit one million Twitter followers knows no bounds, and with the permission of director Rian Johnson, he’s revealing a real Star Wars spoiler for us in the form of a script page. He just never said which one he’d reveal for #Hamillion.
Thanks @rianjohnson for letting me reveal 1 SPOILER to try to reach #HAMILLION followers! STAY TUNED! #LeakingLuke pic.twitter.com/wmdBihavUQ
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) April 1, 2016
Time 4 a #SWSecret–@rianjohnson OK'd release of stunning #Ep8 plot point-Tell 21,000 friends! #HAMILLION #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/B9nQM6A5st
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) April 1, 2016
At the very least, Hamill’s gag may have inspired Johnson to name the as-yet-untitled sequel.
https://twitter.com/rianjohnson/status/715866075603333120
On a different note, while we won’t see any real spoilers from Hamill today, we do finally have the answer to a very important question that’s circulated online for some time now regarding Hamill’s 30-year attachment to a particularly unique sweater.
Once upon a time there was an ugly blue sweater who had an owner who was very, very loyal & very, very cheap-The End https://t.co/sxcUcjY65r
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) March 31, 2016
Now that’s a spoiler we can get behind.